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France's National Assembly approves assisted dying bill after Senate rejection
The French National Assembly has passed the assisted dying bill — a law that has sparked controversy across the country — followin…
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US top court rejects Trump order on birthright citizenship
The US Supreme Court has struck down a Trump administration order that sought to end birthright citizenship, preserving legal cert…
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Manhunt under way after Ukrainian-born tycoon injured by Monaco bomb
Normally safe principality left reeling from apartment blast that also injured Vadym Iermolaiev’s wife and child ‘He isn’t politic…
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Almost 60,000 far-right extremists in Germany, intelligence agency says
More than a quarter of those identified are believed to be violent, Germany's domestic intelligence agency says.
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France's Greens urge no-confidence vote over heatwave response
France's Green party said on Tuesday it planned to put forward a vote of no confidence in the government over its handling of a he…
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European leaders use 1% emissions myth to weaken climate policy
Politicians across Europe’s largest economies are citing their marginal current share of global carbon output to delay green regul…
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Italian police arrest four over bomb attack targeting journalist
They have been accused of carrying and using an explosive device in a public place, as well as criminal damage and issuing threats…
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Lawyer says Orbán should have been detained over Ukrainian cash convoy raid
A lawyer for seven Ukrainians detained in Hungary after a cash convoy raid says ex-PM Viktor Orbán and three other officials shoul…
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Italian MEP suggests government wants to ‘hide truth’ about Albania migrant centre
Cristina Guarda says delegation was denied access to cells in offshore detention facility, at which six people have attempted suic…
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‘No MiGs for Ukraine’: Polish defence minister claims Kyiv backed out of deal with Warsaw
As relations between Ukraine and Poland remain at their worst state in years, the Polish defence minister claimed that Kyiv backed…
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Czech Casting trial exposes alleged trafficking in Prague's porn industry
Nine people linked to the Czech Casting project will stand trial on human trafficking charges, casting a light on the coercive rec…
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Halle pool drops German-only entry rule after city intervention
A German leisure operator has abandoned a controversial German-language entry requirement after municipal officials warned the pol…
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Monaco bombing was ‘attempted assassination’, not terror attack, say prosecutors – as it happened
Authorities are still searching to identify the suspect of an alleged assassination attempt of a Ukrainian business tycoon in Madr…
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Germany questions footballing identity after fresh World Cup failure
Yet another World Cup failure has Germany questioning its footballing identity, with some calling for radical changes at all level…
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'Worse than India': Tourists soldier on in Rome despite heatwave
Foreign tourists visiting Italy's capital during an unexpected heatwave have been caught off guard by the extreme temperatures.
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‘He isn’t political’: the Ukrainian-born oligarch targeted by a Monaco bomber
Questions remain as to why somebody would want to kill Vadym Iermolaiev, who has a personal fortune of $225m Monaco in shock after…
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French biotech stock soars 40% after new data on experimental medicine
Shares of French biotech company Abivax soared Tuesday after it released fresh data on its lead drug for bowel disease.
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Germany’s far-right AfD party sees 40 per cent surge in potential extremist members
Germany's intelligence service warned Alternative for Germany (AfD) now has 28,000 individuals considered to pose a risk of right-…
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Daily protests in Albania continue against Trump family-linked resort project
Prime Minister Rama has vowed not to ‘step back’ from the development, defending his administration's environmental record
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EU halves duty-free steel quota but UK and other partners given better rate
Thirteen countries with a free trade agreement with Brussels have their quota reduced by just one-third Business live – latest upd…
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As Europe braces for a second heatwave, the EU's Green Deal faces crucial summer test
As Europeans anxiously await a second heatwave in less than two weeks, access to air conditioning has become a powerful symbol of …
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Starmer sets out to strengthen UK and European defence with cash for drones and AI systems
The outgoing UK prime minister has finally unveiled a long-awaited Defence Investment Plan that aims to revive an “underfunded” se…
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Ukrainian construction tycoon Vadym Yermolaiev and family critically injured in Monaco parcel bomb blast
Explosion at luxury residence near border with France was ‘likely a terrorist attack’, minister says
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Two gas fields off Cyprus could start production by 2033
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides lauded the signing of the "declaration of marketability" as a "major step towards establis…