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Von der Leyen nominated to stay on in top EU job
EU leaders have nominated current European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen for a second five-year term in the bloc’s
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Arrests after yacht fireworks spark Greece forest blaze
Thirteen people have been arrested following a forest fire on the Greek island of Hydra, that authorities allege was sparked
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Germany’s deadly floods spread along Danube
Flood waters are continuing to rise in parts of southern Germany, and are now spreading down the Danube to Austria
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Spain Socialists win Catalan vote as separatists lose ground
The Socialists of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez have won Catalonia’s regional election as pro-independence parties lost ground. The Catalan
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What the world’s media makes of Trump going on trial
Pictures of Donald Trump sat in a New York courtroom have accompanied countless front-page stories about the first-ever criminal trial
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Farmers’ protests: EU to cap some Ukrainian tariff-free imports
The European Commission has proposed a cap on duty-free imports of some Ukrainian produce after months of protests from European
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US targets Russia with more than 500 new sanctions
The US has announced more than 500 new sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and the death of
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As Europe’s farmers find common cause in grievances, governments race to offer concessions
Greece’s annual Agrotica trade fair traditionally gives farmers a chance see the latest equipment and agricultural innovations. This year, the
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Turkey parliament backs Sweden’s Nato membership
Turkish MPs have ratified Sweden’s bid to join Nato in a long-delayed vote that represents a big step forward on
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EU parliamentarians make accidental stop at Disneyland
Hundreds of members and staff of the European Parliament had a surprise when their train from Brussels to the French
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Europe’s central bank faces close call on interest rates as threat of recession grows
Caught between stubborn inflation and weakening growth, the European Central Bank faces a close call Thursday on whether to halt
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Italy’s Meloni seeks broad cooperation to stanch flows of migrants to Europe with aid to Africa
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Sunday called for new, more equal relationships between Europe and migrants’ countries of origin and
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France riots: Can Paris prevent tensions igniting again?
Calm has returned to La Grande Borne. Local mafia again exercise lazy control from the doorways of this vast housing
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Spain registers record asylum claims, approves far fewer than European average
Spain received a record number of claims for refugee status and international protection last year, but the government rejects far
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Iceland Ireland told to recall UK products ‘of animal origin’
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has served a notice on Iceland Ireland for the immediate withdrawal of imported
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Ukraine dam: Dislodged mines a major concern as residents flee Kherson
The breaching of a major dam in southern Ukraine will have a catastrophic effect on locating landmines, the Red Cross
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