Today: October 25, 2026
Today: October 25, 2026

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Fire devastates former Nazi guest house 'Eagle's Nest'

Firefighters battled for hours to contain a blaze that engulfed the former Nazi guest house known as "The Eagle's Nest" in southern Germany, while police investigated the

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France braces for another weekend of protests as authorities launch massive security operation

France braces for another weekend of protests as authorities launch massive security operation

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Gunmen open fire at a church during a funeral in Jordan, killing 7 and wounding 40

Authorities in Jordan say that gunmen have opened fire during a funeral at a church in Jordan and killed seven people and wounded 40 others

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Russia, Ukraine agree on ceasefire in embattled town, to hold peace talks next month

Ukraine and Russia said on Friday they had agreed on a ceasefire in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky, brokered through US first lady 

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Costa Rica AG says new joint DEA ops will target politicians, businessmen

Costa Rica will deepen cooperation with the US Drug Enforcement Administration to target what the nation's newly re-elected attorney general calls "

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Detained migrants have no constitutional right to bond hearings, US court rules

A US appeals court ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump's administration is not required under the US Constitution to give detained immigrants a chance to

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A shooting in the Paris suburbs kills 1 and wounds five in a suspected racist attack

A gunman firing from a vehicle in the Paris suburbs has killed one person and wounded at least five others in what French authorities describe as a racially motivated attack

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Myanmar's detained leader Suu Kyi traded health concerns with her son in their first call in 5 years

Aung San Suu Kyi's son said that they spoke about health concerns when he spoke with the detained former leader of Myanmar by phone for the first time in five years

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Pennsylvania boy with autism found in creek after going missing during recess

Pennsylvania boy with autism found in creek after going missing during recess

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Norway to restart grant payments to Hungary after decade-long hiatus

Norway has reached an agreement with Hungary allowing the restart of a grants scheme halted over disagreements with the previous Hungarian government, Norwegian

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Trump expresses concern about NFL game and civil unrest in Paris

U.S. President Donald Trump says the NFL “could have probably postponed” the upcoming game in Paris between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints because of street protests in the city

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Italy calls for release of five activists held by Israel in West Bank

Italy has called for the immediate release of five Italian activists, all women, held by Israeli forces in the West Bank, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday.

Election|Europe|Political

Hacked emails yield revelations on Germany's far-right AfD party leader

Emails from a trove of hacked Alternative for Germany (AfD) accounts appear to contradict the far-right party leader Alice Weidel's previous statements about an illegal

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Macron says Paris suburb shooting that killed one person was terrorist and racist act

A gunman killed one person and wounded five others, including a 12-year-old girl, in a shooting in a Paris suburb that French

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Trump says he will fix any Starlink access problem in Ukraine

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that if there was still a problem with access to Starlink communication systems in Ukraine, he would get it straightened out.

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Kremlin confirms Oleshky ceasefire, says working with Ukraine on evacuation timing

The Kremlin on Friday confirmed that a US-brokered local ceasefire agreement had been struck regarding the Russian-controlled town of Oleshky and said that the Russian and

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Turkey says renewed attack on Iran would expand conflict, diplomacy only way

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan cautioned on Friday against any renewed attack on Iran, saying such a move would exacerbate tensions and further expand the conflict

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Some Parisians buy pepper spray and tear gas, citing self-defence ahead of protests

Parisians are buying tear-gas cannisters and pepper sprays to defend themselves and their property during protests, which are

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Russia, Ukraine agree to ceasefire in Ukrainian city hit by food crisis, brokered by Melania Trump

US first lady Melania Trump has secured a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-controlled city of Oleshky, which

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From death row to a botched execution and back: A timeline of Christa Pike’s case

From death row to a botched execution and back: A timeline of Christa Pike’s case

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Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers backs NFL on holding game in Paris despite recent unrest

Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has expressed confidence in the NFL to make security decisions around staging a game in Paris amid recent civil unrest in the city

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Meta to delay new commercial terms criticised by publishers, advertisers

Meta Platforms will delay the implementation of updated commercial terms, so it can address concerns from publishers and digital advertisers, the US tech

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Storm causes power outages and traffic disruptions in France and Britain

Storm Austen cut power to nearly 300,000 French homes and disrupted train and plane services with heavy winds and rain on Friday, while also knocking out electricity for some

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Palestinian gunmen kill two Israeli soldiers; Israel threatens new West Bank offensive

Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers on Friday before being shot dead by troops in the West Bank, officials said, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin

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Louvre and other museums closing for Saturday protests as French authorities deploy 70,000 officers

