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Spain elections: hung parliament after conservatives fail to secure expected majority
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Putin may still seek revenge on Wagner boss – CIA chief
Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to buy time while he works out how to deal with Yevgeny Prighozin, says the director of the CIA.
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Europeans Are Becoming Poorer. ‘Yes, We’re All Worse Off.’
An aging population that values its free time set the stage for economic stagnation. Then came Covid-19 and Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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Ben Wallace to quit as defence secretary at next cabinet reshuffle
Ben Wallace says he will step down as defence secretary at the next cabinet reshuffle after four years in the job.
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Modi heads to France, deals for fighter jets and submarines expected
The Indian leader will attend the Bastille Day parade as a guest of honor and discuss purchases of Rafale warplanes and Scorpene vessels
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Extreme heat during Europe's hottest summer killed over 61,000, study says
This summer could be no better in terms of heat-related deaths.
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What the Dutch parliament collapse reveals about European migration
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s resignation could be a bellwether for European Parliament elections
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France riots: Can Paris prevent tensions igniting again?
Calm has returned to La Grande Borne. Local mafia again exercise lazy control from the doorways of this vast housing estate south of Paris; their guns on show, their faces hidden.
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Dutch government collapses over immigration policy dispute
With the issue of immigration rising in salience, some Dutch political analysts have speculated as to whether Rutte may be seizing on this issue in order to strengthen his own electoral position.
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Putin’s Corporate Takeover of Wagner Has Begun
Attempts to grab the reins of companies will be a test of his power
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France shooting: Macron accuses rioters of exploiting teen killed by police
Emmanuel Macron has accused protesters of exploiting the death of a teenager shot by police at point-blank range.
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French teen shooting: Piecing together what happened
Prosecutors have begun piecing together what happened before the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Nahel M by a police officer.
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Criminal case against Wagner dropped – FSB
The security agency cited ‘relevant circumstances’ and the mercenaries’ decision to end their mutiny as reasons for its decision
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Russia’s wild weekend and the Wagner group’s march to Moscow, explained
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is supposedly headed to Belarus, but Putin’s troubles aren’t over.
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Chilling way Putin stopped fiery rebellion
New details surrounding the dramatic march on Russia have revealed how Vladimir Putin scrambled to extinguish the largest challenge to his leadership in years.
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Open rebellion against Russia may be Wagner chief Prigozhin’s last stand
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin triggered a crisis in Russia on Saturday with an armed rebellion headed to Moscow. But by the following day, the 62-year-old mercenary leader appeared to have played all of his cards and now faces a negotiated exile in Belarus along with some of his troops.
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‘Created a monster’: Putin’s power sapped
There’s “unfinished business” between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.
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Putin spokesman says Wagner chief to leave for Belarus
Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner mercenary group, was cheered after ending an insurrection attempt in Russia.
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Explosion Rocks Central Paris, Injuring at Least 37 People
The blast, in the Fifth Arrondissement of the French capital, started a blaze that firefighters quickly brought under control. The origin of the explosion, which critically injured four people, was unclear.
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Silvio Berlusconi, master populist who dominated Italian politics, dies at 86
Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media tycoon and four-time prime minister who brushed off a litany of legal battles and sex scandals to dominate Italian public life for more than two decades, has died in Milan aged 86.
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