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Croatia plans to tax second homes to bolster budget 29 Sep 2024 - 10:52 am
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Ukraine says nine killed in Russian strikes on hospital 28 Sep 2024 - 07:06 pm
This handout photograph taken and released by the National Police of Ukraine on September 28, 2024, shows a damaged car in the courtyard of a hospital following a drone attack in Sumy. (Photo by Handout / National Police of Ukraine / AFP)
Main Czech opposition party wins most seats in election for a third of Senate 28 Sep 2024 - 06:02 pm
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China foreign minister warns against 'expansion' of Ukraine war 28 Sep 2024 - 05:33 pm
Photo used for demonstration purposes. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks at the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at the United Nations on September 27, 2024 in New York. Photo by Bryan R. SMITH / AFP.
Erdogan says Israel committing 'genocide' in Lebanon 28 Sep 2024 - 05:08 pm
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UN Secretary-General renews call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza 28 Sep 2024 - 08:55 am
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks at the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at the United Nations on September 27, 2024 in New York. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP)
Italy expects to cut budget deficit to 2.8% of GDP in 2026 27 Sep 2024 - 06:51 pm
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Van Gogh 'Sunflowers' in new soup protest after activists jailed 27 Sep 2024 - 06:48 pm
A handout picture from the Just Stop Oil climate campaign group shows three activists sitting on the floor under Vincent van Gogh's
Workers remove Olympic rings from Eiffel Tower -- for now 27 Sep 2024 - 05:50 pm
This photograph shows the Olympic rings displayed in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, on September 27, 2024. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)
Norway to end automatic asylum for Ukrainian refugees 27 Sep 2024 - 05:49 pm
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UK's 'youngest knife murderers' handed detention terms 27 Sep 2024 - 05:38 pm
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Maggie Smith, star of stage, film and 'Downton Abbey,' dies at 89 27 Sep 2024 - 04:49 pm
(FILES) A file photo taken on October 15, 2012, shows British actress Maggie Smith on the red carpet as she arrives to attend the premiere of 'Quartet' during the 56th BFI London Film Festival in London. Oscar-winning British actor Maggie Smith, a star of stage and screen for more than seven decades, died in hospital in London on Friday, September 27, her sons announced. (Photo by ANDREW COWIE / AFP)
Stranded cruise ship passengers bid bitter-sweet farewell to Belfast 27 Sep 2024 - 04:30 pm
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Thousands protest in Spain for shorter working hours 26 Sep 2024 - 05:13 pm
Commuters travel through the Centro Medico metro station in Mexico City, Mexico, on September 25, 2024. Photo by Rodrigo Oropeza / AFP
World's first CO2 storage service soon ready in Norway 26 Sep 2024 - 12:50 pm
(Files) A photo taken on April 24, 2022 in Oygarden near Bergen, Norway, shows the construction site for a terminal which will collect liquefied carbon dioxide CO2. (Photo by Alexiane Lerouge / AFP)
Mexico excludes Spanish king from president's swearing-in 25 Sep 2024 - 11:35 pm
This combination of file pictures created on September 25, 2024 shows Mexico's President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum speaking during a press conference after a private meeting with a US delegation in Mexico City on June 11, 2024, and Spain's King Felipe VI arriving at San Salvador's international airport on May 31, 2024, to attend the inauguration of President Nayib Bukele. (Photo by Marvin Recinos and Yuri Cortez/ AFP)
Workers 'disappointed' as Volkswagen remains vague on turnaround plan 25 Sep 2024 - 08:57 pm
An RB (Regional railway) train leaves the main railway station in front of the power plant at the headquarters of German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) on September 25, 2024 in Wolfsburg, northern Germany. Photo by RONNY HARTMANN / AFP
Six hurt in Ecuador as firefighters battle blazes choking capital 25 Sep 2024 - 07:09 pm
Smoke from a wildfire is seen in Quito on September 24, 2024. Photo by Galo PAGUAY / AFP