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Brazil

Brazil's Supreme Court nears verdict in Bolsonaro coup plot case

If convicted by the five-judge panel in the verdict expected by the end of the week, Bolsonaro could be sentenced to decades behind bars.

Climate

France's vineyards begin 2025 harvest early after hot temperatures

The grape harvest for 2025 in France has begun early again, as growers continue to adapt to shifting weather patterns amid soaring temperatures.

World News

UN Security Council ambassadors meet in emergency session on Gaza

UN chief António Guterres described Israel's planned expansion of military operations earlier as a “dangerous escalation” for the two million civilians trapped in the enclave as well as the remaining Israeli hostages still held captive.

Israel

'We have to finish it': Netanyahu vows to complete defeat of Hamas

The prime minister also said he had directed Israel’s military in recent days to “bring in more foreign journalists”.

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Gaza

Dozens killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes, authorities say

The Israeli military admitted that one of the reported deadly strikes had been caused by 'a technical malfunction in the munition', missing the intended target.

Culture news

Medieval Hungarian library battles beetle infection to save national treasures

The abbey at Pannonhalma was founded in 996, four years before the establishment of the Hungarian Kingdom. Sitting upon a tall hill in northwestern Hungary, the abbey houses the country's oldest collection of books, as well as many of its earliest and most important written records.

Europe News

European flag celebrates 40 years as symbol for EU and predecessor

Originally adopted by the Council of Europe thirty years earlier, the twelve golden stars on a blue background became the 'logo' for the EU and its predecessor in 1985.

Europe News

Russia launches biggest aerial strikes on Ukraine yet

The Ukrainian airforce also reported the downing of one of their F-16 warplanes with the pilot killed in action.

Europe News

'Message of solidarity and friendship': Macron visits Greenland

On his maiden visit to the Danish autonomous territory, the French president met with both Denmark's and Greenland's heads of government.

World News

Trump says Israel and Iran 'will make a deal' amid escalating tensions

Using his social media platform Truth Social, the US president has suggested on Sunday that Iran and Israel will end their violent conflict by "making a deal" through his mediation.

Europe News

Russia launches fresh massive aerial attack on Ukraine

The Ukrainian airforce reported an overnight aerial attack with 194 weapons targetting mostly the Poltava Oblast east of Kyiv.

Israel

Israel will prevent Freedon Flotilla's Madleen reaching Gaza

The Madleen is nearing Gaza's territorial waters.

Europe News

Ukraine: Kharkiv hit by massive Russian aerial attack

Kharkiv’s mayor Ihor Terekhov said the attack damaged 18 apartment buildings and 13 private homes. According to him it was “the most powerful attack” on the city since the full-scale invasion in 2022.

Italy

Climate activist Greta Thunberg joins aid ship sailing to Gaza

Activist Greta Thunberg and 11 other people have set sail for Gaza on board a flotilla. The group aims to bring in some aid and raise “international awareness” of the situation in the enclave.

Turkey

Patriarch Bartholomew I marks 1,700th anniversary of Council of Nicaea

One of the council's lasting legacies is the Nicene Creed, a profession of faith still recited by Christians of all big denominations.

Europe News

Two dead, hundreds arrested during PSG Champions League celebrations

Around 200 people were injured, 21 of whom were policemen. One officer is in an induced coma after being hit in the face by fireworks.

Iran

IAEA: Iran has amassed more near weapons-grade uranium

In its report, the International Atomic Energy Agency warns that Iran is now “the only non-nuclear-weapon state to produce such material" — something the agency said was of "serious concern.”

Europe News

Tight security in Munich for Inter vs PSG in Champions League final

Police is reckoning on around 500 violent-prone fans from Milan and 150 from Paris.

Europe News

Mexican navy sailing ship hits New York's Brooklyn Bridge

The vessel had 277 people aboard, 22 of them were injured, of whom 19 needed medical treatment.

Europe News

Zelenskyy: Power plants 'belong to the people of Ukraine'

The fate of Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia remains unclear as it is still under Russian control.

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