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'Turning point': German weapons firm opens Europe's largest munitions plant

• Aug 27, 2025, 11:13 PM
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German arms maker Rheinmetall opened Europe’s largest munitions plant in northern Germany on Wednesday, a move NATO chief Mark Rutte hailed as key to bolstering Western defenses. The facility, spanning 30,000 square metres, aims to produce 350,000 artillery shells annually by 2027.

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'They had no time to take shelter': At least 12 people killed by Russian strikes on Kyiv
• 8:03 AM
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FRANCE 24's Kyiv correspondent Emmanuelle Chaze reports from the Ukrainian capital, where Russian missiles hammered seven districts across the city. The strikes killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens more, local authorities said.
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PSG keen to defend their crown as Europe awaits Champions League draw
• 6:34 AM
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Europe is holding its breath ahead of the Champions League draw Thursday, with defending champions Paris Saint-Germain eager to make history by becoming the second team after Real Madrid to retain their trophy. 
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US Open: Djokovic and Fritz fight back to win
• 5:40 AM
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Twenty-four-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic appeared subdued in the early stages of his US Open match before powering through to a 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 6-3 6-1 win against qualifier Z. Svajda. Meanwhile, top seed four Taylor Fritz lost his first set aga
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Deadly Russian strikes pound Ukraine’s capital Kyiv overnight
• 3:44 AM
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A “massive” Russian attack on Kyiv early Thursday killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens more, Ukrainian authorities said. Powerful explosions shook the Ukrainian capital overnight, lighting up the sky and leaving a column of smoke as emergency cre
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White House fires US health agency chief after vaccine standoff
• 3:43 AM
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Health scientist and longtime civil servant Susan Monarez was fired from her short-lived role as head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the White House confirmed Wednesday. Monarez said she had refused to sign off on what she de
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Gaza: Donald Trump holds post-war Gaza policy meeting with Blair and Kushner
• 2:28 AM
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Israeli and US officials met in Washington on Wednesday to discuss post-war Gaza, as Israel’s military warned that evacuation of Gaza City was “inevitable” ahead of a new offensive. Anger mounted over a double strike on Nasser Hospital that killed 22, in
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Teen shooter of slain Colombian presidential hopeful sentenced to 7 years
• 2:24 AM
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A 15-year-old who shot Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe during a June campaign event in Bogota, leading to Uribe’s death in August, was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in juvenile detention, prosecutors said. The teenager will remain in a
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Iran says IAEA inspectors’ return does not indicate full nuclear cooperation
• 1:45 AM
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Iran said Wednesday that the return of IAEA did not mark a full resumption of cooperation, which it halted in June after Israeli and US attacks. Inspectors began work at Bushehr nuclear site in southwestern Iran, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said, the first
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