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UK's new PM Starmer speaks to world leaders, names top team 06 Jul 2024 - 09:24 am
Britain's new Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street in London on July 5, 2024. (Photo by Paul Ellis / AFP)
France holds its breath ahead of uncertain vote 06 Jul 2024 - 09:09 am
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Sicily's Catania airport reopens after Mount Etna eruption 05 Jul 2024 - 07:23 pm
A picture shows the eruption of the Mount Etna volcano on July 4, 2024 in Sicily. (Photo by Giuseppe Distefano / various sources / AFP)
Keir Starmer is officially the new UK prime minister 05 Jul 2024 - 03:02 pm
Britain's King Charles III (right) welcomes Britain's incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer during an audience at Buckingham Palace in London on July 5, 2024, a day after Britain held a general election. (Photo by Yui Mok / POOL / AFP)
UK's Sunak says 'sorry' to public as he leaves office; heads to Buckingham Palace to resign as PM 05 Jul 2024 - 01:40 pm
Britain's outgoing Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative party, Risihi Sunak, watched by his wife Akshata Murty, delivers a statement after his general election defeat, outside 10 Downing Street in London on July 5, 2024, a day after Britain held a general election. (Photo by Henry Nicholls / AFP)
Keir Starmer's Labour wins UK general election 05 Jul 2024 - 08:55 am
Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria celebrate during a victory rally at the Tate Modern in London early on July 5, 2024. (Photo by Justin Tallis / AFP)
Exit poll suggests Labour wins huge majority in British election 05 Jul 2024 - 12:06 am
An exit poll predicting that the Labour Party led by Keir Starmer will win 410 seats in Britain's general election is projected onto BBC Broadcasting House in London on July 4, 2024. Labour is set for landslide win in UK election, exit polls showed. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
Switzerland tries to flatten out peaks of Alpine visitors 04 Jul 2024 - 07:31 pm
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Seine water quality improves ahead of Paris Olympics: tests 04 Jul 2024 - 06:02 pm
A general view shows stands under construction along the banks of the Seine River ahead of the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics, in Paris on July 3, 2024. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
Erdogan to attend Turkiye-Netherlands Euro 2024 quarterfinal  04 Jul 2024 - 03:42 pm
File: Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine attend the UEFA EURO 2020 Group A football match between Turkiye and Wales at the Olympic Stadium in Baku on June 16, 2021. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko / Pool / AFP)
EU slaps Chinese electric cars with tariffs of up to 38% 04 Jul 2024 - 01:22 pm
(Files) The BYD logo is seen on the BYD stand at the Beijing Auto Show in Beijing on May 3, 2024. (Photo by Greg Baker / AFP)
Labour tipped for historic win as UK voters go to the polls 04 Jul 2024 - 10:02 am
A man hangs a polling station sign on a mobile unit at a Lidl supermarket car park in Loughborough, central England, on July 4, 2024 as Britain holds a general election. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP)
Music festivals seek greener footprint 04 Jul 2024 - 09:39 am
(Files) French singer Nicolas Sirkis from French rock band Indochine performs on stage during the 33rd edition of the Eurockeennes de Belfort rock music festival in Sermamagny, eastern France on July 2, 2023. (Photo by Jean-Christophe Verhaegen / AFP)
Germany's Scholz voices worry over French vote 03 Jul 2024 - 11:31 pm
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during a question time on July 3, 2024 at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP)
Moscow hit by heat not seen in over a century 03 Jul 2024 - 04:47 pm
Children play in a fountain during a midday heat in central Moscow on July 3, 2024. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)
New Dutch PM vows Ukraine backing, slams Russia 03 Jul 2024 - 02:16 pm
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof arrives for the swearing-in ceremony of the new ministers at the Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague, on July 2, 2024. (Photo by Remko de Waal / ANP / AFP)
German police investigate video showing Euro 2024 security punching and kicking a fan 03 Jul 2024 - 02:02 pm
A photo shows tournament balls on the pitch prior to the UEFA Euro 2024 round of 16 football match between Austria and Turkey at the Leipzig Stadium in Leipzig on July 2, 2024. (Photo by Javier Soriano / AFP)
EU approves Sanofi drug for chronic lung disease 03 Jul 2024 - 12:53 pm
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