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Spokane fires destroy at least 860 buildings as crews work to contain blazes

Officials are continuing efforts to contain fires that have devastated a neighbourhood in Spokane, where at least 860 buildings, including hundreds of...

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Thousands of migrants remain in Ceuta after border crisis, local leader says

The mayor-president of Ceuta says thousands of migrants are still in the Spanish territory following a border crisis involving 78,000 crossings from n...

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Trump denies US weapons shortage as he targets information leaks

Trump has rejected claims of a US weapons shortage, while saying those responsible for leaking information are being pursued. The underlying stockpile...

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Ukraine says it has struck two oil refineries inside Russia

Ukraine has said it hit two oil refineries deep in Russian territory, with the president saying the strikes are intended to reduce revenues used by Ru...

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Drone carrying explosives found at German airport, police say

Police say a drone carrying explosives was found in a cargo area at a German airport near a Ukrainian aircraft, before another suspected object collid...

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Waste workers help recover discarded €1m lottery ticket in Italy

Waste workers in Italy helped find a lottery ticket worth €1m after the player realised it had been thrown away when relatives said his long-used numb...

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Pakistan restricts foreign media reporting outside three major cities

Pakistan has introduced restrictions requiring anyone working for foreign media, including Pakistani nationals, to obtain permission before reporting...

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Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv kills two, officials say

Officials in Kyiv say two people have been killed and others injured after a Russian ballistic missile strike hit residential buildings during a large...

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Record-setting Nepal mountaineering guides die in Pakistan disaster

Fellow guides have described the deaths of record-setting mountaineering guides in Pakistan as a devastating loss for Nepal’s climbing community. The...

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Ukraine says drone pursuit of street trader shown in video is war crime

Ukraine has said footage showing a civilian street trader being pursued by a remotely controlled Russian drone amounts to a war crime.

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EU praises Spain over response to Ceuta migrant crisis

Spain says about 70,000 of the 72,000 people who entered Ceuta without authorisation last week have been returned to Morocco, as the EU commended Madr...

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Mass funeral held in Gaza for 112 Palestinians killed in 2023 Israeli strike

A mass funeral has been held in Gaza for 112 Palestinians whose bodies were recently recovered from beneath rubble in Gaza City after an Israeli strik...

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More than 150 migrants rescued after Channel boat fire

French maritime authorities said more than 150 migrants were rescued after the engine of a boat attempting to cross the Channel to the UK caught fire.

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Five killed in Moscow region amid Ukraine warehouse strikes

Five people have died in the Moscow region as Ukraine continued strikes on warehouse facilities in Russia. Sites in St Petersburg and Tver were also h...

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Wildfires expose hundreds of Second World War shells in French village

Wildfires in France have revealed hundreds of shells dating from the Second World War in Le Porge, where explosions heard during the blaze are believe...

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EU urges stronger borders after Ceuta migrant crossings

Ursula von der Leyen has called for action on border controls following migrant crossings into Ceuta, ahead of an urgent meeting of EU interior minist...

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Russia says Ukrainian drone killed seven at Black Sea beach

Russia says seven people, including three children, were killed and 40 others injured when a Ukrainian drone crashed at a busy beach resort on the Bla...

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