The beluga whale stranded in the river Seine in northern France was removed from the water early Wednesday in the first stage of an ambitious rescue operation.

The conservative bloc includes Giorgia Meloni's far-right Fratelli d'Italia, Matteo Salvini's right-wing League, Silvio Berlusconi's conservative Forza Italia and several minor centrist allies.

It happened in terminal 2F of the airport at around 8:20 CEST.

The threatening moves were prompted by a visit to Taiwan last week by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chinese authorities say.

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A huge explosion at a Russian-held military base, a rise in premature births in Ukraine, a spat over nuclear weapons inspections and a cross-Baltic call to stop giving visas to Russian tourists.

Genoa C.F.C head coach and former striker, Andriy Shevchenko sits down with Euronews International Correspondent, Anelise Borges to discuss the ongoing war in his native Ukraine.

Israeli troops killed three Palestinians and injured dozens more in a shootout Tuesday during an arrest operation in the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.

The social networks were abuzz with speculation that it was an attack by Ukrainian-fired long-range missiles, but the Kremlin denies this.

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The top candidates are Raila Odinga, a democracy campaigner who has vied for the presidency for a quarter-century, and 55-year-old Deputy President William Ruto.

In response, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev compared Estonia's PM Kaja Kallas to a "Nazi".

The whale, first spotted in the River Seine last week, is dangerously thin and on the brink of death.

Clashes broke out in the Bolivian city of La Paz on Monday between protesters and riot police that left several people injured, according to officials.

The blaze was reportedly started by a metal piece of tractor machinery.

With an early heatwave in June and an unusually hot and dry month of May, the bed of the Loire has reached a lower level than usual, so much so that the river can be crossed on foot in certain places.

At least eight people were killed and six others were missing in South Korea as heavy rainfall drenched the greater Seoul region, turning the affluent streets of Gangnam into a river of submerged vehicles and overwhelming public transport systems.

Jonada Avida, 7, died after an off-duty police officer struck her with a jet ski while she was playing at the beach with her father.

The 9 August 2020 elections -- believed to have been rigged by strongman President Alexander Lukashenko -- sparked unprecedented protests, leading to a crackdown against opponents of the regime and tens of thousands of arrests.

The comments came as Nagasaki marked 77 years since the US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city.

Some of the heaviest rain in decades swamped Seoul’s streets, with more bad weather forecast.

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From Ukrainian troops advancing around Kharkiv to the Pentagon's latest Russian casualties estimate, here is what you need to know about the Ukraine war this Tuesday.

The former US president did not say if anything was taken in what he called an "unannounced raid" by a "large group" of federal agents.

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The US pledge of a massive new shipment of arms comes as analysts warned that Russia was moving troops and equipment in the direction of the southern port cities to stave off a Ukrainian counteroffensive.

Bars, restaurants and hairdressers are among the locations which will be allowed to set their air conditioning a few degrees lower than other Spanish businesses.

A global mindfulness trend is pushing a growing number of health-conscious Australians towards alcohol-free wine, as consumers ask for booze without the buzz.

"As we saw the plastic pollution problem, my family and I realised that we needed to do something about it because this was our home and it is everyone's home."

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Marina Ovsyannikova was convicted of "discrediting" the Russian military on Facebook, her lawyer said.

In the dust bowl of Kenya's drought-stricken north, the people of Purapul are edging closer to starvation, surviving on nothing but wild berries as their children waste away from hunger.

Fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces near the key city in the Donetsk region has damaged vital infrastructure that has cut residents off from gas and water for months.

The SPD committee did note that Schröder's actions had damaged the party but did not break their rules.

Afriski in Lesotho's Maluti Mountains is Africa's only operating ski resort south of the equator.

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

The animal was scared away from the area by gunfire and was later killed by authorities.

From the first of the ships carrying grain from Ukraine arriving in Istanbul to the Kremlin rejecting the idea of a Zelenskyy-Putin meeting, here are some of the top developments in the war this Monday.

Sunrise over Gaza City after an Egypt-brokered truce between Israel and Islamic Jihad militants appeared to be holding early Monday August 8th.

A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing hundreds of metres of the cable.

Shiite Muslim pilgrims flaggelate themselves in a mourning ritual during Ashura, a 10-day period commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein.

The report, published on Thursday, claimed that the presence of Ukrainian forces in residential areas heightened risks to civilians during Russia's invasion.

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Natalia Popova has been travelling to the frontlines in Ukraine to rescue wild animals and pets from the dangers of war.

The bomb was found by fishermen on the banks of the River Po, which has all but dried up in the valley's worst drought for 70 years.

Dame Rachel de Souza, the Children's Commissioner for England, said she was "deeply shocked" that so many youngsters had been searched this way.

Thousands of UK citizens living in Portugal are unable to access healthcare, take up new jobs, or travel because the authorities have yet to issue post-Brexit residency cards.

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It comes after Ukraine's state energy company said a worker at the Zaporizhzhia plant was wounded in Russian shelling on Saturday evening.

In the north German town of Hamburg, about 250 000 people celebrated Christopher Street Day in a long parade crossing the inner city.