French authorities have announced the deployment of 70,000 law enforcement officers nationwide to prevent violence during planned protests on Saturday

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A drone hit and sank a cargo vessel in new Black Sea attack near Romania, killing 1

A drone attack has hit and sunk a cargo vessel in the Black Sea, killing one crew member and leaving three missing

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Russia, US say American Hubbard was not released in exchange for a Russian war blogger

Russia and the US have both denied that Russia had released American national Stephen Hubbard from prison in exchange for the recent release of a Russian war

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China's Baidu tests robotaxi on London streets

US-based Lyft unit Freenow and Baidu's Apollo Go unveiled the Chinese company's RT6 autonomous vehicle in London on Thursday and said they hope to launch

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Czech government fast-tracks public media revamp criticised as power grab

The Czech ruling coalition moved on Friday to fast-track legislation that would move public media financing into the state budget and cut funding, a plan

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Volkswagen's workers threaten strikes unless it reinstates wage deals

Volkswagen workers on Friday threatened strikes from January unless Europe's top automaker reverses a recent cancellation of wage deals by the end of

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Romania blames Russia for drone that sinks cargo ship; 1 killed, 3 missing

Romanian President Nicusor Dan accused Russia of escalating its attacks on NATO's eastern flank on Friday, after a drone strike sank a cargo ship off the Romanian Black

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Awaiting Machado's return, Venezuela opposition looks ahead to elections

The Venezuelan opposition movement headed by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado is preparing for eventual elections, including a new effort

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How Spanish coaches became soccer's hottest commodity

Spanish coaches are all the rage

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What is Shamonda, the livestock virus found for the first time in a person in France?

What is Shamonda, the livestock virus found for the first time in a person in France?

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Euro zone growth slows to 4-month low amid rising costs and French strife, survey shows

Growth across the euro zone's private sector slowed to its weakest pace in four months in October, hurt by an energy-driven rise in costs and a renewed

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European stocks post weekly loss as France turmoil, oil prices dent earnings optimism

European stocks suffered their steepest weekly loss since early September, as tensions in France and higher oil prices dampened the optimism sparked

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From Buenos Aires to Colombo, discontent simmers under the surface of rebounding economies

Gustavo Raul Perez furrows his brow over a notebook at the hardware shop he has run for six

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French business activity contracts in October amid political, financial pressures, PMI shows

French business activity unexpectedly contracted in October, marking a quick reversal from September's growth, a survey by S&P Global showed on Friday.

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German business activity growth softens in October, PMI shows

Germany's private sector growth softened in October as inflows of new work rose only modestly, a preliminary business survey showed on Friday.

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Ukraine seeks to move customs checks inside EU to avoid Russian drones, FT reports

Ukraine is in talks with EU member states Poland and Slovakia about moving customs checks on lorries carrying grain exports from the border to inside those countries, to halt

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Mississippi releases video showing fatal shooting of 1-year-old boy by police officer

Mississippi has released video showing the fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy by a police officer

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New Zealand's military chief resigns after admitting to an inappropriate relationship

New Zealand's military chief, Air Marshal Tony Davies, has resigned after admitting to an inappropriate relationship while in a position of command

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Ready for a French test?: Five questions for the ECB

The European Central Bank meets on Thursday against a backdrop of upheaval in France and an Iran war that is keeping energy prices

Environment|Europe|Health|Science

Europe's killer heat this summer claims 50,000 lives. Climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths

More than 50,000 people in Europe died this summer from heat, a record high amount, a new study finds

Environment|Europe|Health|Science

‘Worst on record’: Brutal summer heat wave killed more than 50,000 in Europe’s cities

‘Worst on record’: Brutal summer heat wave killed more than 50,000 in Europe’s cities

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Bournemouth beats 10-man Milan in Europa League after goalkeeper sent off. Juventus held to draw

Bournemouth earned the biggest win of its first European campaign by beating 10-man AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League after goalkeeper Mike Maignan was sent off for shoving an opponent in the face during a corner

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Nothing personal between me and Trump, Zelensky tells CNN

Nothing personal between me and Trump, Zelensky tells CNN

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France reports first human case of livestock virus Shamonda after patient dies

France reported the first human case of the Shamonda virus usually found in livestock on Thursday in a hospital patient who died,

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Russia bombs Kyiv and Ukraine fires drones towards Moscow, despite talk of renewing negotiations

Russia pounded Kyiv with ballistic missiles and Ukraine sent hundreds of drones towards Moscow on Thursday, as the warring sides kept up a barrage of attacks