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France detains two after gunmen kill bride at wedding: source close to the case 23 Jun 2025 - 03:40 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. Armed police officers patrol the grounds of Akershus Fortress ahead of the arrival of French President Emmanuel Macron (not in picture) who will meet with Norwegian Prime Minister in Oslo, Norway, on June 23, 2025. Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP.
Spain publishes NATO letter to back spending exemption claim 23 Jun 2025 - 02:12 pm
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, speaks during a debate on preparations for the June 24-25 NATO summit in The Hague, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on June 18, 2025. (Photo by FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP)
In Norway's Arctic, meteorologists have a first-row seat to climate change 23 Jun 2025 - 12:26 pm
Norwegian Trond Robertsen (1st L), 65, patrols between barracks with a rifle in case of polar bear attack, at the weather station at the North Coast of remote Norwegian territory Bear Island (Bjornoya) on April 5, 2025. (Photo by Olivier Morin / AFP)
Olympic balloon rises again in Paris 22 Jun 2025 - 07:03 pm
The Paris 2024 Olympic cauldron tethered to a balloon, designed by French designer Mathieu Lehanneur, flies above the Tuileries garden at sunset during France's annual street music festival, the Fete de la Musique, in Paris on June 21, 2025. (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP)
Winds fuel fears of new Croatia wildfires 22 Jun 2025 - 05:11 pm
Croatian firefighters operate water hoses and other equipment during a wildfire near the coastal town of Omis on June 21, 2025. (Photo by ELVIS BARUKCIC / AFP)
Humanity crying out for peace, pope says after US strikes Iran 22 Jun 2025 - 01:54 pm
Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd for the Angelus prayer in The Vatican on June 15, 2025. Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP.
Gunmen kill two, including bride, at France wedding party 22 Jun 2025 - 12:53 pm
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France arrests five over cryptocurrency kidnapping 21 Jun 2025 - 01:23 pm
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Olympic balloon to rise again in Paris 21 Jun 2025 - 08:46 am
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Putin says recession in Russia 'must not be allowed to happen' 20 Jun 2025 - 06:44 pm
Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives a speech at the plenary session during the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg on June 20, 2025. Photo by Olga MALTSEVA / AFP.
UK probes Amazon over suspected late payments to food suppliers 20 Jun 2025 - 04:37 pm
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Pro-Palestinian activists break into UK's largest air base 20 Jun 2025 - 04:11 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer inside 10 Downing Street, London on June 19, 2025. Photo by Jordan Pettitt / POOL / AFP.
Pope warns of AI risks to young brains 20 Jun 2025 - 03:18 pm
Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd at the end of a weekly general audience at St Peter's Square in The Vatican on June 18, 2025. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)
EU bars Chinese firms from major state medical equipment contracts 20 Jun 2025 - 11:45 am
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Police officer held in Spain over suspect's chokehold death 19 Jun 2025 - 05:20 pm
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Ukraine fears being sidelined by Iran-Israel conflict 19 Jun 2025 - 03:32 pm
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Google suffers setback as EU legal opinion backs record fine 19 Jun 2025 - 03:10 pm
This illustration picture shows the US multinational technology and Internet-related services company Google logo displayed on a tablet in Paris on February 18, 2019. Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP
UK risks more extreme, prolonged heatwaves in future: study 18 Jun 2025 - 07:50 pm
The sun rises at Mevagissey Harbour in Cornwall, Britain / Reuters file photo