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Ukraine's Kursk offensive diverted thousands of Russian troops, says Zelensky
Europe • 9:00 AM
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Ukraine's offensive into the Russian border region of Kursk diverted around 40,000 Russian troops away from the frontline, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday. Kyiv launched its Kursk offensive on August 6 in a bid to pull Moscow's force
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‘I was convinced it was a game': Defendants begin testifying at Pelicot rape trial gripping France
Europe • 7:16 AM
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The trial of 51 men for the rape of Gisèle Pelicot began in earnest on Thursday as the first defendants took the stand. Their testimony included expressions of regret along with more ambiguous statements regarding their awareness of their victim’s vulner
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Two missing, 1000 evacuated as Storm Boris brings flooding to northern Italy
Europe • 2:04 AM
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Two people are missing and some 1,000 people have been evacuated from their homes after heavy flooding and landslides hit the northeastern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. The mayor of the city of Ravenna described the situation as a "full emergency".
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Late Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed sexually abused dozens of women, lawyers say
Europe • 12:12 AM
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Dozens of women say they were sexually abused by the late businessman Mohamed Al Fayed while working at his London department store Harrods. Lawyers representing the women described their cases as "horrific" and said many were girls when the abuse occure
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Yesterday
Migrant women face ‘second trauma’ when reporting sexual abuse in France
Europe • 4:37 PM
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A recent report from Amnesty International reveals that undocumented women in France face significant barriers when reporting sexual violence, often encountering hostility from the institutions meant to help them. French NGOs say law enforcement has incr
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‘I feel humiliated’: Gisèle Pelicot outraged by suggestions of complicity at France mass rape trial
Europe • 7:22 AM
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In the courthouse in the southern French city of Avignon, Gisèle Pelicot spoke out once again on Tuesday about the rapes she suffered at the hands of scores of men while heavily sedated, assaults that were instigated by her husband over a decade. The vic
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'Giant performance': Man City blunted by Inter Milan in Champions League stalemate
Europe • 1:03 AM
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Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi praised his team's "giant performance" after holding Manchester City to a 0-0 draw in their Champions League opener. The expanded tournament format, designed to pit Europe’s top clubs against each other more frequently, s
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Despite cosy relations with Russia, India’s munitions enter Ukraine
Europe • 12:30 AM
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Indian munitions are being diverted by European intermediaries to support Ukraine's defence against Russia, according to government and defence sources and customs data. Despite Indian arms export regulations and protests from Moscow, transfers of Indian
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Wednesday, september 18, 2024
French mass rape survivor says 'humiliated' by lawyers' claims of complicity in her abuse
Europe • 10:28 PM
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Gisele Pelicot expressed feeling humiliated during the trial of her ex-husband, after defense lawyers accused her of complicity in the abuse. She described the experience in court as degrading. Dominique Pelicot has admitted to drugging Gisele with sedat
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Ukrainian drone attack triggers earthquake-sized blast at arsenal in Russia's Tver region
Europe • 4:45 PM
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A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Russia triggered an earthquake-sized blast at a major arsenal in the Tver region on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of a nearby town, according to war bloggers. FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris Trent reports from Kyi
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Russian advance in Kursk 'stopped', says Ukraine military official
Europe • 3:51 PM
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A spokesman for the Ukrainian army said on Wednesday that the Russian counter-offensive in the Kursk region had been halted and that parts of that zone remained "under Ukrainian control". In western Russia, Ukrainian drones "destroyed" a warehouse contai
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Google wins EU court bid to overturn €1.49 billion antitrust fine
Europe • 9:25 AM
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Google on Wednesday won a court challenge against a €1.49-billion fine levied by the European Union for abuse of dominance over online advertising in the latest in a series of legal clashes between the tech giant and the European Bloc. EU courts scrapped
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France's budgetary situation is 'very serious', new PM Barnier says
Europe • 8:45 AM
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France has a "very serious" budgetary deficit, Prime Minister Michael Barnier said, weeks after France was placed on a formal procedure for violating European Union budgetary rules. Barnier, who was appointed to lead the French government on September 6
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Portugal battles ferocious wildfires as toll rises
Europe • 8:42 AM
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Thousands of firefighters on Tuesday battled wildfires in Portugal that have killed seven people and burnt more land in a matter of days than the rest of the summer combined.
