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France

The Netherlands through to its first ever Women's World Cup final

The Netherlands will meet reigning champion the USA on Sunday.

Germany

German police shut down country's biggest online drugs market

Eleven people between the ages of 24 and 44 were arrested in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain during the investigation into the Chemical Revolution marketplace.

USA

Zuckerberg says Facebook looking at ways to police deepfake content

The social media platform was criticised last month for not removing an altered video of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, which had been slowed so she appeared to be slurring.

World News

What's the state of the EU-US trading relationship? Euronews explains

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted the European Union is taking advantage of the US through unfair trade barriers. Euronews charts the trading relationship between the two partners.

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Switzerland

Watch back: 'Saudi Arabia responsible' for Khashoggi murder, UN envoy

Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur for extrajudicial executions, presented her report at the Human Rights Council, of which Saudi Arabia is a member.

World News

Opioids responsible for most drug-related deaths in Europe, says UN

In the UK, which accounts for one-third of all overdose deaths in Europe, 46% (1,164) of the fatalities from drug use recorded in England and Wales in 2017 involved heroin and morphine.

Belgium

How much does your nation spend on defence?

European countries have been repeatedly admonished by US President Donald Trump since his election for not spending at least 2% of their GDP on defence expenditures.

United Kingdom

British royals double carbon emissions due to overseas visits

The royal family's carbon emissions rose 93% due to business travel in the year ending on March 31, the latest Sovereign Grant Report has revealed.

United Kingdom

EU rebukes UK over 'obstacles' to vote for EU27 nationals

Brussels demanded London provide information after EU citizens in the UK "were confronted with a number of obstacles" to participate in last month's EU elections.

World News

Heatwave: What's the record high temperature in each EU state?

As Europe braces for another heatwave with highs expected to reach between 35C and 40C, some might take solace from the fact that these temperatures remain well below the region's record of 48C.

World News

Paris to open pools and parks longer during heatwave

The French capital has announced special measures including extended opening hours for swimming pools and parks to mitigate the potentially deadly effects of the heatwave descending on Europe.

Russia

Hungry polar bear seen in Russian town as wildfires hit Arctic Circle

The polar bear was spotted in Norilsk, hundreds of kilometres away from its natural habitat while Copernicus has released images of wildfires in the Arctic Circle.

China

Watch: Hong Kong protesters 'Do you hear the people sing?'

Written in 1980 for the Les Miserables musical, "Do you hear the people sing?" has become a protest anthem.

Germany

'Gorliwood' rejects far-right candidate in favour of Romanian migrant

AfD candidate Sebastian Wippel would have been the country's first mayor from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party but did not manage to defeat the CDU candidate in the second round.

United Kingdom

Trump attacks Khan in tweets after three men are killed in London

Two men were stabbed to death and another was shot dead in three separate attacks in the British capital in less than 24 hours.

Italy

Italy lets 10 stranded migrants disembark NGO ship but row deepens

The German maritime rescue NGO rescued the 53 migrants off the coast of Libya on Wednesday but has been unable to disembark them after Italy refused them entry with Salvini ordering law enforcement on Thursday to prevent the boat from entering Italian waters.

Moldova

Moldova had two, parallel governments. Now, one of them has quit

The Democratic Party, chaired by controversial oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc, has resigned from power, paving the way for an unlikely coalition between a pro-Russia and a pro-EU party.

France

Huge painting unveiled near Eiffel Tower to support migrant rescuers

French street artist Saype hand-sprayed a series of clasped hands across the 15,000 square metres of the Champs de Mars.

Italy

Watch: Amanda Knox in Italy for first time since murder acquittal

Knox, 31, is to take part in a panel entitled "Trial by Media" at the Criminal Justice Festival in Modena.

Belgium

Six Belgian orphans of Islamic State fighters taken in by Belgium

European countries are currently wrestling with the idea of whether to repatriate citizens captured in Syria and Iraq fighting for IS, who are considered a security risk.

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