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Eight decades on, Switzerland clears French Resistance fighters
Eight decades after World War II, Switzerland on Monday repealed sentences that were handed out to 466 Swiss citizens who fought i…
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Today in Denmark: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
Danish retailer Normal reaches settlement in 'fake products' case, party leader pulls out nicotine pouch in interview with youth g…
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Scaling up key as French firm bets on sterile mosquitoes
Inside a factory in southern France, millions of tiger mosquitoes are being bred, not to have them spread, but to stop them from r…
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Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
European governments say they are ready to support a security mission in the Strait of Hormuz, a Berlin court blocks an AfD politi…
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Today in Austria: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
Italy’s Frecciarossa trains are set to pass through Austria from 2027 and Salzburg AG customers can start registering for a new el…
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Today in Italy: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
Investigation launched into Milan transport staff ‘sharing upskirt photos of passengers’, Italy busts clandestine bank used by dru…
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Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
Swiss hard-right is already preparing new initiatives for the ballot box; Switzerland to be hit by a heatwave; plus other news in …
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Nightwatchers review – desperate struggle of migrant crisis under surface of picture-postcard ski resort
Juliette de Marcillac’s documentary follows the volunteers helping those crossing the French Italian border and shines a light on …
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Division in UK probably worse now than in run-up to Brexit, says Jo Cox’s sister Kim Leadbeater
Labour MP warns of voices fanning hatred on eve of 10th anniversary of the murder of her sister, the MP Jo Cox • How the murder of…
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EV prices in UK and EU not likely to dive due to Chinese rivalry, says Xpeng boss
Brian Gu says he sees Chinese car firms competing on quality rather than launching price war as at home Motorists in the UK and EU…
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US allies scramble to push Ukraine back to the top of Trump's agenda at G7
Allies of the United States at the G7 summit sought on Tuesday to refocus President Donald Trump’s attention on Ukraine, hoping to…
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Europe signs off on long-awaited US tariff deal, closing volatile chapter in transatlantic relations
The European Union and the United States on Tuesday gave a final signoff to a long awaited tariff deal as the EU seeks to close a …
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What one country's experiment says about attempts to boost birth rates
Why did Hungary’s pronatalist approach deliver an early rise in births only then to fall back? And what lessons does it offer to o…
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'Greatest feeling ever': Cape Verdeans tell BBC of joy at holding Spain to draw
The streets of the capital, Praia, shook with wild celebrations as the small island nation held Spain to a shock 0-0 draw.
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Russian man shot dead in Poland reportedly a Putin critic
The reported victim, Semyon Skrepetsky, was an artist whose work ridiculed Putin.
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Captain of Russian shadow fleet tanker intercepted in Channel charged
An Indian national is charged with contravening sanctions after the tanker was detained.
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South African jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim dies in Germany at age 91 after a brief illness
Family members say renowned South African jazz musician Abdullah Ibrahim has died at age 91
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EU, Ukraine start formal accession talks after Orban delay
The EU has formally opened the first stage of accession negotiations with Ukraine. This comes two years later than planned, as for…
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Toothless Spain held by Cape Verde on World Cup debut
Spain's ghosts of recent World Cup horror shows reappeared in Atlanta as the European champions were held 0-0 by debutants Cape Ve…
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Officials in Brazil investigate helicopter crash that killed 6
Officials in Brazil were inspecting the site of a Sunday's fatal helicopter crash
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Russian bomber plane crashes in Siberia as smoke seen for miles
Unverified footage of the crash on social media showed a plane nose-diving into a thickly wooded area
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Ukraine: Kyiv's historic cathedral set ablaze in Russian attack
One of #Ukraine's most important religious landmarks was hit in an overnight Russian attack on June 15. Ukrainian President Volody…
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German word of the day: Abklatsch
Did you know that Germans have a knack for summing up… let’s say cultural snobbery in a single word? Whether you’re reviewing a fi…
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If the UK wants to rejoin the European Union, it first needs to understand it | Timothy Garton Ash
A full return will require a marathon of democratic persuasion, on the continent as much as in Britain. For one side holds most of…