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Ukrainian 'victory plan' based on 'coercive instruments'
Europe • 12:53 AM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last month said the country had a “victory plan” for ending the war with Russia on its own terms, but that plan has so far been kept under wraps. Now, however, Mykhailo Podolyak, the Ukrainian advisor to the preside
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Associate of Frenchman in mass rape trial admits to copycat abuse on his own wife
Europe • 12:01 AM
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An associate of Dominique Pelicot, the Frenchman man who drugged his wife and invited dozens of men to rape her in a case that has shocked France and the world, told a court that he committed similar crimes against his own wife under Pelicot's influence.
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Tuesday, september 17, 2024
Monday, september 16, 2024
'Oil giants should pay for the damage', Greenpeace activist says amid deadly floods in Europe
Europe • 9:12 PM
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Exceptionally heavy rainfall pounding Central Europe has prompted deadly flooding in the region. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Ian Duff, head of Greenpeace International's "Stop Drilling Start Paying" campaign. He says that oil and gas companies h
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UK’s Starmer praises Italy’s Meloni for ‘remarkable progress’ in stemming illegal migration
Europe • 10:43 AM
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday praised Italian PM Giorgia Meloni for her efforts to go after gangs that profit from illegal immigration, which he said have contributed to a 60-percent drop in the number of illegal migrants arriving in Italy by
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France's Breton resigns as EU commissioner in public clash with Ursula von der Leyen
Europe • 9:23 AM
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French European commissioner Thierry Breton announced he was standing down from his role effective immediately Monday, publicly accusing European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of having tried to block him from being reappointed. Breton, one o
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Death toll rises as more rivers burst their banks in central European floods
Europe • 9:05 AM
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Intense flooding caused by heavy rain across central Europe has killed at least 18 people, with more rivers bursting their banks on Monday. More than 12,000 people have been evacuated in the Czech Republic, the country's prime minister said Sunday evenin
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Germany expands border controls to curb irregular migration
Europe • 6:05 AM
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Germany is expanding border controls with all nine of its neighbouring countries in an attempt to curb irregular migration. The steps come in response to rising support for the far-right anti-immigration Alternative for Germany following a series of dead
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Russia orders evacuations in Kursk region, Ukraine invites UN and Red Cross to ‘ensure rights’ there
Europe • 12:03 AM
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Russian authorities have ordered the evacuation of “multiple” villages that border Ukraine in the Kursk region, a local governor said on Monday. The news comes as Moscow says its forces have wrested two more villages in the region out of Kyiv’s control.
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Sunday, september 15, 2024
UK's Starmer vows migration cooperation with Meloni ahead of Italy talks
Europe • 11:15 PM
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will stress his commitment to tackling illegal immigration and people smuggling gangs when he meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday. Starmer has vowed a "new era" in cross-border cooperatio
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Deadly shelling in Ukraine's Pokrovsk as Russia gains ground
Europe • 4:49 PM
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At least one person was killed by Russian shelling in eastern Ukraine city of Pokrovsk on Sunday, while Moscow's troops advanced around the city.
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Lithuanian artists affirm identity, Western links with major cultural festival in France
Europe • 4:11 PM
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With the shadow of the war in Ukraine to its east, the Baltic nation is seeking to reaffirm its ties with the West. The Season of Lithuania in France, running from September to December, will be an opportunity for Lithuania to anchor itself in the West w
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Paris throws one last party for Summer Olympic Games
Europe • 11:46 AM
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France bid a final and reluctant farewell to the Paris Olympics on Saturday with a parade on the Champs-Elysees followed by a concert featuring artists from the opening and closing ceremonies. Around 70,000 people gathered for the parade featuring athlet
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Russia and Ukraine trade 206 POWs in UAE-brokered deal
Europe • 9:21 AM
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Moscow and Kyiv swapped 103 prisoners of war each on Saturday in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates, a rare moment of coordination between the two warring sides as Russia pushes ahead in east Ukraine. Citing a Ukrainian official, FRANCE 24's Cat
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Hundreds evacuated as Storm Boris ravages eastern and central Europe
Europe • 9:12 AM
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Hundreds of people have been evacuated or rescued from their homes in Romania as Storm Boris wreaks havoc across central Europe. Since Thursday, swathes of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia have been hit by high winds and unusual
