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Olympics-Paris 2024 Olympics flame sets sail for France in final relay leg
ATHENS - The Paris 2024 Olympic flame sailed for France on Saturday on board a three-masted ship to mark the final sprint of...
Apr 28, 20242 min read
Russian missiles pound power plants in central and western Ukraine
KYIV -Russian missiles pounded power facilities in central and western Ukraine on Saturday, increasing pressure on the ailing energy...
Apr 28, 20243 min read
Socialist supporters call on Spanish prime minister to stay
MADRID -Thousands of Socialist Party supporters travelled from across Spain for a rally in Madrid on Saturday to call on Prime Minister...
Apr 28, 20242 min read
Ceasefire monitoring centre in Nagorno-Karabakh shuts as Russian peacekeepers withdraw
AGDAM, Azerbaijan - The Russian and Turkish flags were lowered on Friday to mark the closure of a centre set up to monitor a ceasefire...
Apr 27, 20242 min read
Olympics-Paris organisers receive flame in Athens ahead of relay
ATHENS - Paris 2024 Olympics organisers on Friday received the Games' flame in a handover ceremony in Athens ahead of a 68-day torch...
Apr 27, 20241 min read
Gaza protest in Paris sees tense standoff with Israel supporters
PARIS - Tensions flared in front of Paris' prestigious Sciences Po university over the war in Gaza on Friday as pro-Israeli protesters...
Apr 27, 20242 min read
Sweden should hike military budget to 2.6% of GDP, defence committee says
STOCKHOLM -Sweden should raise its military spending to around 2.6% of GDP by 2030, a parliamentary committee said in a report on Friday,...
Apr 27, 20242 min read
Explainer-Why Spain's Prime Minister Sanchez is taking a break from public duties
MADRID -Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he will suspend public duties until next week to decide whether he wants to continue...
Apr 26, 20243 min read
Factbox-Italian tourist hotspots start to raise defences against overcrowding
ROME - Venice became the first city in the world on Thursday to introduce a payment system for visitors in an experiment aimed at...
Apr 26, 20242 min read
Spain's Sanchez suspends public duties to 'reflect' on future
MADRID -Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday he would step back from public duties "for a few days" to decide whether...
Apr 26, 20244 min read
Biden signs Ukraine aid, TikTok ban package after Republican battle
WASHINGTON -President Joe Biden signed a hard-fought bill into law on Wednesday that provides billions of dollars of new U.S. aid to...
Apr 26, 20243 min read
Spanish PM Sanchez shocks country again putting his continuity on the line
MADRID - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is no stranger to high octane political battles and has successfully fought for his career...
Apr 26, 20243 min read
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