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Key European leaders demand Israel halt West Bank settlement project

The E1 plan was green-lit by Israel last year and would further separate east Jerusalem, occupied and annexed by Israel and predominantly inhabited by Palestinians, from the West Bank.

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Finland charges woman with taking children to IS-run areas of Syria

The woman, in her 40s and now residing in Finland, first brought her children to Syria in 2014, according to a preliminary police investigation.

USA

New US carrier arrives in Middle East to relieve long-deployed ship

US media quoted relatives of crew members saying living conditions had deteriorated on the USS Abraham Lincoln and there were also reports of several suicide attempts.

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Russian drones threaten civilians and aid work in Ukraine, UN warns

Tom Fletcher said the UN needs more than €1.7 billion for its prioritised humanitarian response in Ukraine this year, with winter among his biggest concerns.

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Germany reports record 14,000 heat-related deaths this summer

The heatwaves and drought have fuelled a historically hot summer in Europe, contributing to a spike in heat-related mortality in the worst-hit countries.

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Belgium's fire of the century now 'under control,' local official says

Around 350 firefighters and other emergency personnel remain deployed in the effort, as do the many farmers who mobilised in support of the operation since last week.

Japan

Express train hits and kills four workers at railway station in Japan

Railway officials said it was unclear why the workers did not leave the site when the train was approaching, or what the lookout people were doing.

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Swiss tourist given year in jail for insulting Bali religious day

During his trial, Luzian Andrin Zgraggen told the court he had never intended to insult the Hindu holiday or the Balinese people.

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Switzerland eyes boosting air defence budget by over $1 billion

Parliament, which has yet to approve the additional funding, still also needs to vote on a significant requested VAT increase through 2040 to finance the army's defence spending priorities.

Spain

Tennis player Kyrgios admits 'mistake' after failing test for cocaine

Kyrgios said he had difficulties coming to terms with being near the end of his career after two years of injuries.

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France's president signs assisted dying legislation into law

The Constitutional Council's ruling will see France join the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada, which have already legalised the practice.

Indonesia

Indonesia seizes 2.6 tonnes of meth in major bust, official says

Indonesia has some of the world's toughest anti-drug laws, including the death penalty for traffickers, but has maintained a moratorium on executions for several years.

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Belgium wildfire 'encircled' overnight, situation still 'complicated'

Firefighters launched the decisive push to encircle the wildfire on Tuesday, despite wind and rain hampering air support operations over the area.

Australia

Australia mushroom killer's lawyers point to jury flaws at appeal

Patterson was found guilty last year of murdering her husband's parents and an elderly aunt in 2023 by serving them a beef Wellington lunch laced with lethal death cap mushrooms.

USA

North Korean state media slams joint US-South drills as 'open threat'

On Sunday, US President Donald Trump stunned regional allies by ordering the Pentagon to scale back the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises, just a day before they were due to start.

South Korea

Asian allies stress 'critical' US alliance as Trump cuts Korea drills

Trump made the surprise announcement about the troop drawdown in a social media post just before US and South Korean soldiers began Monday's annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises.

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Ukrainian convicted in German court over Russian sabotage plot

Germany is Ukraine's most important backer in its fight against Russia's full-scale invasion and has been on high alert for suspected sabotage and espionage operations emanating from Moscow.

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Firefighters pushing to 'definitively encircle' Belgium wildfire

Europe has been swept by weeks of devastating wildfires fuelled by dry conditions and a historically hot summer, with France, Greece, Portugal and Spain also battling major fires.

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Sophie Adenot becomes first French woman to conduct spacewalk at ISS

The goal of the six-and-a-half hour spacewalk is to replace a space-to-ground antenna on the orbital complex, according to NASA.

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Russian strike kills 10 in northeast Ukraine, regional governor says

The Kharkiv region, parts of which are occupied by Russian forces, has been hit heavily since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.

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