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Thousands in France rally in support of mass rape victim, call for end to violence against women
Europe • 9:05 AM
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Thousands took to the streets across French cities on Saturday to demand an end to rape and support the main plaintiff in a mass sexual assault trial that has shocked the country. Gisèle Pélicot, who is using her married name, has requested the trial of
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In pictures: Storm Boris brings heavy floods to central, eastern Europe
Europe • 8:48 AM
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At least one person died in Poland and another in Austria, authorities said on Sunday, as Storm Boris brought some of the heaviest rains in years to central and eastern Europe. The storm has already caused the deaths of at least five people in Romania, f
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Several migrants die in English Channel crossing attempt, French authorities say
Europe • 7:39 AM
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At least eight migrants died early Sunday when the boat they were travelling in capsized during an attempt to cross the English Channel, according to the French authorities. The accident took place shortly after the vessel embarked, less than two weeks a
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Saturday, september 14, 2024
Heavy rains batter Central Europe, four found dead in Romania
Europe • 8:01 PM
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Storms battered eastern Romania on Saturday, flooding several neighbourhoods, where emergency workers found four people dead in a search and rescue mission. The stormy weather comes as several central European nations anticipate severe flooding to hit th
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Ceremony of ceremonies: Final dance on Champs Elysées for Paris Olympics
Europe • 2:04 PM
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It's the ceremony of ceremonies: France is throwing one last party for the Paris Olympics and Paralympic Games with a grand parade of French athletes and event organisers. "This is indeed the aim to portray everybody who is part of the Olympics," FRANCE
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Russia, Ukraine swap 206 prisoners in exchange deal, Zelensky says
Europe • 11:31 AM
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Russia and Ukraine successfully exchanged 103 prisoners of war each on Saturday in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates. Despite ongoing hostilities, the two nations have managed several POW swaps throughout the conflict, with this latest exchange
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Central Europe braces for heavy rains and flooding
Europe • 10:22 AM
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Central European nations braced on Friday for severe flooding forecast to hit the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Germany, Slovakia and Hungary over the weekend. Residents are especially wary because some experts have compared the weekend forecast to de
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'More than a show, a big thank you': Paris stages lavish Olympic Games farewell
Europe • 9:00 AM
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Paris bids farewell to the 2024 Olympics with a grand parade on the Champs-Élysées on Saturday celebrating athletes and volunteers, followed by a concert featuring artists from this summer's ceremonies. Romain Pissenem, the creative mind behind the Paral
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France to bid final farewell to 2024 Olympic Games with Champs-Elysees parade, concert
Europe • 5:47 AM
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France will bid a final farewell to the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday with a grand parade along the Champs-Elysees followed by a concert featuring artists from the opening and closing ceremonies. Organised at the request of President Emmanuel Macron, t
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Why so many French teachers are calling it quits
Europe • 5:00 AM
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French teachers are quitting in record numbers, overwhelmed by low pay, crowded classrooms and increasing demands. Despite successive reforms by previous governments, staffing shortages persist. And leaving the profession is often a difficult process. Wi
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Friday, september 13, 2024
Pope calls sex abuse ‘demonic’ amid revelations about revered French priest Abbé Pierre
Europe • 8:23 PM
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After recent sexual abuse revelations concerning the Abbé Pierre, one of France's most revered public figures, Pope Francis said the Abbé was “a man who did so much good, but he’s also a sinner". He added: “Abuse is in my judgment is something demonic,
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'Choose lesser evil': Pope Francis says both Harris and Trump are 'against life'
Europe • 5:09 PM
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Upon his return from a 12-day tour of the Asia-Pacific region on Friday, Pope Francis denounced US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris as being "against life", citing their respective positions on immigration and abortion rights. The 8
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'The far right is always provoking the situation': Belgium's former PM Elio Di Rupo
Europe • 3:24 PM
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Socialist veteran Elio Di Rupo has an unusual CV. He was an MEP back in 1989; he then held many high-level jobs in Belgium, including that of prime minister from 2011 to 2014, before returning to the European Parliament in this new five-year mandate. We
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Ukraine pursues incursion in Russia: Unconditional EU support for Kyiv?
