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'Free Timmy!': Beached whale grips and divides Germany 23 Apr 2026 - 07:14 pm
A stranded humpback whale, covered with white blankets to protect its skin, blows a fountain off the Baltic Sea coast at the island of Poel, near the small village of Weitendorf-Hof, northern Germany, on April 19, 2026. Photo by Danny GOHLKE / AFP
UNESCO Executive Board adopts International Plan to Protect Education from Attack 23 Apr 2026 - 05:31 pm
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Amsterdam airport offers airline discounts over fuel costs 23 Apr 2026 - 05:15 pm
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Photo of migrant family separation in US scoops World Press prize 23 Apr 2026 - 03:53 pm
World Press Photo executive director Joumana El Zein Khoury announces the winner of the World Press Photo of the Year 2026, US photographer Carol Guzy (her winning photograph shown on left), during the 2026 World Press Photo Awards ceremony, in Amsterdam on April 23, 2026. (Photo by Robin van Lonkhuijsen / ANP / AFP)
58-year-old woman killed in bear attack in Poland 23 Apr 2026 - 03:39 pm
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UK agrees ban on cigarette sales for people born after 2008 23 Apr 2026 - 02:47 pm
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Two men held in Germany suspected of sabotage plots 23 Apr 2026 - 01:22 pm
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17 injured in Danish train collision, five critical 23 Apr 2026 - 12:15 pm
This photograph shows two trains that collided between the towns of Hillerod and Kagerup, north of Copenhagen, leaving many injured, on April 23, 2026. (Photo by Steven Knap / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP)
UN leadership hopefuls stress need for peace and restoring confidence 23 Apr 2026 - 09:44 am
Costa Rican economist and former Second Vice President Rebeca Grynspan speak during a hearing to be considered as the next Secretary-General of the United Nations at the UN Headquarters in New York, on April 22, 2026. Grynspan is among four candidates vying for the position currently held by Portugal's Antonio Guterres. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
Denmark train collision leaves casualties 23 Apr 2026 - 09:42 am
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Rescue workers stand near two trains that collided between the towns of Hillerod and Kagerup, north of Copenhagen, leaving many injured, on April 23, 2026. The accident happened between the towns of Hillerod and Kagerup, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Copenhagen. 
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Zelensky to join EU leaders in Cyprus after 90-bn-euro loan unblocked 23 Apr 2026 - 09:20 am
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UK cracks down on illegal crypto trading sites 22 Apr 2026 - 07:10 pm
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Spain's far-right Vox returns to power in regional government 22 Apr 2026 - 05:07 pm
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Greece to make cost-of-living payments to families, seniors 22 Apr 2026 - 03:31 pm
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Moldovan oligarch sentenced to 19 years in prison over $1bn fraud 22 Apr 2026 - 03:14 pm
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EU unveils measures to tackle impact of West Asia crisis on energy markets 22 Apr 2026 - 02:31 pm
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Ukraine to restart Russian oil pipeline to Europe 'within a few hours' 22 Apr 2026 - 02:23 pm
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media during a press conference in Kyiv on March 12, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)
Thousands of London commuters walk to work in underground strike 22 Apr 2026 - 01:35 pm
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