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Do you really need to speak German to take a cooling dip? This row in Halle raises all manner of red flags | Fatma Aydemir
A pool manager invoked safety to bar non-German speakers during the heatwave. With the far right soaring, the move is making every…
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‘Many are still afraid’: hope and caution in Budapest before first Pride since Orbán
LGBTQ+ people continue to reel from stigma spread by 16 years of rightwing populist government, says organiser One year ago they m…
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Snow and ice on Swiss glaciers melting at alarming rate amid heatwave, expert says
Accumulation on Switzerland’s glaciers from last winter expected to all be gone by Monday amid ‘enormous’ melt rates across Alps S…
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They quit the West for Russia's traditional values, but it wasn't what they expected
The BBC asks Westerners who moved to Russia if life there lives up to expectations.
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Meloni and Trump: A very public fall-out that is proving very hard to fix
Italy's PM was not long ago being called the "Trump whisperer", but their relationship has gone from public attacks to personal in…
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Frozen feasts and cool pools help Rome zoo animals survive heatwave
As a severe heatwave grips Italy, Rome's Bioparco is helping its animals stay cool with frozen treats, chilled pools and climate-c…
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Small plane crashes into Beijing's tallest building
Police and emergency crews sealed off the area around Beijing's tallest skyscraper after a small plane crash damaged the building.…
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Trump threatens 100% tariffs on Europe if countries impose tax on US digital services
US President Donald Trump threatened Friday to impose 100 percent tariffs on European countries that implement a digital services …
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IRGC denies direct hotline with US, as Trump warns of ceasefire violations in Strait of Hormuz
The spokesperson for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) denied claims by American officials regarding the establishment …
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Europe on high alert as deadly heat set to move east and south
The unprecedented heatwave that has been hitting Europe since the beginning of the week is spreading east and south across the con…
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Europeans voice concerns amid sweltering heatwave - video
European residents and tourists voiced their concerns over soaring temperatures as the continent continues to grapple with 'the mo…
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Venezuela updates earthquake toll: 920 dead, 3,360 injured
National Assembly president Jorge Rodríguez updated the figure on Friday. The UN reports over 50,000 missing. Spain urges its citi…
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Marco Rubio announces Israel-Lebanon framework deal, hailing it as first step toward peace
The officials did not disclose details of the deal, which was signed by Yechiel Leiter and Nada Hamadeh, Israeli and Lebanese amba…
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Going on holiday to this beach? Wild boars may steal your lunch
Wild boar have once again been spotted at Portinho da Arrábida, coming right up to beach towels and making off with holidaymakers’…
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Europe's deadly heatwave breaks German record and halts public events
Germany's highest ever temperature of 41.3C is recorded provisionally in Saarbrücken, over the border from France.
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Poor show: Ecuador win, Germany disappoint, Neuer blunders
The German national team lost 2–1 to Ecuador in New York. Ecuador must win; Germany is already through.
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Israel declassifies Entebbe raid documents on eve of 50th anniversary
Secret documents reveal Israeli officials privately weighed negotiations before ordering the daring 1976 Uganda hostage rescue ope…
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Fourth toddler dies in France as Europe’s brutal heatwave forecast to shift east
Scientists say hot spell is worst ever, with nearly half of region’s 850 largest cities facing unprecedented heat stress The numbe…
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'Living in a warming world requires practical solutions that save lives, don't harm our environment'
As Europe confronts increasingly frequent and intense heatwaves, the conversation around climate adaptation is shifting from envir…
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'Help, we are trapped': Venezuela earthquake victims turn to Euronews' TikTok to beg for rescue"
Lack of resources and patchy telecoms have driven many Venezuelans to despair. In this context, outlets’ social networks, includin…
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New Europol report delves into EU's most threatening criminal networks
The EU's law enforcement agency stresses criminal networks exploit vunerabilities in financial systems and digital infrastructure,…
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‘Very worried’: Rome airports could suspend new EES border checks over fears of summer travel chaos
There have already been calls to put the system on hold and airports requiring extra security to manage queues.
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Brexit Britain and the roots of its discontent | Letters
Readers respond to an article by Rafael Behr in which he reflects on the ‘curse of Brexit’ and the reasons for Keir Starmer’s fall…
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To heal itself, the UK must face up to why it voted to leave the EU | Letters
We are watching Britain lose itself in imperial nostalgia and self-delusion, writes Prof Berthold Schoene. And Ian Arnott remember…