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Spain, Portugal battle wildfires as death toll mounts

Thousands of firefighters backed by the military and water-bombing aircraft on Monday battled dozens of wildfires across Spain and Portugal, as the death toll increased to six since the outbreaks began...

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Greta Thunberg, activists block Norway oil refinery

Some 200 climate activists including Greta Thunberg of Sweden blocked Norway’s largest oil refinery on Monday in a protest demanding an end to the country’s oil industry, organisers and police said...

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Serbia president vows response after days of unrest

Serbia’s president on Sunday vowed a ‘strong’ response to anti-government protests, after nearly a week of violent clashes involving his supporters, police and demonstrators across the country...

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Hundreds flee as Turkish rescuers battle wildfire

More than 250 people were evacuated overnight as a wildfire raged on the Gallipoli peninsula flanking the Dardanelles Strait, where Turkish firefighters were battling Sunday to quench the blaze, officials said...

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Netanyahu becomes problem: Danish PM

Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen said Saturday that Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has become a ‘problem’, adding she would try to put pressure on Israel over the Gaza war as her country currently holds the EU presidency...

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Trump drops ceasefire demand

US president Donald Trump on Saturday shifted his campaign to halt the Ukraine war to securing a full peace agreement after a summit with Russia’s president Vladimir Putin failed to secure a ceasefire...

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US proposed NATO-style defence guarantees for Kyiv

The US has proposed security guarantees for Ukraine similar to—but separate from—the collective defence agreement between NATO member countries, Italy’s prime minister and a diplomatic source said on Saturday...

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Two hurt in shooting near mosque in Sweden

Two people were wounded Friday in a shooting near a mosque in the Swedish town of Orebro, an attack police said they believed was linked to feuding organised crime gangs...

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Dozens of opposition arrested in Turkey

Turkish police arrested 40 people Friday in the opposition stronghold of Istanbul, including the mayor of the central district of Beyoglu and several of his close advisers, Turkish media reported...