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The high cost of living is still biting the UK. Many don’t think the election will change anything
Since calling a general election for July 4, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been at pains to repeat a key message on the campaign trail: The economy is turning a corner.
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2 political outliers claim seats in European Parliament by leveraging social media’s viral power
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Watchdog: Nuclear-armed nations are deepening reliance on nuclear weapons
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78 countries at Swiss conference agree Ukraine’s territorial integrity must be basis of any peace
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Britain’s July 4 election is fast approaching. Rishi Sunak is running out of time to change the tune
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German police shot a man allegedly threatening them with a hammer in Euro 2024 host city Hamburg
German police say officers have shot and wounded a man who was threatening them with a hammer and a Molotov cocktail in the northern city of Hamburg.
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German police intervene to stem clashes between England and Serbia fans before Euro 2024 match
Riot police in Germany have intervened to stop brawling soccer fans before the European Championship soccer match between Serbia and England.
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LGBTQ soldiers in Ukraine hope their service is changing attitudes as they rally for legal rights
Several hundred LGBTQ Ukrainian servicemen and their supporters have marched in central Kyiv to demand more rights and highlight their service to their country in its war with Russia.
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Candidates race to register for French election but one convicted of spousal assault withdraws
Candidates in France are racing to register for an early parliamentary election before a deadline expires to take part in a vote that’s redrawing the country’s political landscape.
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Russian forces storm a detention facility to rescue staff taken hostage, killing hostage-takers
Russia’s state-funded news channel RT has reported that security forces have stormed a detention center in the southern part of the country and killed inmates who had taken two staff members hostage.
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Cyprus records a second death from heatstroke as temperatures soar
A Cyprus health official says a second elderly person has died from heatstroke after a weeklong heatwave that baked the east Mediterranean island nation with reportedly record temperatures for the month of June.
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Italian activist freed from Hungary returns home after being elected to European Parliament
Italian anti-fascist activist Ilaria Salis has returned to her parents’ house in the northern Italian city of Monza.
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Dutch tourist found dead on Greek island and 4 other foreign tourists are missing on 3 islands
Local media are reporting that a missing Dutch tourist has been found dead on the eastern Greek island of Samos.
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UK government demands an explanation after police ram a runaway cow with a squad car
Britain’s interior minister has demanded an “urgent explanation” after police officers were filmed ramming a runaway cow with their car.
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A timeline of recent British royal events as Kate appears in public while battling cancer
It has been a difficult few months for Britain’s royal family. The Princess of Wales made her first public appearance in six months on Saturday as she continues treatment for cancer.
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German police shoot to death an Afghan man who killed a compatriot, then attacked soccer fans
German police say they shot to death an Afghan man after he fatally attacked a compatriot and later wounded three people watching the televised opening game of the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in a town in the east of the country.
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Sweden frees an Iranian man convicted over 1988 mass executions in exchange for 2 men held by Iran
Iran and Sweden have carried out a prisoner swap that involves the release of Hamid Nouri, convicted of war crimes by Sweden over 1988 mass executions in the Islamic Republic.
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Peter Pellegrini, a close ally of the populist prime minister, is sworn in as Slovakia’s president
Peter Pellegrini has been sworn in as the president of Slovakia in a ceremony that took place amid heightened security following an assassination attempt on his close ally, populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, a month ago.
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UK royals unite on palace balcony, with Kate back at her first public event since cancer diagnosis
Britain has put on a display of birthday pageantry for King Charles III with a military parade that marked the Princess of Wales’ first appearance at a public event since her cancer diagnosis early this year.
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French protesters are standing up to the far right ahead of the country’s snap elections
Anti-racism groups are joining French unions and a brand-new left-wing coalition in protests in Paris and across France against the surging nationalist far right.
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The US supports ‘a just and lasting peace’ for Ukraine, Harris tells Zelenskyy at Swiss summit
Vice President Kamala Harris is pledging America’s full support in backing Ukraine and global efforts to achieve “a just and lasting peace” in the face of Russia’s invasion.
