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Top stories from across Europe: breaking news, analysis and what matters today.
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Which countries in Europe have the healthiest beach, lake and river water?
European countries score highly in bathing water quality standards, with most bathing waters considered safe for swimmers, accordi…
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European defence spending: Poland spends larger share of GDP than US
Defence spending across European NATO is at its highest since the Cold War, with countries closest to Russia spending the most. Bu…
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Germany and Poland set to boost military cooperation and shared duties in new defence deal
Berlin and Warsaw are set to expand their defence collaborations in a new deal aiming to boost plans to protect the Baltic Sea and…
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Kazakhstan’s skies welcome Central Asia’s first Paragliding World Cup
Around 150 pilots from 33 countries have gathered in Kazakhstan's Zhetysu region for Central Asia's first-ever Paragliding World C…
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Lionel Messi ties Miroslav Klose for most World Cup goals as Argentina cruise past Algeria 3-0
France finds a way to break a goalless first half as they cruise past Senegal, the African champions whose recent AFCON title was …
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Israeli miner ICL in Spain faces outcry over links to white phosphorus
A late-April protest camp and the documentary 'Sal a la ferida' condemn ICL's environmental damage in this Barcelona mining basin …
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Solar-powered fridges are boosting farmers’ incomes by 50% while cutting food waste
Renewable energy is saving crops from going to waste.
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FBI foils plot targeting White House UFC event, five arrested across multiple states
Five suspects from Ohio, Missouri and California are in custody after the FBI learned of the threat four days before the South Law…
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Cape Verde's Vozinha becomes an Instagram sensation thanks to his saves and a streamer's push
Vozinha gasped and laughed in shock when shown the number of new Instagram followers he had gained after helping tiny Cape Verde h…
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Floyd Mayweather faces felony charges in Las Vegas
Boxer Floyd Mayweather faces two felony charges in Las Vegas for theft and the “intent to defraud,” alleging he wrote a bad check …
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France puts 14 on trial over deadliest Channel migrant crossing disaster
Fourteen people will stand trial in France over the deaths of 31 migrants in the deadliest recorded small-boat disaster in the Eng…
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Did Macron ‘snub’ Trump at the G7 summit? Viral video lacks context
With the G7 summit beginning Tuesday in France, social media users claimed French leader Emmanuel Macron deliberately "humiliated"…
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UN chief visits Haiti as gang violence soars and number of displaced hits 1.5 million
Guterres’ first stop was the headquarters of the new gang-suppression force, which the UN Security Council approved in September.
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Pope Leo praises US-Iran peace deal after repeatedly sparring with Trump over months-long conflict
Details of an interim agreement between the United States and Iran began to emerge Tuesday
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Russian warship fires 'warning shots' at UK yacht in Channel
Russia said one of its warships fired warning shots Tuesday at a yacht making a "dangerous approach" in the Channel, as the UK sai…
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Banned but still paid: How disinformation accounts keep monetising on Facebook
A new study shows that Facebook pages flagged more than 10 times for fake content by fact-checkers still make money off their cont…
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At least 58 states and territories contaminated by landmines, UN human rights chief says
At least 945 people were killed and 4,325 injured by landmines and explosive remnants of war in 2024 alone, the UN said, citing th…
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Trump 'doesn't share European view about Russian threat', analyst says
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Ian Lesser, Distinguished Fellow and Advisor to the President of the German Marshall Fund of …
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US support could be Ukraine's 'trump card' against Russia, says Ukrainian former Prime Minister
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk told Euronews that Moscow had expected a “spat” between G7 leaders and Volodymyr…
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Russian warship fires warning shot at UK-registered yacht that came near it in English Channel
The incident is the latest sign of rising tensions between the UK and Russia
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Ukraine back in favour? At G7, Trump threatens return of Russia oil sanctions
Before he left Washington, there were reports Volodymyr Zelenskiy wasn't even on Donald Trump's G7 bilateral meeting list, but in …
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Russian warship fires warning shots at UK-flagged yacht in the English Channel
The British military said it is investigating after a Russian warship fired warning shots at a UK-registered yacht in the English …
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The Guardian view on defending Europe in a new era: collaboration is the key | Editorial
The recent abandonment of plans for a Franco-German fighter jet sent a disastrous signal. Strategic autonomy will be jointly achie…
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Why did a Russian frigate fire warning shots and what can the UK do about it?
Russia may have violated UN convention on the law of the sea but says it took ‘all measures to prevent the incident’ The Ministry …