Europe • 2:24 PM
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Ukraine is continuing its ground offensive in Russia's Kursk region, and pursuing drone attacks deep inside Russian territory – signaling a more assertive approach. At the same time, Russian forces have advanced in eastern Ukraine, piling pressure on the
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Sky's the limit? Ukraine presses allies to allow long-range strikes
Europe • 8:14 AM
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We have asked the question before: does Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine put superpowers on a collision course? With the revelation that Iran is supplying Russia with not just drones but ballistic missiles, allies strongly suggest that a U
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Biden, Starmer delay decision to approve long-range strikes inside Russia
Europe • 7:11 AM
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US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer postponed a decision on allowing Ukraine to use long-range Western-supplied missiles to strike inside Russia following a meeting at the White House on Friday. The two leaders plan to revisit
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Macron makes rare appearance with ex-PM and Élysée hopeful Edouard Philippe
Europe • 6:59 AM
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday made a rare public appearance with his ex-premier Edouard Philippe in Le Havre to commemorate the port's 1944 liberation from Nazi occupation. Philippe has criticised Macron's decision to call for snap legisla
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Zelensky says Kursk offensive 'slowed' Russian advance in eastern Ukraine
Europe • 3:01 AM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said Kyiv’s surprise incursion launched August 6 into Russia’s border region of Kursk had “slowed” Moscow’s advance in eastern Ukraine. “In Kharkiv region, the enemy has been stopped, the progress in Donet
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Thursday, september 12, 2024
Ukraine says Russia has begun a counteroffensive in the Kursk border region
Europe • 6:47 PM
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More than a month after Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region, Moscow has staged a counterattack in which it said it recaptured 10 settlements. FRANCE 24's Rob Parsons takes a look at the strategic thinking of Ukraine's military command in the K
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PSG ready to try 'legal forum' after Mbappé refuses mediation in wage dispute
Europe • 5:57 PM
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Footballer Kylian Mbappé's former club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) said Thursday that a dispute over €55 million in what the star player says are unpaid wages could now be settled in a “legal forum”. Mbappé rejected a mediation process proposed by the Fren
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Moscow claims it has recaptured 10 settlements in Kursk region
Europe • 7:31 AM
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Russia said Thursday its army had recaptured 10 settlements in its Kursk border region, where Ukraine last month launched a major incursion, seizing dozens of settlements. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky conceded Russia had launched its own count
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Wednesday, september 11, 2024
Amsterdam to Berlin in 90 minutes? Europe tests hyperloop vehicles
Europe • 3:08 PM
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The first successful test of a hyperloop vehicle in Europe has been carried out at the European Hyperloop Center in the Netherlands, bringing the dream of passengers hurtling between the continent’s cities at more than 700kph one step closer to reality.
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France foiled three attack plots targeting Paris Olympics and Paralympics
Europe • 2:09 PM
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France's counterterrorism prosecutor said on Wednesday that authorities thwarted three plots to attack the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris and other cities that hosted the events. The targets included "Israeli institutions or representatives of Isr
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In Kyiv, Blinken pledges $717 million in new economic aid to Ukraine
Europe • 6:56 AM
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday announced $717 million in new economic and humanitarian assistance for Ukraine, including $325 million in energy support to help repair and restore power facilities hit by Russian strikes. The package als
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Tuesday, september 10, 2024
EU court rules Google, Apple must pay billions of euros in antitrust, tax cases
Europe • 9:04 AM
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A top European Union court on Tuesday told Google it would have to pay a €2.4 billion fine brought forth by the bloc's antitrust regulators seven years ago, just as the court rejected Apple's final legal challenge against an order from the European Commi
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Russia says it shot down more than 140 Ukrainian drones in barrage that killed at least one
Europe • 8:03 AM
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Ukraine on Tuesday struck Russia with a wave of drone attacks, killing at least one woman in the Moscow region, wrecking dozens of homes and forcing flight cancellations and delays at major airports servicing Moscow, Russian officials said.
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Monday, september 9, 2024
EU relies too much on the US and other military suppliers abroad, report says
Europe • 3:16 PM
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The European Union is failing to invest enough in military projects and relying too much on the US and other countries, according to a landmark report released Monday. Almost two-thirds of the EU's defense orders between mid-2022 and mid-2023 were placed
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Eiffel family calls for removing Olympic rings from iconic Paris tower
Europe • 9:23 AM
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The family of the legendary engineer behind the Eiffel Tower has said they have spoken to a lawyer about blocking Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s plans to leave the Olympic rings on the Paris landmark. Gustave Eiffel’s descendants argue that the rings would g
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Curtain is drawn on Paris Paralympics, ending French capital's Olympic summer
Europe • 5:15 AM
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The Paris 2024 Games came to a close just like they started, in the rain, but amid a festive atmosphere with an electro-party at the Stade de France on Sunday to conclude the Paralympics – and put an end to six weeks of thrilling sport in the French capi
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EU says it received 'credible' reports that Iran sent ballistic missiles to Russia
Europe • 12:01 AM
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The European Union is looking into "credible" reports from allies that Iran has supplied Russia with ballistic missiles to use in its war in Ukraine. Tehran has rejected the allegation while the US State Department warned that such a move would mark a "d
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Sunday, september 8, 2024