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A campaigner who took on the UK Post Office joins Tracey Emin, Imelda Staunton on royal honors list
A former post office branch manager who campaigned to expose a vast miscarriage of justice has been given a knighthood by King Charles III.
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Unsafe levels of E. coli found in Paris’ Seine River less than 2 months before Olympics
The water quality of the Seine river in Paris is raising concerns ahead of the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Serbian court rules to extradite to Belarus a critic of its authoritarian regime
A Serbian court has ruled to extradite a Belarusian filmmaker and pro-democracy political activist to the authoritarian regime in Minsk where he could face prison and torture.
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A statement from Kate, Princess of Wales on her cancer treatment
The Princess of Wales has has given an update on her cancer treatment, saying she is making good progress and hopes to return to some public duties.
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Biden, Meloni meet on sidelines of G7 summit but one notable matter wasn’t on the table: abortion
President Joe Biden and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have spoke privately on various matters but apparently not on abortion.
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France’s leftist alliance leaders vow to ‘extinguish the flame’ of far right in upcoming elections
Leaders of France’s new leftist alliance have warned that the far right is “at the door of power.” Allied in a coalition known as the New Popular Front, they outlined their plan to prevent the surging far right from taking power in upcoming national legislative elections.
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Sweden summons Iraqi diplomat to protest death penalties reportedly handed to 2 Swedes
Sweden’s Foreign Ministry says officials have summoned the Iraqi chargé d’affaires to protest against death sentences handed down to Swedes in Iraq.
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Explosions in a Swiss garage have left 2 people dead and 11 injured
Authorities say two people have been found dead after explosions in an underground parking garage at an apartment building in northern Switzerland and 11 others sustained minor injuries.
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Greece’s prime minister tweaks his government to focus on cost of living and labor
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is tweaking his Cabinet with a focus on cost-of-living and labor policies after his center-right party’s victory in last week’s European parliamentary elections.
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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
June 7-13, 2024
Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine other people were killed in a plane crash.
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Stock market today: Wall Street hangs around its records after European stocks slump
U.S. stocks hung around their record levels as Wall Street remained relatively quiet following another slide in Europe.
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A peace summit for Ukraine opens this weekend in Switzerland. But Russia won’t be taking part
Switzerland will host scores of world leaders this weekend to try to map out the first steps toward peace in Ukraine.
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Leaders of UN and aid groups urge immediate release of 17 staffers being held by Yemen’s rebels
The heads of six U.N. agencies and three international humanitarian organizations issued a joint appeal to Yemen’s Houthi rebels for the immediate release of 17 members of their staff who were recently detained along with many others also being held by the Iranian-backed group.
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Naomi Klein and V. V. Ganeshananthan win Women’s Prize literary awards
Author-activist Naomi Klein has won the inaugural Women’s Prize for Nonfiction with “Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World.”
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Yellen says China’s trade policies could ‘interfere significantly’ with US bilateral relationship
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Chinese “overconcentrated supply chains” pose a threat to U.S. jobs and recent investments meant to build up the U.S. green energy sector.
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British coroner criticizes US government over death of teen motorcyclist Harry Dunn in 2019
A British coroner has criticized the U.S. government over a lack of training for diplomatic personnel at the conclusion of an inquest into a road accident in August 2019.
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Spain and Turkey call on the international community to act to stop the war in Gaza
Spain and Turkey have called on the international community to stop “looking the other way” and press for the end of Israel’s attack on Gaza to crush Hamas, which began in October.
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Even when Africans want to visit Europe legally, rejection rates are high. Algeria is one example
Visa applicants from Africa who want to visit Europe’s Schengen Area face far higher rejection rates than people from anywhere else in the world.
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Jailed US reporter Evan Gershkovich to stand trial in Russia on espionage charges, officials say
Russian officials say U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich, jailed in Russia for over a year on espionage charges, will stand trial in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg.
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