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Brussels mayor demands more police as gun violence grips Saint-Gilles
Brussels’ Saint-Gilles municipality is facing a renewed wave of gun violence linked to suspected drug trafficking, prompting Mayor...
Ukraine wants peace but won’t give in, Zelenskiy says on Independence Day
Ukraine wants peace but will not just give in to Russia at any price, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday in a defiant s...
Vatican plans solar and agriculture plant to cover its electricity needs
The Vatican will build a roughly €100 million ($117 million) renewable energy plant that could power the Holy See within two yea...
Como Bans E-Bikes
The mayor of Como has banned riding bicycles in certain areas of the historic Italian city after he was hit by an electric one.
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West Nile virus outbreak kills four in North Macedonia
Four people have died from West Nile fever out of 38 testing positive for the disease so far this year in North Macedonia, with t...
Serbia to hold snap elections on Oct 18 or 25
Serbia will hold snap parliamentary elections on October 18 or 25, President Aleksandar Vucic said, more than a month after he ple...
NATO’s northern flank faces mounting disruption from suspected drone activity
Military drones straying into the airspace of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are stoking concerns that the war in Ukraine ...
NATO Baltic Air Policing jets shoot down drone over Latvia
Fighter jets operating under NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission shot down a "foreign drone" in Latvian airspace on Friday, accordi...
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Lockerbie bombing trial postponed by US judge days before start
A federal judge on Monday postponed the trial of the man authorities allege built the bomb that blew New York-bound Pan Am flight ...
USA’s ‘economic D-Day’ against Iran begins with a ‘warning shot’
American Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday unveiled a sweeping new effort to economically isolate Iran, warning foreign g...
US plans mass visa revocation for asylum seekers
United States President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of foreigners who appl...
Moderna, Merck breakthrough could usher in wave of cancer vaccines
Merck and Moderna's success with a personalized cancer vaccine designed to keep melanoma at bay opens a new avenue of treatment ...
Ebola virus behind massive outbreak in DRC could be mutating
The virus causing a massive outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be mutating, health officials fear, as...
Libya faces renewed security and oil threats after Benghazi bombing and drone attacks on Zawiya refinery
Libya faced renewed security and economic pressure this week after the killing of a senior eastern military intelligence official ...
Congo’s Ebola infections rise above 4,000 for first time in outbreak
Democratic Republic of Congo's confirmed Ebola cases rose above 4,000 for the first time in its current outbreak, governmen...
From Threats to Turnarounds: Seven Trump Reversals on Iran
President Donald Trump announced late Saturday that he had called off planned U.S. strikes on Iran, saying renewed negotiations ha...
US cancels joint marine drills with South Korea over Iran war-related force constraints
The United States cancelled a joint amphibious landing drill scheduled for next month with South Korea, Seoul's Marine Corps said...
South Korea estimates North Korea has up to 120 nuclear warheads
South Korea estimates North Korea possesses between 80 and 120 nuclear warheads, its defence minister said, citing a range signifi...
Israeli warns Turkey against ‘dangerous adventures’ in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was "dragging Turkey into dangerous adventures in Syria", Israeli Defence Minister Israel ...
Trump says he will meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
President Donald Trump said that he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year.
Trump did not elaborate further ...
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EU Steps Up Climate Adaptation as Weather Hits Crops
Persistent heat and lack of rainfall in the past two months are affecting summer crops and fodder supply across western and centra...
EU sees Iceland vote as potential boost for enlargement optics
European Union officials are hoping a referendum in Iceland on whether to restart membership talks will help boost support within ...
Six countries want EU talks in September on taxing windfall profits of oil companies
Six European Union countries want the 27-nation EU to discuss in September a mechanism to tax windfall profits of oil companies t...
EU approves further €6.1 billion for Ukraine’s defence
The European Commission on Monday approved a further €6.1 billion ($7.12 billion) in financial aid for Ukraine to procure new de...
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NATO’s northern flank faces mounting disruption from suspected drone activity
Military drones straying into the airspace of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are stoking concerns that the war in Ukraine ...
What we know about North Korean forces joining Russia’s war against Ukraine
North Korea has deployed troops, weapons and now, according to a Ukrainian intelligence official, a missile unit to support Russia...
From Threats to Turnarounds: Seven Trump Reversals on Iran
President Donald Trump announced late Saturday that he had called off planned U.S. strikes on Iran, saying renewed negotiations ha...
How can Trump ‘cut off all trade’ with Spain?
U.S. President Donald Trump issued an order for a trade embargo on Spain on Wednesday, asking Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to ...
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Dutch pull out of ‘no longer neutral’ Eurovision
Dutch state broadcaster Avrotros said on Monday that the Netherlands will not be taking part in next year's Eurovision Song Contes...
Princess Diana’s brother to publish book about her life
Charles Spencer, the brother of Britain's late Princess Diana, is to publish a book about his sister's life, promising to divulge ...
Leicester City owners looking to sell club for more than £200m
Leicester City's owners King Power, who have been in charge of the Midlands club since 2010, are looking to sell the third-tier ...
Spotify to slap ‘AI Persona’ badges on AI-generated artist profiles
Spotify said it will begin adding “AI Persona” badges to certain artist profiles starting in mid-September, aiming to give listene...
