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Russian minister detained after taking bribe, law enforcement agency says
Arrest of deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov comes weeks after Vladimir Putin urged FSB to step...
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Russia-Ukraine war live: overnight drone attack on Russian oil depots causes ‘major fires’
Ukraine’s SBU security service drones struck two oil depots in Russia’s Smolensk overnight, according to a...
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Athens swallowed up by orange haze from Sahara dust storm
Authorities in Greece warn the dust concentrations can reduce sunlight and visibility, while increasing levels of...
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‘England is hope’: some say they will try again – despite Channel deaths
Attempt to cross via overcrowded dinghy from Wimereux aborted after engine stalls and five people drownThey...
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Five asylum seekers killed in attempt to cross Channel to UK
French coastguard says small boat was carrying more than 100 people during failed crossing attemptFive people...
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AfD politician’s aide arrested on suspicion of spying for China
Man worked as assistant to Maximilian Krah, top candidate in European parliament elections, say prosecutorsAn aide...
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EU threatens TikTok Lite with ban over reward-to-watch feature
App feature could be suspended unless child safety concerns addressed, in first use of sweeping new...
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Armenian PM defends decision to give four villages to Azerbaijan
Nikol Pashinyan urges calm after making concessions in attempt to avoid war with his country’s heavily...
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Belgian man whose body makes its own alcohol cleared of drunk-driving
Bruges court heard how defendant had condition called auto-brewery syndrome sometimes brought on by intestinal problemsA...
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Three German citizens arrested on suspicion of spying for China
Prosecutors say trio are accused of passing on technical military knowledge and export of a laser...
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Russia-Ukraine war live: Poland is ready to host nuclear weapons, says president
Andrzej Duda says country could host arms if Nato decides to deploy the weapons in the...
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Far right’s rise in Portugal could threaten ambitious climate action
Environmentalists fear focus on economy may undermine country’s climate transition – one of most radical in...
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Italian author accuses state broadcaster of censorship of antifascist monologue
Outcry over cancellation of Antonio Scurati’s Rai talkshow appearance as note says move was taken ‘for...
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The 1924 Paris Olympics saved the Games. Can this year’s event repeat that success? | David Goldblatt
Faced with competition from rival sporting events, the future of the Games hung in the balance....
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Erdoğan urges Palestinian unity after meeting Hamas chief
Turkish president says recent events between Iran and Israel should not allow Israel to ‘gain ground’...
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Tens of thousands protest against Canary Islands’ ‘unsustainable’ tourism model
Organisers say 50,000 turn out to call for limit on tourist numbers, saying model makes life...
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Swedish police shoot man after three women attacked in Vasteras
Report says man carrying knife at time of arrest after attack left two women seriously injuredSwedish...
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Finland says Russia ‘using illegal immigrants against us’ and calls for EU help – Europe live
Prime minister Petteri Orpo says eastern Finland ‘suffering because of Russian behaviour’Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine’s president, visited...
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Basque election: leftwing coalition partly descended from Eta leads in polls
Surveys suggest EH Bildu’s focus on health, housing and employment is attracting younger votersA leftwing coalition...
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UK to delay start of health and safety checks on EU imports – report
New post-Brexit border checks ‘set to zero’ to avoid what Defra calls risk of serious disruptionThe...
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Polish man arrested over alleged Russian plot to assassinate Zelenskiy
Poland’s national prosecutor says man was preparing to share security details of airport used by Ukrainian...
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Brussels proposes return to pre-Brexit mobility for UK and EU young people
Commission to seek approval from leaders to start talks with UK on visa-free exchanges for 18-...
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German far-right leader in court charged with using Nazi slogan
Prosecutors claim influential AfD leader Björn Höcke used Nazi slogan ‘Everything for Germany!’ in speechOne of...
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Europe live: EU leaders meet for second day as Polish PM criticises gap between defence rhetoric and action
European leaders to focus on future of European economy as Donald Tusk says if words were...