Europe Today
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Italy to keep paper ID cards valid after registry offices overwhelmed
The Italian government on Tuesday reversed a looming August deadline that sent millions of people rushing to renew their identity …
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Italy 1934: Mussolini’s World Cup
The loss of a goal under the eyes of the Duce stirs the Italians to frenzy who go on to beat Czechoslovakia in the final 11 June 1…
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Israeli settlers torch mosque in West Bank village of Jiljilya
Residents of Jiljilya, north of Ramallah, awoke on 17 June to find their mosque set alight overnight, with burnt tyres, Hebrew gra…
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Root to Rise: Preserving Qatar’s Cultural Heritage
Qatar is racing towards the future, and it's taking its past along. In this episode of Qatar in Motion, we step inside Al Khater H…
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World Environment Day summit demands accelerated global action on climate crisis
With air pollution claiming 520,000 lives annually in the region, global leaders gathered in Baku for World Environment Day to dem…
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Russia is firing warning shots off the Isle of Wight: How worried should Britain be?
A heavily armed Russian warship opened fire near a civilian yacht sailed by a retired British couple
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France looks to exchange its 'support to Iran deal with increased US support to Ukraine'
France is launching a charm operation on the US. Macron is hoping to get increased support to Ukraine and bring back US sanctions …
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Fatal shooting of Russian anti-Putin artist likely politically motivated, Polish PM says
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday that the fatal shooting of exiled Russian artist Semyon Skrepetsky was likely a p…
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Trump jokes ‘I’m the boss’ as he arrives for G7 meeting
Donald Trump joked that he was “the boss” as he arrived for a G7 meeting in France on Wednesday. The light-hearted remark came bef…
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Iran pledges no nuclear weapons as US commits $300bn, leaked deal draft shows
The full US-Iran framework deal to end the war, as circulated during the G7 summit, would see Iran abandon its pursuit of a nuclea…
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This hotel chain just launched an ‘anti-appy hour’ to get guests off their phones
Guests at YOTEL hotels will be able to block their access to social media apps on their phone using a Bloom card.
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Milan tram drivers ‘used WhatsApp for sexist chat about female passengers’
Drivers suspended as prosecutors investigate group said to have been used to share and comment on CCTV images A group of tram driv…
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An influencer, a PR specialist and a bishop: Who are the latest EU-sanctioned disinformation actors?
The Council of the European Union added a further 10 individuals and one entity to its sanctions list on 15 June, accusing them of…
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Switzerland to change rule for fruit and veg in supermarkets... again
Swiss lawmakers have voted to overturn a short-lived rule on using a bag when weighing fresh produce in supermarkets, but the chan…
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7 cool free things to do in Paris this summer
From swimming in the Seine to visiting a bridge-turned artwork, via fireworks and music, here's a look at what's on in summer 2026…
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How much can you earn from Denmark's increased commuter tax break?
Denmark's government is fast-tracking a new increased tax break for commuters, so it will be in force when workers return from the…
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Everything that changes in Germany in July 2026
From a tax return deadline to an air travel tax cut and Pride celebrations across the country, here are the key changes in Germany…
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Shared home, shared microbiome? Study says flatmates swap gut bacteria
You may share more than the kitchen with your flatmates: people who live together share parts of their oral and gut microbiome, ac…
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Fête de la Musique 2026: All you need to know about France's street music party
Villages, towns and cities across France will come alive with the sound of music on Sunday, June 21st, to celebrate the sheer joy …
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Glue, the key to completing Sagrada Familia's central towers
Loctite tech binds stone and steel in 826 panels of the basilica, the tallest in the world at 172 metres. The Pope recently blesse…
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England out to avenge 2018 semifinal loss to Croatia as they start World Cup campaign
England coach Thomas Tuchel said he expected former Real Madrid legend Luka Modrić and Manchester City's Mateo Kovačić to still be…
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'An unexpected story of friendship': Sean Penn to direct police officer drama on January 6 riots
Sean Penn has signed a deal with Warner Bros. to direct a film he's scripted about the deadly attack on the US Capitol on January …
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Jeff Bezos at VivaTech: We need to colonise the Moon to save Earth
The Amazon founder told VivaTech in Paris that moving heavy industry off Earth is the only way to reconcile economic growth with a…
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Switzerland's relationship with EU needs an overhaul, says European Council
In a recent EU Council meeting, Member States called for the EU-Switzerland relationship to be updated to face modern threats and …