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Trump threatens ‘tremendous economic consequences’ on any country helping Iran

President Donald Trump has said the US will inflict "TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences" on any country that helps or does business with Iran. He wrote in all capital letters on Truth…

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Bread and pasta prices face fresh pressure from war and extreme heat

Global food prices are expected to increase by 11.8% this year and by 4.8% in 2027, with the most severe impact expected to be on crops — grains, fruit and…

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Cyprus emerges as potential Iranian target if U.S. escalates hostilities

Iran has considered targeting US and British military assets in Europe, including Cyprus, if Washington escalates its conflict with Tehran, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people close to…

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Climate change is driving record heat in Europe’s seas

Human-caused climate change was the main driver of recent record-breaking sea temperatures around Europe, scientists said on Wednesday, warning of severe consequences for marine ecosystems and coastal communities. Europe's seas…

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Why states fought to present a united case against Meta over youth social media harms

As opening statements get underway in a landmark trial over claims that Meta Platforms misled the public about the safety of Instagram and Facebook for young users and violated child…

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Lavrov says Russia, North Korea fighting for ‘new, righteous’ world order

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his North Korean counterpart that their countries were working to establish a "new and righteous world order", after Pyongyang helped Moscow to drive Ukrainian…

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Ukraine launches major drone attack on Moscow as Britain rejects Russian warnings

Ukraine launched 620 drones at Moscow and surrounding areas into the early hours of Tuesday, in one of its biggest air assaults on the region, while Russian-controlled Crimea reported power…

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Cortina d’Ampezzo and Venice step up crackdown on unruly tourist behaviour

Cortina d'Ampezzo is cracking down on what local authorities describe as “loutish” tourism, introducing restrictions on bivouacking, eating in certain public areas and clothing deemed contrary to public decorum. Under…

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Binance Gave Russia Client Data Used to Target Ukraine Donor

Binance last year handed Russian authorities details of cryptocurrency donations to Ukrainian fundraising campaigns that were used as evidence to bring terrorism financing charges against a Russian IT specialist, law…

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Trump approval falls to 33%, lowest of his presidency, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to the lowest level of his presidency, ‌with an overwhelming majority of Americans concerned the U.S. war with Iran will last a long time,…

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EU to propose tougher sanctions on Russia this autumn

The European Union's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the bloc will seek tougher sanctions on Russia this autumn, signalling a fresh push to ramp up pressure on Moscow. In…

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Shipping slows through Strait of Hormuz after tanker attacks

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed over the weekend, data showed on Monday, following attacks on tankers, while U.S.-Iran talks to resolve the Middle East ‌conflict stalled. Five commodity…

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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, according to the country's military. In a statement, the Latvian armed…

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UPDATED: Nigel Farage returns as MP, winning Clacton by-election

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage regained his parliamentary seat on Friday in an election he triggered to bolster his position against allegations of financial impropriety, a strategy that was undermined…

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Bird remains found aboard 737 engine from Ryanair Greek incident

Bird remains were found in the engine of a Ryanair Boeing 737 NG plane where a passenger was partially sucked through a broken window shortly after takeoff from Greece in…

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and Count Binface go head-to-head in snap UK poll

Voters in eastern England are casting their ballots this Thursday for a by-election triggered triggered by Nigel Farage, leader of the right-wing Reform UK party, amid a boycott by mainstream…

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Swiss government urges parliament to reject initiative opposing EU deal

The Swiss government on Thursday recommended that parliament reject an initiative aimed at blocking a new agreement between Switzerland and the European Union that would mark ‌the biggest overhaul in…

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US floats prospect of joint strikes on Colombian armed groups

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth floated on Wednesday the possibility of joint strikes on Colombian armed groups, as he welcomed the nation into a military-led counter-narcotics coalition after its conservative…

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Spain rejects discussing sovereignty of Ceuta and Melilla with Morocco

