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Dick Cheney, powerful former US vice president who pushed for Iraq war, dies at 84

Dick Cheney, a driving force behind the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 who was considered by presidential historians as one of the most powerful vice presidents in U.S. history…

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Washington Rules Out Nuclear Blasts — For Now

The nuclear weapons testing ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump will not involve nuclear explosions at this time, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said. "I think the tests we’re talking about…

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Ukraine committed to EU accession but should do more on rule of law, Commission draft says

Ukraine is showing "remarkable commitment" to joining the EU, but must reverse recent negative trends in the fight against corruption and accelerate rule of law reforms, the European Commission said…

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Trump says Maduro’s days are numbered but ‘doubts’ US will go to war with Venezuela

Donald Trump has sent mixed signals about potential US intervention in Venezuela, playing down concerns of imminent war against the South American nation but saying its leader Nicolás Maduro’s days…

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Unidentified Drones Raise Espionage Fears at Belgian Airfields

Suspicious drones spotted above Belgian military bases over the weekend are meant to spy on fighter jets and ammunition, Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken said Sunday. “They [the drones] come…

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Trump threatens US military action in Nigeria over treatment of Christians

U.S. President Donald Trump said he has asked the Defense Department to prepare for possible "fast" military action in Nigeria if the West African nation fails to crack down on…

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Prince Andrew’s Fall from Grace: The Scandal That Stripped Him of His Royal Privileges

Britain's King Charles stripped younger brother Andrew of his title of prince and ordered him out of his royal home over renewed scrutiny after the release of a posthumous memoir…

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Taiwan does not want China’s ‘one country, two systems’, president says

Taiwan does not want China's "one country, two systems" and must uphold its freedom and democracy, and resolve to defend itself, President Lai Ching-te said on Friday, rejecting Beijing's latest…

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Dutch centrist Jetten confident of forming government

Dutch centrist leader Rob Jetten said he was "very confident" of being able to put together a government after his party's strong showing in parliamentary elections that saw Geert Wilders'…

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King Charles strips brother Andrew of titles and his mansion

Britain's King Charles has stripped his younger brother Andrew of his title of prince and forced him out of his Windsor home, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday, seeking to distance…

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The 3I/ATLAS: Visitor or Intruder?

On 1 July 2025, astronomers using the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, detected a faint, fast-moving object unlike anything seen before. The discovery,…

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Trump tells Pentagon to immediately resume testing US nuclear weapons

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the U.S. military to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time in 33 years, minutes before beginning a high-stakes meeting with…

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Dutch centrist D66 party wins big in election as far right loses support

The centrist D66 party made huge gains in Dutch elections, likely giving it the lead in government formation as the party of far-right leader Geert Wilders lost support. With 90%…

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U.S. Adjusts NATO Deployment While Putin Unveils New Nuclear-Capable Torpedo

The United States plans to reduce its troop presence along NATO’s eastern flank, including forces stationed in Romania, even as Russia said it successfully tested its nuclear-capable “Poseidon” super torpedo…

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Zelenskiy says Kyiv ready for peace talks, but will not cede territory

Ukraine is ready for peace talks but will not withdraw its troops from additional territory first as Moscow has demanded, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. In comments to reporters released on…

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Netanyahu orders ‘forceful’ strikes in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his military to conduct “forceful” airstrikes in Gaza, his office wrote on social media, putting new pressure on a weeks-old ceasefire agreement with Hamas.…

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China says it ‘absolutely will not’ rule out use of force over Taiwan

China "absolutely will not" rule out using force over Taiwan, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday, striking a much tougher tone than a series of articles in state media this…

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Rule of law declined in over two thirds of EU countries, World Justice Project says

The rule of law decreased in over two thirds of EU countries in 2025, according to an index published on Tuesday by the World Justice Project. The rule of law…

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56% of citizens support EU enlargement, new Eurobarometer poll shows

While EU enlargement is gaining new political momentum, a new poll indicates that more than half of Europeans support the process. To be precise, 56% of citizens approve of opening…

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Antwerp Judge Decries Belgium’s Slide Toward Narco-State Status

