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Baltic states and Russia trade diplomatic blows over Ukraine

Diplomatic tensions are increasing over Ukraine between Russia and the Baltic states where all three have announced they are recalling their ambassadors from Moscow.

USA

Two more California shooting incidents leave seven dead

Police in California believe the same suspect they have arrested shot seven people dead at two sites on Monday afternoon

Culture news

One of Princess Diana's favourite dresses going up for auction

One of Princess Diana's favourite dresses is going up for auction at Sotheby's on 27 January and is expected to fetch between €73,000 and €110,000.

China

Wuhan getting back to normal but caution remains

Three years after becoming what many regard as the ground zero of the pandemic, the Chinese city of Wuhan is returning to normal but caution remains as COVID cases rise

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Belgium

Protest over Belgian aid worker jailed in Iran

Hundreds of people held a demonstration in Brussels in support of Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele who was sent to prison for 40 years in Iran for alleged espionage

Ukraine

Berlin would not 'stand in the way' of German-made tanks for Ukraine

Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says Berlin would not 'stand in the way' of other countries supplying German-made tanks to Ukraine

Sweden

Protest in Istanbul after Swedish politician sets fire to the Quran

Turkish citizens furious over the burning of the Quran by a right-wing politician in Sweden are holding a rally in Istanbul on Saturday.

United Kingdom

Police fine UK PM Rishi Sunak for not wearing a seatbelt

Police issue a fixed penalty notice to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for not wearing a seatbelt after a video he uploaded to social media

World News

Thousands attend anti-government rally in Madrid

Tens of thousands of people gathered in central Madrid on Saturday to hold a rally in protest at the centre-left government of Pedro Sánchez.

Ukraine

Zelenskyy attends funeral of crash victims with tanks on his mind

Ukraine's president attends the funeral of helicopter crash victims as the West fails to reach an agreement on sending battle tanks to Ukraine.

World News

Western envoys in talks to defuse tensions between Kosovo and Serbia

Western envoys went to Kosovo and Serbia in ongoing efforts to defuse tensions between the two countries and attempt to help them reach a reconciliation agreement.

Belgium

Europe pledges more weapons to Ukraine

The European Council President Charles Michel visited Ukraine and talked of increased sanctions on Russia as allies pledge to supply Kyiv with more weapons

France

Millions of workers strike over French government pension reforms

In France, millions of workers took to the streets in protest at President Emmanuel Macron's proposed pension reforms that would see the minimum retirement age go from 62 to 64

Israel

Biden's National Security Advisor reaffirms US commitment to Israel

President Joe Biden's National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan reaffirms Washington's commitment to Israel as he becomes the first senior US official to visit the country since Benjamin Netanyahu began governing in coalition with the far-right.

Spain

France and Spain sign friendship treaty in Barcelona

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and French President Emmanuel Macron met for talks in Barcelona where they signed a friendship and cooperation treaty

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian war experience being used to help Ukrainians survive

Bosnians are using their experience of the war in the Balkans to help Ukrainians survive the consequences of the Russian invasion

Ukraine

Fourteen people die in Ukraine helicopter crash

In Ukraine fourteen people including a child and the country's Interior Minister died when a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten on the outskirts of Kyiv

Culture news

Last respects paid to Italian film icon Gina Lollobrigida

Fans and family pay last respects to the late Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida at Rome's City Hall where the film icon's body was lying-in-state on Wednesday.

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Watch: Banksy replicas on display at exhibition in Sweden

An exhibition about Banksy but not by Banksy - 160 replicas of the world-famous street artists' work on display in Sweden

Italy

Italian police find another hideout of captured mafia boss

The Italian police have discovered a new hideout of the recently captured Cosa Nostra boss Messina Denaro who was on the run for over thirty years

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