Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

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Ukraine says F-16s shot down some missiles in latest Russian barrage that killed 5

Russia has fired dozens of missiles and drones across Ukraine for a second day

Ukraine says F-16s shot down some missiles in latest Russian barrage that killed 5
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France's Macron back to square one as left plans protests over political crisis

France's Socialists and Greens will not participate in further talks with President Emmanuel Macron to find a way out of political deadlock, their leaders said on Tuesday, calling on

France's Macron back to square one as left plans protests over political crisis
Economy|Europe

Job concerns weigh on German consumer sentiment in September, finds GfK

German consumer sentiment is set to tumble going into September as slightly rising unemployment, job cuts and insolvency's drive down income expectations, pushing back hopes of a

Job concerns weigh on German consumer sentiment in September, finds GfK
Business|Europe|News

Thousands of workers at UK retailer Next win equal pay case

More than 3,500 current and former shop workers at British retailer Next have won a six-year legal fight for equal pay, lawyers representing the claimants said on Tuesday.

Thousands of workers at UK retailer Next win equal pay case
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Russian attacks on Ukraine kill six in second day of major strikes, Kyiv says

Russia launched missile and drone attacks targeting scores of Ukrainian regions and killing at least six people, officials said on Tuesday, a day after Moscow's biggest air attack of

Russian attacks on Ukraine kill six in second day of major strikes, Kyiv says
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Ukraine counts on new long-range weapon to bypass Western restrictions and hit deep into Russia

Ukraine says it has a new homegrown long-range weapon that will allow it to strike deep into Russia without asking permission from allies

Ukraine counts on new long-range weapon to bypass Western restrictions and hit deep into Russia
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Russia's attack on Kryvyi Rih kills at least one, Ukrainian officials say

At least one person died and five could still be under the rubble after a Russian missile struck a civilian infrastructure building in the central Ukraine city of Kryvyi Rih, regional

Russia's attack on Kryvyi Rih kills at least one, Ukrainian officials say
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Reuters journalist in critical condition after strike on Ukraine's Kramatorsk

Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey, a journalist for Reuters, is in critical condition following a missile strike on Saturday on a hotel in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, the news agency said

Reuters journalist in critical condition after strike on Ukraine's Kramatorsk
Arts|Europe|News|Uncategorized

Pennsylvania museum to sell painting in settlement with heirs of Jewish family that fled the Nazis

A Pennsylvania museum has agreed to sell a 16th century portrait that once belonged to a Jewish family that was forced to part with it while fleeing Nazi Germany

Pennsylvania museum to sell painting in settlement with heirs of Jewish family that fled the Nazis
Crime|Europe|News|Technology

What is Telegram and why was its CEO arrested in Paris?

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, has been arrested in Paris over allegations that his platform was being used for illicit activity including drug trafficking and the distribution of child sexual abuse images

What is Telegram and why was its CEO arrested in Paris?
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One American tourist dead in Iceland following ice cave collapse

One American tourist dead in Iceland following ice cave collapse

One American tourist dead in Iceland following ice cave collapse
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Kremlin denies the CEO of Telegram met with Putin in Azerbaijan

Pavel Durov, the CEO of messaging app Telegram, was detained in Paris Saturday. The Kremlin now denies President Vladimir Putin met with him during a state visit to Azerbaijan last week. Clare Duffy explains.

Kremlin denies the CEO of Telegram met with Putin in Azerbaijan
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Kremlin says it has seen media reports on death of Reuters safety adviser in Ukraine

The Kremlin said on Monday it had seen media reports about the death of a Reuters safety adviser in a missile strike on a Ukrainian hotel, and that Moscow targeted only military

Kremlin says it has seen media reports on death of Reuters safety adviser in Ukraine
Africa|Europe|News|World

Hundreds of migrants swim into Spain's Ceuta enclave from Morocco

Hundreds of migrants took advantage of a thick mist to swim to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco on Sunday and early on Monday, local police said.

Hundreds of migrants swim into Spain's Ceuta enclave from Morocco
Europe

Austrian chancellor pledges to cut taxes ahead of election

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer on Monday vowed to cut taxes for lower-paid workers and for some bigger earners as he seeks re-election at the head of his conservative Austrian

Austrian chancellor pledges to cut taxes ahead of election
Business|Economy|Europe

Pay gap between bosses and ordinary workers widens in Switzerland

The gap between the highest- and lowest-paid workers in Switzerland widened in 2023, with top managers earning on average 143 times more than their lowest-paid employees, according

Pay gap between bosses and ordinary workers widens in Switzerland
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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested as part of a judicial inquiry, says French President Macron

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested as part of a judicial inquiry, with no political motive, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested as part of a judicial inquiry, says French President Macron
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Relief in Iceland as no more tourists trapped under ice

Police in Iceland called off a search for missing persons under a glacier on Monday and said earlier reports that two tourists had been trapped there were wrong.

Relief in Iceland as no more tourists trapped under ice
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France's Macron says arrest of the head of the Telegram messaging app wasn’t political

French President Emmanuel Macron says the arrest in France of the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, wasn’t a political move but part of an independent investigation

France's Macron says arrest of the head of the Telegram messaging app wasn’t political
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Russia skips UN meeting pledging respect for humanitarian law

Switzerland hosted United Nations Security Council members at a meeting in Geneva on Monday to recommit to international humanitarian law, describing an "alarming" global context

Russia skips UN meeting pledging respect for humanitarian law
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Russia says it pummelled Ukrainian forces along the Kursk front

Russia said on Monday it had struck Ukrainian forces at more than a dozen places along the front in the Kursk region of western Russia where Ukraine has carved out a slice of

Russia says it pummelled Ukrainian forces along the Kursk front
Africa|Europe|News

Denmark to close its embassies in Mali, Burkina Faso

Denmark will close its embassies in Mali and Burkina Faso after a series of military coups over the past few years, the Danish foreign ministry said on Monday, as it formally

Denmark to close its embassies in Mali, Burkina Faso
Europe|News|Sports

Sven-Göran Eriksson, former England manager, dies aged 76

Sven-Göran Eriksson, former England manager, dies aged 76

Sven-Göran Eriksson, former England manager, dies aged 76
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Russia's Wagner says it is not fighting in Ukraine

Russia's Wagner mercenary group said on Monday that it only operated in Africa and in Russian ally Belarus, and its soldiers were no longer fighting in the Ukraine war.

Russia's Wagner says it is not fighting in Ukraine
Crime|Europe|News

Bayesian yacht captain faces manslaughter probe after deadly sinking in Sicily

Bayesian yacht captain faces manslaughter probe after deadly sinking in Sicily

Bayesian yacht captain faces manslaughter probe after deadly sinking in Sicily

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