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Russia, after three days, says submarine hit by fire was nuclear-powered 04 Jul 2019 - 10:06 am
A picture taken on July 2, 2019, shows an unidentified submarine in the city of Severomorsk, in Russia. Fourteen Russian seamen have died in a fire on a deep-water research submersible, Russia's defence ministry said on July 2, 2019. / AFP / Kseniya GAPON
As families flee Paris, fingers point at Airbnb 04 Jul 2019 - 09:44 am
This picture taken on June 27, 2019 shows the Vaugirard elementary school in Paris. AFP / Philippe Lopez
Wave of shootings in Sweden as gangs settle scores 04 Jul 2019 - 08:19 am
Picture dated June 30, 2019 shows police at the scene where two young men were shot in Sollentuna, north of Stockholm, Sweden. Sweden OUT / AFP / TT NEWS AGENCY / TT News Agency / Christine Olsson
EU Commission nominee seeks parliament support after top jobs wrangle 03 Jul 2019 - 08:49 pm
German Defence Minister and newly-appointed EU commission Ursula von der Leyen (L) meets President of the European Parliament David-Maria Sassoli during the first plenary session of the newly elected European Assembly at the European Parliament on July 0
Stromboli volcano in violent eruption off Sicily 03 Jul 2019 - 08:49 pm
Ash and smoke rises after a volcano eruption started forest fires in Stromboli, Italy, July 3, 2019 in this still image obtained from social media video. Gernot Werner Gruber via Reuters
Italy ducks EU disciplinary action on deficit 03 Jul 2019 - 03:30 pm
Economics Commissioner Pierre Moscovici
German migrant rescue ship captain moved to secret location after threats 03 Jul 2019 - 11:58 am
FILE PHOTO: Carola Rackete, the 31-year-old Sea-Watch 3 captain, disembarks from a Finance police boat and is escorted to a car, in Porto Empedocle, Italy July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo
Italian judge says German migrant rescue captain free to go 02 Jul 2019 - 11:15 pm
German captain of humanitarian ship Sea-Watch 3, Carola Rackete (Rear in car) looks on as she leaves in a car of the Italian Guardia di Finanza law enforcement agency on July 1, 2019 after appearing before a judge at the courthouse in Agrigento, Sicily. A
From Bundeswehr to Brussels: EU nominee Von der Leyen has steep learning curve 02 Jul 2019 - 11:15 pm
Von der Leyen, German defence minister since 2013 who would be the Commission's first woman chief, was picked by EU leaders as a unity candidate and part of a package to break a summit stalemate over who should run the EU's top institutions.
Full results of Ukraine reforms to take years to be seen: finance minister 02 Jul 2019 - 11:15 pm
Oksana Markarova
Charles Michel, Belgium's compromise craftsman 02 Jul 2019 - 08:47 pm
Belgium's Prime Minister Charles Michel speaks during a press conference after the EU leaders struck a deal on the bloc's top jobs during the third day of a EU summit, in Brussels on July 2, 2019. AFP/ Belga/Thierry Roge
EU's Tusk says of top jobs deal: "After all, Europe is a woman" 02 Jul 2019 - 08:47 pm
Leaders hope the decision to nominate two women, Lagarde and German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen, (pictured) to the top of EU decision-making for the first time will send a positive message and repair damage wrought by such a fractious summit, di
France's June heatwave at least '5 times more likely' with climate change 02 Jul 2019 - 06:32 pm
A woman drinks water during sunset, as a heatwave hits France, in Cagnicourt near Cambrai, France, June 25, 2019. Reuters/Pascal Rossignol
Paris says tourist buses no longer welcome in city centre 02 Jul 2019 - 04:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: Tourists ride in an open-air double-decker bus past the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo
Macron proposes Lagarde to head ECB in push to end EU jobs deadlock 02 Jul 2019 - 04:07 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) arrives for the EU leaders meeting to decide who should take over bloc’s top jobs, in Brussels, Belgium, 02 July 2019. (Dursun Aydemir - Anadolu Agency)
Thousands battle large blaze in parched northern Germany 02 Jul 2019 - 12:41 pm
A picture taken on July 1, 2019 shows smoke rising from a forest fire near Jessenitz. - Germany OUT / AFP / dpa / Jens Büttner
Rising heat stress could cost 80 mln jobs by 2030: UN 02 Jul 2019 - 12:25 pm
A man refreshes at a public fountain on June 30, 2019 at St. Peter's square in the Vatican. / AFP / Tiziana FABI
Body of plane stowaway 'landed near London sunbather' 02 Jul 2019 - 10:54 am
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Africa

File photo UK cancels military training in Kenya over permit dispute
A wildfire rages in a mountainous area near the town of Al Hachimia, Bouira Province, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Over 100 hospitalised, 150 homes damaged in Algeria blazes
File photo Ebola death toll in Africa outbreak surpasses 1,000
This photo shows a view of a power station in Mateur on July 21, 2026. Tunisia has been experiencing a heatwave for a week, with temperatures exceeding 48 degrees celsius as people endure the ordeal of daily water and electricity cuts. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP) Extreme heatwave grips Tunisia as wide power cuts fuel frustration

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President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the Ratepayer Protection Pledge during a roundtable at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters on July 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP US imposes new tariffs on 60 partners as Trump rebuilds trade agenda
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the Ratepayer Protection Pledge during a roundtable at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters on July 23, 2026 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) US President warns Iran of 'major military punishment' if Houthi attacks continue
File photo World Bank estimates Venezuela quakes caused $19.6bn in damage
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