The status of the North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla as Spanish territories is not up for discussion, Spanish officials said , after Morocco's justice minister reiterated Rabat's sovereignty…

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Head of US travel association sounds alarm on potential expansion of visa bond program

The U.S. Travel ‌Association said it is concerned the Trump administration's visa bond program could be broadened beyond the dozens of countries currently covered, a move it says would have…

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Putin says Russia will respond in kind if EU nations seize Russian vessels

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia will respond in kind if European countries ‌seize ussian merchant vessels, the TASS state news agency reported. The comments come as…

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Etna’s Renewed Activity Shuts Catania Airport and Causes Flight Cancellations in Malta

Flight cancellations continued at Malta International Airport on Wednesday morning as an ash cloud from Sicily’s Mount Etna drifted into the flight path to Malta, extending disruption that began a…

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Swiss government rejects rigid interpretation of neutrality ahead of referendum

The Swiss government on Tuesday rejected a rigid interpretation of the country's neutrality which campaigners want to enshrine in the constitution if they win a referendum next month. Campaigners say…

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Power operators across Europe prepare for eclipse-related fall in solar generation

Europe’s electricity network operators have prepared backup generation and grid-balancing measures to compensate for an expected drop in solar power output during Wednesday’s solar eclipse, operators said ahead of the…

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Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death

A Syrian court sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death on Tuesday after a trial in absentia, convicting him of crimes including killings, torture, and ‌arbitrary arrest during the country's…

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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 confirmed cases pass 4,000. Africa’s public health watchdog…

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Deadly drone crash sparks new Moldova-Russia tensions

Moldovan President Maia Sandu has blamed Russia’s war in Ukraine for a recent drone crash in the southeast of her country. A drone crashed and exploded in the village of…

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Rescuers search for survivors after Colombia quake leaves over 100 dead

At least 132 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years. The death toll is…

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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 in Benghazi and a series of drone attacks targeting the country’s…

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Mount Etna ash emissions halt arrivals at Catania Airport amid intense volcanic activity

Intense explosive activity continued at Mount Etna's Voragine crater on Monday, producing heavy ash emissions that prompted authorities to suspend incoming flights at Catania Airport until 5 p.m. local time.…

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Germany warns of escalating hybrid threats after Leipzig airport drone scare

Germany faces daily hybrid warfare attacks from abroad, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt was quoted by a local newspaper as saying on Sunday, ‌following a suspected attack attempt involving an explosive-laden…

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Netanyahu says Trump’s new Gaza plan is unacceptable

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu restated his rejection of Donald Trump's latest Gaza plan in televised remarks to his right-wing government on Sunday, even as Israel's military has effectively halted…

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Metsola’s re-election drive puts Socialists under pressure

Momentum is building behind a third term for conservative European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, a prospect set to disrupt an informal agreement among centrist political forces and to put the…

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan to sign joint defence deal

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will sign a joint defence agreement on Friday, regional sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, at a time of regional turmoil with Gulf…

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EU migration chief urges stronger internal border management instead of dependence on neighbors

EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner warned on Thursday the bloc is vulnerable to unauthorized migration if control of its external borders depends on the goodwill of neighboring countries. Brunner’s remarks…

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West Nile virus cases rise across Europe as Greece reports surge and Germany confirms first infection

The spread of West Nile virus — a mosquito-borne disease transmitted primarily by infected mosquitoes — in Greece is showing an upward trend, according to the National Public Health Organisation.…

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German and Serbian authorities launch joint strike against Syrian migrant smuggling group

A coordinated international operation has dealt a significant blow to two international migrant smuggling networks with close links to Libya and the Western Balkans, leading to the arrest of three…

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Sweden’s top court clears way for transfer of seized ship to Ukraine

Sweden's top court said on Thursday it has upheld a ruling that a cargo vessel seized in the Baltic Sea this ‌year can be handed over to Ukraine, where it…

