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Germany

Fires damage German railway line, police suspect political motive

A series of fires hit railway infrastructure in the city of Hamburg overnight, causing widespread disruption to trains between Hamburg and Berlin.

Greece

Floods threaten Greek city of Larissa, people elsewhere rescued

The death toll from severe flooding in central Greece rose to 10 people on Friday, while another four remained missing.

Ukraine

Discontent grows over wartime corruption in Ukraine

Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have signed an online petition, demanding transparency in civil servants' asset declarations, amid growing discontent.

Ukraine

Russian officials plan local elections in occupied Ukraine at weekend

Russian authorities are holding local elections this weekend in occupied parts of Ukraine in an effort to tighten their grip there.

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Romania

Romanians on the Ukrainian border nervous as drone pieces fall nearby

After parts of a drone fell onto Romanian territory on Wednesday, locals fear that the war could spread over the border from Ukraine.

United Kingdom

UK records its hottest day of the year - in the autumn

The Meteorological Office reported that the town of Wisley in southern England recorded a provisional temperature of 32.6 C on Thursday.

Economy

Poland slashes interest rates, causing zloty to slide against dollar

Poland's central bank governor said on Thursday that its large interest rate cut was justified despite high inflation because prices are stabilising.

Poland

Poland's opposition accuses government of migration policy hypocrisy

It alleges that the government admitted about 130,000 Muslim migrants last year despite its anti-migrant statements, aimed chiefly at non-Christians.

North Korea

China's VP to visit North Korea shortly after Kim due to meet Putin

A Chinese delegation will visit the reclusive communist state soon after its president is expected to have made a rare trip to Russia to meet Putin.

Cult

Deep dive into Romania's George Enescu classical music festival

It's the most important date in Romania's musical calendar and it's also one of Eastern Europe's biggest musical events.

Spain

Could a Catalan separatist party join a coalition government in Spain?

It may be possible for Puigdemont to acts as the kingmaker, but Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his leftist PSOE party has always ruled out helping Catalonia's separatists.

Greece

Both pilots die after Greek firefighting plane crashes

The water bomber crashed on Tuesday while fighting forest fires on the southern Greek island of Evia, fire department spokesman Yannis Artopios said.

World News

New scientific report identifies "the fingerprints of climate change"

The fingerprints of climate change are all over the intense heat waves gripping the globe this month, an international study has found.

France

30 years on, is the Lyon-Turin rail project still looking so green?

The high-speed Lyon-Turin rail link involves excavating what will be the world's longest rail tunnel, but will its carbon footprint be too damaging?

Climate

Greek islanders worry the heat will hit tourism and wreck harvests

On Saturday, Greece faced its hottest July weekend in 50 years.

Italy

Italy calls for more equal relationship with migration producing states

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has called for a new and more equal relationship between Europe and the developing countries that produce migrants.

Russia

Belarusian president claims that Wagner fighters want to invade Poland

Vladimir Putin met with Alexander Lukashenko for the first time since the leader of Belarus helped broker a deal to end a mutiny by Wagner fighters.

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Muslims in Lebanon and Iraq protest after Quran desecrated in Sweden

Thousands of people angrily took to the streets of Beirut and Baghdad on Friday after a copy of the Quran was desecrated in Sweden.

Italy

From heatwaves to hailstorms: Italy is blowing hot and cold

An extraordinary hailstorm in Seregna, a town near Milan in northern Italy, injured more than a hundred people on Thursday.

Israel

Tens of thousands of Israelis protest against proposed judicial reform

Protests against the government's proposal to reform the judiciary have gained more momentum in Israel.

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