Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

Europe

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Markets shift to holiday mood

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole It's been a blessedly quiet start to the week in Asia with Japan taking a much-needed holiday for Mountain Day, after the Nikkei

Markets shift to holiday mood
Europe|Sports|Technology|Travel

Air taxis failed to get certified for the Paris Olympics. There's still hope for LA 2028

A flying autonomous taxi has held a test flight over the former royal palace of Versailles to mark the last day of the Paris Olympics

Air taxis failed to get certified for the Paris Olympics. There's still hope for LA 2028
Entertainment|Europe|Sports

Yseult hits Olympic stage as closing ceremony performer, shining light on music and modeling career

Parisian singer-model Yseult was the final act to perform during the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Sunday

Yseult hits Olympic stage as closing ceremony performer, shining light on music and modeling career
Environment|Europe

Summer heatwave pounds traditionally cooler northern Spain

A fourth summer heatwave has hit Spain in recent days, with northern regions of the country sweltering in abnormally high temperatures of over 40 degrees

Summer heatwave pounds traditionally cooler northern Spain
Europe|News|World

Ukraine and Russia swap accusations over fire at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Russia and Ukraine accused each other of starting a fire at the dormant Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine on Sunday, but both sides reported no sign of elevated

Ukraine and Russia swap accusations over fire at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Europe|Sports

Paris closes the Olympics, and Los Angeles turns to Tom Cruise for its 2028 mission

Paris has closed out two and a half extraordinary weeks of Olympic sports and emotion with a star-studded show in France’s national stadium

Paris closes the Olympics, and Los Angeles turns to Tom Cruise for its 2028 mission
Crime|Europe|News|Sports|Uncategorized

Police arrest climber who tried to scale Eiffel Tower on last day of Paris Olympics

A climber scaled the north face of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sunday, the last day of the Olympics, before he was intercepted by police mid-way up, police said.

Police arrest climber who tried to scale Eiffel Tower on last day of Paris Olympics
Europe|News|World

Two migrants die trying to cross Channel to Britain

Two people were found dead after a boat carrying migrants trying to cross the Channel from near the French port of Calais to Britain ran into difficulties early on Sunday, French

Two migrants die trying to cross Channel to Britain
Environment|Europe|News|World

A wildfire near Greece's capital darkens the skies over Athens and advances fast

A wildfire burned northeast of Athens, darkening the sky as the smell of smoke and soot pervaded the Greek capital

A wildfire near Greece's capital darkens the skies over Athens and advances fast
Crime|Europe|News|Sports

Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif filed a legal complaint for online harassment against her

The French lawyer for Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif has filed a legal complaint in France for online harassment

Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif filed a legal complaint for online harassment against her
Europe|News|Political|World

Zelensky confirms Ukrainian troops are fighting inside Russian territory

Zelensky confirms Ukrainian troops are fighting inside Russian territory

Zelensky confirms Ukrainian troops are fighting inside Russian territory
Europe|News

Eiffel Tower evacuated after man seen climbing up the structure, police say

Eiffel Tower evacuated after man seen climbing up the structure, police say

Eiffel Tower evacuated after man seen climbing up the structure, police say
Europe|News|World

Belarus reinforces military power on its Ukraine borders after drone interceptions

Belarus reinforces military power on its Ukraine borders after drone interceptions

Belarus reinforces military power on its Ukraine borders after drone interceptions
Europe|News

Serbia's populist president says lithium protests are part of a 'hybrid' warfare against his country

Serbia’s president has accused demonstrators who oppose a lithium mining project in the Balkan country of being part of a Western-backed “hybrid” warfare against his government and vowed to take strong legal action against those protesters who have blocked railway and road traffic in the capital a day earlier

Serbia's populist president says lithium protests are part of a 'hybrid' warfare against his country
Entertainment|Europe

Austrian Taylor Swift plot suspect's lawyer plays down attack plan

The lawyer of the main suspect in a foiled plot to carry out an attack at Taylor Swift concert in Vienna on Sunday sought to play down the seriousness of the plan, saying her client

Austrian Taylor Swift plot suspect's lawyer plays down attack plan
Europe|Sports

Amateur runners race like Olympians along the same iconic route as competitors in Paris

Thousands of amateur runners got a chance to run like an Olympian in Paris

Amateur runners race like Olympians along the same iconic route as competitors in Paris
Europe|News|World

Ukraine's president acknowledges military incursion onto Russian soil

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has indirectly acknowledged ongoing military actions in Russia's Kursk border region to “push the war out into the aggressor’s territory.”

Ukraine's president acknowledges military incursion onto Russian soil
Europe|News|Sports

American gymnast Jordan Chiles lost her bronze medal on floor exercise. What happened?

Romania’s Ana Barbosu replaced American Jordan Chiles as the Olympic bronze medalist in gymnastics floor exercise after the International Gymnastics Federation restored Barbosu's third-place standing

American gymnast Jordan Chiles lost her bronze medal on floor exercise. What happened?
Crime|Europe|News|World

Zelenskiy says Ukraine's shock Kursk attack to pressure Russia and 'restore justice'

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine had launched an incursion into Russian territory to "restore justice" and pressure

Zelenskiy says Ukraine's shock Kursk attack to pressure Russia and 'restore justice'
Crime|Europe|News|World

UK's Starmer scraps holiday to focus on response to riots

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has cancelled a planned holiday to focus on his government's response to a series of racist riots that targeted Muslims and migrants, a Downing

UK's Starmer scraps holiday to focus on response to riots
Europe|News|Sports

Semenya reacts to controversy about Olympians' gender, echoing her own

The female boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting have faced intense scrutiny after the International Boxing Federation claimed the athletes had previously failed a gender eligibility test. CNN's Christina Macfarlane speaks with two-time Olympic track and field champion Caster Semenya, who has been deemed ineligible to run for similar reasons, but is fighting her case at the European Court of Human Rights. 

Semenya reacts to controversy about Olympians' gender, echoing her own
Europe|News|Sports|World

Ukraine uses Olympic spotlight to capture global attention and fight war fatigue

Ukraine’s Olympic fan clubhouse stands out for its somber atmosphere, with moments of silence for war victims and documentaries about the destruction

Ukraine uses Olympic spotlight to capture global attention and fight war fatigue
Environment|Europe|Travel

These are Europe’s cleanest swimming spots

These are Europe’s cleanest swimming spots

These are Europe’s cleanest swimming spots
Europe|News|Political|World

Russia fighting intense battles against major Ukrainian incursion

Russia was fighting intense battles on Saturday against thousands of Ukrainian troops as deep as 20 km (12 miles) inside the Kursk region after Ukraine's

Russia fighting intense battles against major Ukrainian incursion
Europe|News|World

Russia tightens security in Kursk region, as fight continues against Ukraine's surprise incursion

Russia has announced increased security measures in the border region of Kursk

Russia tightens security in Kursk region, as fight continues against Ukraine's surprise incursion

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