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Venezuela

Venezuela calls for release of frozen assets to help quake recovery

Meanwhile, the United Nations launched an urgent appeal on Wednesday to raise €259 million for relief operations.

Europe News

Barcelona sets new heat record of 40.5C, weather agencies say

Scientists say human-driven climate change is increasing the intensity, length and frequency of extreme weather events such as heatwaves.

India

Rescuers search for five people after landslide in southern India

Experts say human-caused climate change is intensifying South Asia’s monsoons, which traditionally run from June to September and again from October to December.

Europe News

Sánchez says US-Spain ties positive after Trump threat to cut trade

Clashes with Trump and Israel have made Sánchez, one of the few remaining openly leftist voices in a Europe increasingly dominated by right-wing politics, a hero to many progressives around the world.

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Europe News

Sixteen-year-old arrested over Bavaria school attack, police say

Police said people should avoid the area following the incident in Schongau, a town just north of the Alps of some 12,000 inhabitants.

Iran

US forces launch new strikes on Iran to curb threat to Hormuz

Trump had said that the ceasefire with Iran is "over" after Washington launched strikes on the country overnight, to which Iran responded by targeting US bases in the Gulf.

Europe News

Family of last woman executed in UK wins posthumous pardon

A mother of two children, Ellis' execution in 1955 provoked an outcry and helped swing public opinion against the death penalty.

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Farage's political rivals rule out standing in Clacton by-election

The shock announcement that he was stepping down came as Farage is the subject of a parliamentary probe over the non-disclosure of a €5.8 million donation from a Thailand-based crypto-currency billionaire.

Europe News

Norway police says 28 arrested in international child porn sting

Norway's National Criminal Investigation Service (Kripos) said the men had used the cryptocurrency Monero to pay for access to several forums on the dark web.

Europe News

Le Pen to run for president after court upholds fraud conviction

During the appeal trial, Le Pen denied that the National Rally had a system to embezzle European Parliament funds and said the party acted in "good faith."

Europe News

Ukrainian agent confesses to killing woman suspected of Monaco bombing

The announcement comes after authorities across Europe were hunting for the woman suspected of planting a bomb in Monaco that wounded three people, including a Ukrainian-born tycoon and his teenaged son.

Europe News

US President Donald Trump arrives in Turkey to attend NATO summit

The two-day gathering in Ankara comes a year after NATO members pledged to ramp up security-related spending to 5% of GDP under pressure from the US leader. Yet, the US President has lashed out at European allies over Iran.

South Korea

South Korean law targeting false online information takes effect

South Korea saw a surge in online misinformation following the botched 2024 martial law attempt, including unsubstantiated allegations of Chinese interference in the electoral system.

Europe News

Cooling down a 'logistical nightmare' at Tour de France, Pogacar says

Beyond just the heat, Monday's third stage from Granollers in Spain, over the border into Les Angles in France, was threatened by wildfires which had broken out around 70km from the finish.

Syria

At least 18 wounded in Damascus blasts during Macron visit, Syria says

Macron had entered the presidential palace to meet Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa when the explosions happened near the Four Seasons Hotel.

China

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong set for September sentencing

Wong rose to prominence in Hong Kong in 2012 as a high school student leading protests against the introduction of national education in the city's schools.

China

Death toll from China storms and floods rises to 15, state media says

Scientists warn the intensity and frequency of global extreme weather events will increase as the planet continues to heat up because of fossil fuel emissions.

Europe News

Britain sanctions Russian scientists behind chemical attacks

The institutions hit were SC Signal, a Russian state scientific research institute and GNIII VM, the country's Scientific Research and Testing Institute for Military Medicine.

Europe News

Norway releases first image of crown princess after lung transplant

Mette-Marit was diagnosed in 2018 with pulmonary fibrosis which causes scarring of the lungs and shortness of breath and she had been forced to scale back her duties over the years.

Europe News

UK fighter jets intercept Russian plane over Norwegian Sea

The mission off Iceland has seen F-35 jets conduct NATO air defence operations from a European aircraft carrier for the first time and comes amid heightened tensions with Russia.

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