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Italy

Italy's most accomplished tennis player Nicola Pietrangeli dies at 92

Pietrangeli was the first Italian player to win a Grand Slam trophy, triumphing at the French Open in 1959.

Netherlands

ICC president vows to resist US and Russian pressure despite sanctions

The court's weeklong meeting opened on Monday and business on the agenda includes approving its budget against a backdrop of mounting pressure and unfavourable headlines.

France

Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris for Ukraine peace talks with Macron

US President Donald Trump has since played down the 28-point peace framework as a "concept" to be "fine-tuned."

China

Hong Kong says netting on buildings that caught fire did not meet code

The fire, which broke out on Wednesday, burned through seven of eight apartment towers, home to some 4,600 people, and wasn't fully extinguished until Friday morning.

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Bangladesh

Former UK MP sentenced to prison in Bangladesh corruption trial

In January, Siddiq resigned as a government minister following pressure because of her ties to her aunt.

Sudan

EU sanctions Sudan's RSF leader after atrocities committed in Darfur

The war began in 2023, when tensions erupted between the army and the RSF that were meant to oversee a democratic transition after a 2019 coup unseated former President Omar al-Bashir.

Hungary

Radio Free Europe's Hungarian service shuts down after US funding cuts

The shuttering of Szabad Európa came as the Trump administration has made major cuts to international broadcasters like Radio Free Europe and Voice of America.

Switzerland

Robbers steal dozens of ancient gold coins from museum in Switzerland

The monetary value of the coins stolen in the heist Tuesday was not immediately revealed, but police said they had "archaeological value."

United Kingdom

Former MEP given jail time for making pro-Russia statements for cash

Gill was elected to the European Parliament in 2014 for the anti-EU UK Independence Party and later represented the Brexit Party.

Ukraine

At least five killed in Russian glide bomb strike on southern Ukraine

A Russian glide bomb hit Zaporizhzhia, killing five and damaging apartments and a market. Another drone attack injured five in Odesa.

Austria

IAEA votes to urge Iran to provide information about nuclear material

Iran denounced Thursday's resolution and said that it was designed to propagate a "false and misleading narrative of the present situation."

United Kingdom

'Too little, too late': UK government slammed for COVID-19 response

The inquiry found that chaos at the heart of the Conservative government and a failure to take COVID-19 seriously potentially cost 23,000 lives in England alone.

Germany

Magdeburg Christmas market reopens a year after car-ramming attack

At least €250,000 was invested in new security systems, including concrete blocks that are supposed to keep cars from entering the market, German outlets reported.

Thailand

Russian hacking suspect wanted by FBI arrested on Thai island

Thailand's Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau said in a statement on 12 November that it was an FBI tip that the "world-class hacker" was travelling to Thailand that led to his arrest.

South Africa

South Africa deploys 3,500 extra police officers ahead of G20 summit

Demonstrations are expected from anti-capitalists, climate activists, women's rights campaigners and anti-migrant groups, some of which are raising South Africa's own problems with poverty and inequality.

USA

'Two GOATS': Trump and Ronaldo share images together on social media

After making a name for himself in the two decades he spent at top-tier European clubs, Ronaldo signed up for the Riyadh-based Al Nassr after the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.

United Kingdom

UK warns Russia against incursions after spy ship spotted off Scotland

British officials said the Yantar is part of the Russian navy, designed to conduct surveillance in peacetime and sabotage during times of war.

France

Louvre to set up new cameras and anti-intrusion systems, director says

In the 19 October heist, it took thieves less than eight minutes to force their way through a window with the help of a freight lift and steal jewels worth €88 million.

Lithuania

Lithuania reopens border with Belarus after tensions over balloons

Vilnius decided to reopen the crossings at Medininkai and Šalčininkai on Thursday, but moved the decision forward by a day.

Poland

Poland to shut last Russian consulate after weekend railway sabotage

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk has described the weekend explosion on a line linking Warsaw to the border with Ukraine as an "unprecedented act of sabotage."

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