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Spain ease past Austria with 3-0 World Cup win
Spain coasted past Austria and into the World Cup last 16 on Thursday, thoroughly outclassing their opponents in a 3-0 knockout wi…
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A-listers, phone bans, charity donations: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding frenzy in full swing
Taylor Swift and her American football-player fiancé Travis Kelce have kicked off rumoured wedding celebrations at Madison Square …
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Death toll rises to 30 following Russia's massive attack on Kyiv
The Ukrainian branch of the Red Cross said its humanitarian warehouse in Kyiv had been destroyed in the strikes, with around €1.5 …
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Israelis mark 1,000 days since 7 October attack
Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv to mark 1,000 days since the 7 October 2023 attack, as former hostages and bereaved families addres…
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Europe Today: Kyiv attack, NATO summit and pressure on Russia
Ukraine observes a day of mourning after Russia's deadly strike on Kyiv as NATO allies prepare for next week's summit in Ankara. I…
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Spain ease past Austria into World Cup last 16
Spain eliminated Austria with a commanding 3-0 victory in Los Angeles, advancing to the knockout stages and setting up a high-stak…
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Trump demands NATO overhaul as Europe faces 5% GDP defence bill
Donald Trump has renewed his attack on NATO's "one-sided" funding days before a critical summit in Ankara, raising the stakes for …
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Monaco bomb suspect identified as Ukrainian woman on the run
The attempted assassination of a sanctioned Ukrainian business tycoon in Monaco and the suspect's flight across Europe underscore …
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‘We will rebuild’: Ukrainians defiant after Russia ‘unleashes hell’ on Kyiv, with deadly strikes killing 30
Residents on the ground in Kyiv tell Tom Watling of their shock following overnight onslaught of missiles and drones on the capita…
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Das Mühlwald review: Could a family-friendly resort make my toddler sleep through the night?
Described as South Tyrol's only quality-time family resort, does Das Mühlwald live up to its promise? It certainly did, says Ruth …
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Central Asia’s power expansion becomes a major investment test
In Uzbekistan, EBRD-backed solar and battery projects are helping finance rising electricity demand. Grid upgrades and a first nuc…
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Data protection rules slow LLM rollout in Europe, study says
A new Governance AI study reveals that EU data protection rules are stalling AI adoption, leaving 11% of advanced LLM releases del…
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Brussels pivots from climate mitigation to adaptation as heatwaves expose vulnerabilities
After a brutal heatwave killed 1,300 people in western Europe, the European Commission has pledged to step up climate adaptation e…
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Spyware used against MEP investigating Pegasus abuses, report finds
Researchers say Stelios Kouloglou’s device was compromised after he joined European parliamentary committee NSO Group’s hacking so…
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‘Bigger than football’: Norway fans’ Viking row makes waves at World Cup
From Times Square to the Norwegian parliament and even in fighter jet cockpits, the choreographed row is everywhere The fans have …
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Drinking coffee may lower the risk of liver disease and death, study says
Drinking coffee — even decaf — is linked to lower risks of cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver-related death, a new study has found.
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'The storks were here before me': Pensioners live side-by-side with storks in this Croatian village
Every spring, white storks fill the rooftops of Cigoc, a Croatian village so close with the birds that locals there see them as fa…
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Half a million dead but just 40sqkm gained in six months: Impact of Putin’s devastating war in numbers
Russia’s advances in eastern Ukraine are slowing and hundreds of thousands of troops have been killed. As Kyiv seizes the upper ha…
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AI drones made in Germany see duty on Ukraine's front line
The German defense company Helsing is supplying combat drones to Ukraine and will soon provide them to the Bundeswehr. How effecti…
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6.2 earthquake hits eastern Indonesia
The tremor hit at a depth of 120 kilometres, roughly 58 kilometres west of Tobelo in North Maluku province, and officials confirme…
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Spain cruise past Austria while Portugal edge Croatia Wednesday to book last-16 tie
Spain blanked Austria 3–0 in California with a brace from Mikel Oyarzabal and a Pedro Porro header. They will meet Portugal, who e…
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Dolphins increasingly rely on trawlers for food in overfished Adriatic, say scientists
In one area 76% of fishing boats were followed, with baby dolphins learning the technique from their parents Bottlenose dolphins i…
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Portrait of Angela Merkel unveiled at museum in Berlin
Painting by Jérémie Queyras shows former German chancellor in trademark jacket – at a time of nostalgia for her rule Over months t…
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How many more Lyhannas must there be before France takes child sexual assault seriously? | Rokhaya Diallo
The outrage following the 11-year-old girl’s killing is justified. But the case reveals a deeper systemic neglect of child protect…