EU moves ahead with massive trade deal with Mercosur, with safeguards in place
• Sep 3, 2025, 8:47 PM
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The European Commission has given final approval to a massive trade deal with South America's Mercosur bloc, and presented the agreement to member states to sign. It brings the long-stalled deal a step closer to ratification, as the revised version has put in place various safeguards to protect European farmers, and appease critics like France.
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Portugal holds day of after deadly Lisbon funicular crash
• 8:33 AM
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Portugal declared a day of mourning on Thursday after at least 17 people were killed when Lisbon's Gloria funicular derailed near one of the city’s busiest tourist spots. Lisbon prosecutors said they were launching an investigation into the accident's ci
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Strike on Venezuelan boat 'completely outside the norms of traditional drug interdiction of US govt'
• 7:59 AM
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Is the Trump administration pursuing regime change in Venezuela? Dr. Christopher Sabatini, Senior Fellow for Latin America at Chatham House, doesn’t mince words. In this interview, he questions the logic behind the deployment of eight ships and 4,500 per
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'Alternative great power: China's 'very effective military machine' striving to be world-class
• 7:54 AM
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Through its use of military pageantry, China aims to project itself as a non-Western great power on the global stage, explains Alessio Patalano, Military Historian, Author, and Professor of War & Strategy in East Asia in the Department of War Studies, an
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France Begin Their Quest for a Third Star
• 5:58 AM
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France continue their preparation for their first 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Ukraine on Friday. The 2022 World Cup runners-up will also face Iceland on Tuesday. Ousmane Dembélé trained separately again due to a hamstring injury.
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Portugal holds day of mourning for 17 people killed in Lisbon funicular crash
• 5:17 AM
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Portugal declared a day of mourning on Thursday after the yellow Gloria funicular in Lisbon derailed, killing at least 17 people and injuring 16 near one of the city’s busiest tourist spots. Lisbon prosecutors said they were launching an investigation in
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In a 'hot mic' moment, Xi and Putin contemplate immortality and organ transplants
• 5:07 AM
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin were overheard Wednesday musing about life-extending organ transplants and the possibility of immortality. The discussion was captured by state media microphones before Beijing's massive m
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Zelensky to meet European allies in Paris as Putin vows to press on in Ukraine
• 3:34 AM
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European leaders will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris on Thursday in a bid to ramp up pressure on Vladimir Putin, who vowed Russia would keep fighting if no peace deal emerges.
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Zelensky to hold talks with European leaders after Putin vows to continue the war
• 2:57 AM
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European leaders will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris on Thursday in a renewed push to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin after the leader vowed to continue his war in Ukraine unless a peace deal is reached. Western frustratio
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Florida set to become first US state to ban all childhood vaccine mandates
• 1:53 AM
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Florida plans to scrap vaccine mandates, becoming the first US state to end long-standing requirements protecting schoolchildren and adults from infectious diseases. State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced the move Wednesday, denouncing existing ru
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US judge overturns Trump’s Harvard research funding freeze
• 12:06 AM
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A US judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to reverse funding cuts to Harvard University, which froze more than $2 billion. The cuts were imposed over allegations of antisemitism and bias at the Ivy League school, sparking a legal battle ov
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