Europe
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Two detained after UK boat’s fatal collision off Sweden
bbc– Two people have been detained after a UK cargo ship collided with a Danish boat in the Baltic Sea…
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Western leaders urge Russia to lower Ukraine tensions
bbc– Western powers have called on Russia to lower tensions with Ukraine, and backed Kyiv against any threats from Moscow.…
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Yazidi genocide: IS member found guilty in German landmark trial
bbc– An Iraqi member of the Islamic State (IS) group has been found guilty of genocide against the Yazidi religious…
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Sweden’s first female prime minister has resigned after hours in the top job
sbs– Sweden’s first female prime minister, Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson, resigned on Wednesday after less than 12 hours in the…
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Merkel: Germany hit by full force of Covid
bbc– Germany is in the grip of a “dramatic” fourth Covid wave, Chancellor Angela Merkel has said on the eve…
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‘Our leaders are failing us’: Draft of final COP26 agreement criticised as ’empty words’
sbs– A draft text at the COP26 climate summit urged countries on Wednesday to boost their emissions-cutting goals by 2022,…
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Russian diplomat found dead outside Berlin embassy
bbc– A Russian diplomat was found dead last month outside the country’s embassy in the German capital, it has emerged.…
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EU wait! Von der Leyen warned key nation could be next to quit ‘Treating us like a COLONY’
express– Janusz Kowalski was speaking at a time of escalating tension between the EUÂ and Warsaw, which became a member state…
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Italy’s far-right leader Matteo Salvini faces migrants trial, actor Richard Gere to testify
sbs– Italy’s former interior minister and far-right leader Matteo Salvini appeared in court for the start of his trial. He…
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‘You are as old as you feel’: Queen declines old age award
sbs– The Queen may be 95 but she has turned down the Oldie of the Year trophy because she feels…
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