Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have killed around 30 people since Friday, while Palestinian rockets fired in retaliation reached western Jerusalem on Sunday.

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Toretsk is on the frontline of the war in Ukraine, yet cyclists pedal around the streets, going about their daily business as if defying the surrounding danger.

Hundreds of thousands of spectators lined Amsterdam's historic canals Saturday to celebrate Canal Parade.

Both British and European courts had refused to intervene in the case of the 12-year-old boy, who had been in a coma for four months.

The pungent smell of rubbish wafts through Karachi's streets.

Israeli warplanes stepped up strikes on Saturday with hits on four residential buildings in Gaza City, all locations apparently linked to Islamic Jihad militants.

Russian shelling hits furniture factory in Kharkiv and residential buildings in Kostantynivka.

Thousands of performers from across the world are in Scotland for the world's largest arts gathering.

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Countries across Europe are taking emergency measures as water levels hit new lows and temperatures continue to soar.

Volunteer firefighter Harold Baker said the 10 victims included his son, daughter, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, three grandchildren and two other relatives.

Shiite Muslims take part in a mourning ritual in Iraq's southern city of Basra.

From a new Russian assault in the eastern Donetsk region, to an EU rebuke for Russian shelling at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant: Six latest developments in the war.

Poland's prime minister said the bus was taking pilgrims to the Catholic shrine in Medjugorje, Europe’s third-most popular pilgrimage destination.

The parents of a child killed in the 2012 US school shooting said Jones' false claims that it was a hoax caused them a decade of trauma, threats and harassment.

High diving competitors at a water reservoir in rural Czech Republic beat the heat.

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Taiwan's defence ministry says it issued an alert and activated patrols and missile systems in response to Chinese exercises following the visit of senior US Democrat Nancy Pelosi.

Oksana Pokalchuk accuses her NGO of backing Russian arguments after it accused Kyiv of endangering civilians by putting military infrastructure in inhabited areas.

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A backlash to a human rights report critical of Ukraine; Zelenskyy accuses Russia of 'nuclear terrorism'; Putin and Erdogan meet for talks in Sochi; Moscow slaps sanctions on dozens of Canadians.

Some 45% of mainland Portugal is in “extreme drought”, while only 3mm of rain fell during July.

Palestinian militants fired rockets into southern Israel while Israeli planes struck Gaza again on Saturday, following the previous day's Israeli strikes which killed at least 10 people.

The mayor of Saint-Gervais in France suggests a €15,000 deposit would discourage unwary climbers from ignoring danger warnings.

The two presidents met to talk about vital economic projects between their countries at the Russian resort city as the war in Ukraine continued well into its sixth month.

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The Israeli army said on Friday it had launched air strikes in central Gaza City

This year, France had its driest July on record and wildfires have been rampant in the south of the country.

Waves of needle pricks at musical events also have confounded authorities in France, Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands. Now it's seemingly Spain's turn.

Model questions if racism is behind lack of apology over beach poster

Panagiotis Kontoleon resigned Friday over allegations Greece's National Intelligence Agency hacked the phones of a journalist and a socialist opposition leader.

Authorities on Friday are hoping to get a closer look at the ammunition site, with help from armoured vehicles and robots.

"Lampedusa is the gateway to Europe, it cannot be the refugee camp of Europe," said Salvini.

Despite the turmoil at home, a group of young Ukrainian circus performers will be performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival together with a troupe from the Czech Republic.

Beijing's show of strength came after Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, visited Taiwan.

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Thousands of local and international contemporary artworks are presented at the 9th edition of Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong.

The future of Italian risotto in the Po Valley is in peril as paddy fields dry up and turn salty amid a historic drought.

Kyiv has reacted angrily, following accusations by Amnesty that Ukraine's military endangers civilians by placing bases and weapons in residential areas

Two years ago, COVID triggered a surge in remote work. But now that most restrictions have been lifted, is it here to stay? Not in these countries.

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A Russian propaganda operation exposed; 8 people killed in bus stop attack; new visa restrictions on Russia tourists and new sanctions on an ex-president of Ukraine.

The Finnish government has been coming under increased public and political pressure to do something about a perceived sanctions 'loophole' that lets tens of thousands of Russians come to the EU.

Two giraffes and their youngsters strolled through the streets of Kaunas, bringing smiles to the faces of the crowds in Lithuania's second city.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches six people to space, including the first from Egypt and Portugal, on the company's sixth crewed flight.

Born Norma Jeane Mortenson, Monroe was a sex symbol of the 1950s and 1960s and one of the key public figures of the era who made a lasting mark on pop culture.

US President Joe Biden called on Russia to free Brittney Griner, after the 31-year-old was sentenced to nine years in prison for bringing cannabis oil into the country.

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