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Germany eyes longer working lives in pension reform plan 23 Jun 2026 - 04:09 pm
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during a press conference to present the recommendations of a 13-member pension reform commission at the Chancellery in Berlin on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Tobias Schwarz / AFP)
Lithuanian Prime Minister resigns 23 Jun 2026 - 02:50 pm
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UN chief urges AI firms to 'come clean' over environmental footprint 23 Jun 2026 - 01:04 pm
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech during the Climate Innovation Forum, at the Guildhall in central London, on June 23, 2026. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
Schools plan to close as UK braces for record-breaking heatwave 23 Jun 2026 - 12:38 pm
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Hungary passes anti-graft measures, eyeing EU funds 23 Jun 2026 - 12:34 pm
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Almost all of Spain under heat warnings 23 Jun 2026 - 12:34 pm
A woman cools off under a mist sprayer during the annual street music festival 'Fete de la Musique' while taking part in a heatwave in Bordeaux, southwestern France on June 21, 2026. (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP)
Italy declares red heatwave alert in 15 cities 23 Jun 2026 - 11:05 am
A guest holds a mini-fan to cool down before the Thom Browne collection show at Milan's Fashion Week Menswear Spring/Summer 2027, in Milan on June 22, 2026. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP)
Andy Burnham: 'King of the North' with Downing Street in his sights 23 Jun 2026 - 10:46 am
A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows new Labour Party MP for Makerfield, Andy Burnham (C) arrives to be sworn in after his win in the recent by-election, in the House of Commons in London on May 22, 2026. (Photo by UK Parliament / AFP)
Britain poised to select seventh prime minister in a decade following Starmer resignation 22 Jun 2026 - 07:44 pm
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EU in Qatar expresses sympathy over Ras Laffan incident 22 Jun 2026 - 06:50 pm
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Spanish Embassy expresses condolences, solidarity with Qatar over Ras Laffan factory explosion 22 Jun 2026 - 05:52 pm
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France set for hottest day yet of heatwave 22 Jun 2026 - 02:26 pm
A staff member hands out flasks to customers as part of a distribution of water bottles, hats and fans at the Saint-Charles railway station in Marseille on June 22, 2026. (Photo by Miguel Medina / AFP)
Europe scorched by latest heatwave 22 Jun 2026 - 01:05 pm
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces resignation 22 Jun 2026 - 11:50 am
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes a statement on his future outside 10 Downing Street on the morning of June 22, 2026, in London. Photo by Henry Nicholls / AFP
Madrid scraps public screening of Spain World Cup match over heat 21 Jun 2026 - 02:54 pm
A tourist walks past a sign that reads 42 degrees Celsius in Palma de Mallorca on June 20, 2026, on the eve of the start of the first official heatwave of this summer. Photo by Jaime REINA / AFP
France presses ahead with music festivals despite extreme heat 21 Jun 2026 - 02:48 pm
Music enthusiasts gather for free concerts on the banks of the Seine river during France's annual street music festival, the Fete de la Musique, in Paris on June 21, 2025. Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP
Berlin Open final suspended due to 'severe weather' 21 Jun 2026 - 02:45 pm
The court is covered and spectators use umbrellas as rain started after the first women's singles semi-final match at the WTA500 Berlin Tennis Open tournament in Berlin on June 20, 2026. (Photo by John MacDougall / AFP)
Three boys die after sea rescue at Spanish beach 21 Jun 2026 - 11:55 am
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