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German anti-terror police investigate explosive drone found at Leipzig airport

German counterterrorism authorities are leading an investigation into an explosive-laden drone that was found overnight at Leipzig airport, an important base for the NATO alliance. An airport worker discovered the…

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Pope Leo to visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in November

Pope Leo will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from November 6 to 17, the Vatican announced on Wednesday, ‌in a major trip for the Catholic leader who spent decades as…

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Italy puts all major cities on highest alert as heatwave intensifies

Italy is placing all its 27 major cities under its highest heat alert on Thursday, as the country's fourth heatwave of the summer ‌intensifies, the health ministry said. Twenty-five cities…

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North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war

A North Korean missile unit has begun deploying to western Russia and could be equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers for strikes against Ukraine, an official at Ukraine's…

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US has used ‘virtually all’ of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war

The U.S. Army has used up much of its global stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data,…

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US State Department to close consulates in Canada, Japan and Indonesia

The U.S. State Department has notified Congress that it plans to close five foreign missions in a rare downsizing of ‌America's global diplomatic footprint, according to people familiar with the…

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Greek PM Mitsotakis urges EU to use all available tools against ‘weaponized’ migration

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged the European Union to make full use of existing legal and operational tools to counter what he described as the “weaponization” of migration, arguing…

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EU Socialists accuse governments of politicising Ceuta and undermining Schengen

The Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament called on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to intervene immediately to clarify the rules governing any suspension of the…

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Malta joins 22 EU leaders opposing Spain’s Sánchez over migration policy

Twenty-two EU leaders — including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni — on Saturday took aim at Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s migration policies for undermining…

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Liechtenstein says hackers access information on 31,000 legal entities

Hackers have illegally accessed and copied data from Liechtenstein's register of beneficial owners, compromising information relating to ‌about 31,000 companies, foundations and trusts, the principality's government said late on Sunday.…

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Gold firms as oil prices slump after Trump holds off on Iran attack

Gold rose on Monday as oil prices fell after U.S. President Donald Trump held ‌off on fresh attacks on Iran in hopes of a swift deal, slightly easing concerns over…

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EU agrees rescue centre in eastern Libya as migrant departures rise

The European Union has agreed plans to establish a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, EU Ambassador to Libya Nicola Orlando said, as ‌the…

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Trump says deal reached to disarm Hamas, Israeli support for plan remains uncertain

U.S. President Donald Trump said talks in Cairo between mediators and Hamas leaders on Thursday have led to a phased disarmament agreement in Gaza, but a Hamas official described the…

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Franco Baresi, Milan icon and Italy great, dies aged 66

Franco Baresi, the legendary AC Milan captain who spent his entire professional career with the club and became one of the most celebrated defenders in Italian soccer history, has died…

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France, Spain and Greece battle wildfires as Europe swelters

France, Spain and Greece battled major wildfires on Thursday as soaring temperatures, parched vegetation and powerful winds extended a summer of deadly fires, mass evacuations and mounting disruption across Europe.…

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Unidentified object crashes in Poland as Russia strikes Ukraine

An unidentified airborne object crashed in eastern Poland early Thursday during Russia's latest attack on Ukraine, leaving behind a 10-meter-wide crater and scattered debris, said Polish authorities. The object was…

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Widening war engulfs more countries

The U.S. carried out fresh strikes in Iran on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, further intensifying a five-month-old war that was already expanding beyond its main fronts to embroil additional…

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Mediterranean tourism powers ahead as Europe records resilient travel growth

Southern Mediterranean Europe remains one of the continent’s strongest-performing tourism regions, with international arrivals rising by 4% in the first quarter of 2026, according to a new report by Amadeus…

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Gulf states back plan to let Iran collect voluntary fees to use Hormuz

Gulf states have backed a proposal aimed at reducing disruption to global oil trade by allowing Iran to collect voluntary fees from ships using the Strait of Hormuz, according to…

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