Drug-trafficking is turning Belgium into a narco-state and the rule of law is under threat, an Antwerp judge wrote in an anonymous letter published Monday asking the federal government for…

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Prince Andrew Once More in the Spotlight for All the Wrong Reasons

Fresh revelations have once again thrust Prince Andrew into the headlines, with the BBC disclosing that Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Harvey Weinstein were hosted at Royal Lodge — the…

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Trump leaves door open to third term talk

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday ruled out running for vice president in the 2028 election but declined to definitively say he would not seek a third term, keeping alive…

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GO Enters Insurance Sector In Malta With Launch of GO Insure

GO has taken its first step into the insurance sector with the launch of GO Insure, a Home Contents insurance product developed in partnership with Atlas Insurance, one of Malta’s…

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Pope Leo to visit eight cities in Turkey, Lebanon on first trip abroad as pontiff

Pope Leo will visit eight towns and cities in Turkey and Lebanon later this year, the Vatican said on Monday, his first trip outside Italy as pontiff, and he is…

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Trump oversees truce signing and trade deal flurry on first Asian stop

U.S. President Donald Trump hit the ground running on the first leg of his Asian tour on Sunday, announcing a slew of trade agreements in Malaysia and joining the signing…

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Argentina’s midterm election hands decisive win to Milei’s libertarian overhaul

Argentine President Javier Milei's party cruised to victory in midterm legislative elections as voters handed him a mandate to keep pushing through his radical overhaul of the economy despite widespread…

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Putin says Russia successfully tested nuclear-capable cruise missile

Russia says it has successfully completed final tests of a new nuclear-powered cruise missile, the Burevestnik. President Vladimir Putin made the announcement in a video released by the Kremlin, calling…

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Israel Weighs Foreign Troop Role in Gaza Ceasefire as Red Cross, Egyptian Teams Enter to Recover Hostage Bodies

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel would determine which foreign forces it would allow as part of a planned international force in Gaza to help secure a fragile…

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Kurdish PKK militants announce withdrawal from Turkey

The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group said on Sunday it was withdrawing from Turkey as part of a disarmament process being coordinated with the government, pressing Ankara to move…

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EU pledges financial aid to Ukraine but demurs on Russian assets plan

EU leaders agreed on Thursday to meet Ukraine's pressing financial needs for the next two years but stopped short of explicitly endorsing the use of Russian frozen assets to give…

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UPDATED: King Charles and Pope Leo pray together in a 500-year first

Britain’s King Charles and Pope Leo prayed together in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel on Thursday, in the first joint worship including an English monarch and a Catholic pontiff since King…

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US ‘Night Stalkers’ Spotted in Caribbean Amid Rising Tensions with Venezuela

They call themselves the Night Stalkers and their unofficial motto hints at the group’s lethal nocturnal line of work: “Death Waits in the Dark.” “You can flee, but they will…

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Europe adopts 19th sanctions package against Russia, including LNG import ban

EU countries on Thursday formally adopted a 19th package of sanctions against Russia for its war against Ukraine that includes a ban on Russian liquefied natural gas imports. The 27…

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MEPs call for end to EU support for all Libyan security forces

Thirty-eight Members of the European Parliament from four political groups have urged the European Commission to halt all funding and cooperation with Libyan security forces, accusing them of violent actions…

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Israel’s parliament gives initial nod to occupied West Bank annexation

A bill applying Israeli law to the occupied West Bank, a move tantamount to annexation of land which Palestinians want for a state, won preliminary approval from Israel's parliament on…

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Jailed Journalists Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli Awarded 2025 Sakharov Prize

The 2025 Sakharov Prize has been awarded to a pair of journalists -- the Polish-Belarusian Andrzej Poczobut and Georgian Mzia Amaglobeli -- both of whom are currently serving time in…

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UPDATED: Shots fired outside Serbian parliament, one detained

Shots were fired outside Serbia's parliament building in Belgrade on Wednesday and one person was injured, local media reported. A video posted on the NOVA media outlet, the location of…

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Putin-Trump summit on hold after Russia rejects ceasefire

A planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was put on hold on Tuesday, as Moscow's rejection of an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine cast a…

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Trump threatens Hamas amid push towards next steps of Gaza truce

The U.S. increased pressure on Hamas on Tuesday to disarm in the next phase of an already fragile Gaza ceasefire as President Donald Trump pushed to cement an end to…

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Weber’s Metsola Remarks Strain EPP–Socialist Power-Sharing Deal

The center-right European People’s Party President Manfred Weber on Tuesday refused to commit to handing the European Parliament’s presidency to the Socialists as scheduled in 2027. In what would be…

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Russian Spy Chief: Global Security Order More Unstable Than at Any Time Since WWII

The fragility of world security is unmatched since World War Two, requiring willingness to compromise to avoid a new global conflict, Russia's RIA agency cited Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia's…

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Europe ‘ready to deploy’ troops to Ukraine if ceasefire secured

Defence Secretary John Healey has said European troops are "ready to deploy" to Ukraine in the coming weeks if Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agree on a ceasefire. After a…

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UPDATED: French ex-president Sarkozy begins jail sentence

Nicolas Sarkozy has become the first French ex-president to go to jail, as he starts a five-year sentence for conspiring to fund his election campaign with money from late Libyan…

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EU Weighs Partial Membership Plan to Ease Enlargement Deadlock

New countries could join the European Union without full voting rights, in a move aimed at easing opposition from leaders such as Hungary’s Viktor Orbán to Ukraine’s membership. The proposal,…

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Israel says it will return to ceasefire after Gaza strikes

The Israeli military has said it will resume enforcement of the ceasefire in Gaza after launching air strikes on Sunday in response to what it called Hamas's "blatant violation" of…

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The Louvre Robbery: Piecing Together the Daring Jewellery Theft

The Louvre Museum in Paris has been forced to close while police investigate a brazen heist which targeted France's priceless crown jewels. Thieves wielding power tools broke into the world's…

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German Civil Protection Office Warns: War Can No Longer Be Considered Unlikely

For the first time in 35 years, the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) is warning of war. The agency emphasises that Germany is one of the…

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Bomb attack destroy’s journalist Sigfrido Ranucci cars

In the early hours of the morning, two cars belonging to Italian journalist Sigfrido Ranucci, the host of the investigative television programme Report, were completely destroyed in a bomb attack…

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Trump says he will meet Putin in bid to resolve Ukraine war

US President Donald Trump has said he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Hungary to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, though no date has been set. The announcement…

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Hamas says it needs more time to recover bodies of dead hostages

The United States has downplayed concerns over the Gaza ceasefire after Hamas stated it requires additional time and specialist equipment to recover the remaining bodies of Israeli hostages. Under the…

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French PM expected to survive two no-confidence votes on day of reckoning

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu faces two no-confidence votes in parliament on Thursday but is expected to narrowly survive after suspending President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reform to win over…

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Ten European NATO allies join effort to buy US weapons for Ukraine

Ten additional European NATO allies have joined a new initiative designed to boost military support for Ukraine amid a growing shortage of weapons. The scheme, known as the Prioritised Ukraine…

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EU to be ‘ready’ for war with Russia by 2030

EU countries have been given five years to prepare for war under a new Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030, a strategy that underscores Europe’s growing focus on military self-reliance. According to…

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One of four bodies returned to Israel by Hamas last night doesn’t match any of hostages, IDF says

Israel's military has said the fourth body handed over by Hamas on Tuesday night doesn't match any of the hostages. In a statement, the IDF said Hamas is "required to…

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Armed forces taking control of Madagascar

A military colonel in Madagascar has announced that the armed forces are taking control of the country. The announcement, in front of a ceremonial presidential palace in the capital, Antananarivo,…

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EU Parliament backs air passenger rights

European airlines on Tuesday denounced the European Parliament's transport committee adopting a text that refuses to make it harder for air passengers to get compensation for delayed flights. The committee…

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Trump says Hamas must disarm or be disarmed, perhaps violently

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he had communicated to Hamas that the militant group must disarm or it will be forced to. On Monday, Hamas freed the…

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