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World / Europe

Global system undergoing 'tectonic shift': UN 24 Feb 2025 - 01:28 pm
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk looks on prior to the opening of the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, on February 24, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
Conservatives win German vote as far-right makes record gains 24 Feb 2025 - 01:15 pm
Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and his party's main candidate for Chancellor addresses supporters at the electoral evening in Berlin on February 23, 2025. (Photo by Odd Andersen / AFP)
Global prayers as Vatican says Pope still 'critical' 24 Feb 2025 - 08:02 am
A catholic faithful prays during a mass for the healing of Pope Francis at San Miguel Arcangel Cathedral in Tegucigalpa on February 23, 2025. (Photo by Orlando Sierra / AFP)
Heavy snowfall blocks 2,173 roads across 18 provinces in Turkiye 23 Feb 2025 - 11:03 pm
File photo: Nuruosmaniye Mosque in Eminonu district is seen during heavy snowfall in Istanbul, Tukiye, January 25, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Zelensky offers to resign in exchange for Ukrainian NATO membership 23 Feb 2025 - 09:01 pm
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint press conference on the sidelines of the
Santorini seismic activity down but schools stay shuttered: Greece 23 Feb 2025 - 04:00 pm
An aerial view shows the main town of Amorgos, on the Greek island of Amorgos, in the Aegean Sea, on February 15, 2025. (Photo by Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP)
Spain smashes human trafficking ring 23 Feb 2025 - 02:19 pm
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Germans vote under shadow of far-right surge, Trump 23 Feb 2025 - 01:16 pm
A voter casts his ballot paper for Germany's general elections at a polling station in Kochel, southern Germany, February 23, 2025. (Photo by Michaela Stache / AFP)
Von Allmen leads Swiss 1-2-3 in Crans-Montana downhill 22 Feb 2025 - 04:27 pm
Second-placed Switzerland's Marco Odermatt, first-placed Switzerland's Franjo Von Allmen and third-placed Switzerland's Alexis Monney pose with their staff after the men's downhill event at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Crans-Montana on February 22, 2025. (Photo by maxime schmid / AFP)
'History will not forgive' failure to seal pandemic deal: WHO chief 22 Feb 2025 - 04:00 pm
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US urges backing of 'simple' resolution as Trump calls for Putin-Zelensky talks 22 Feb 2025 - 03:21 pm
A Ukrainian serviceman leaves a message as he visits the sign indicating the entrance to the Donetsk region, covered by Ukrainian brigades flags and covered with a net to protect it against damages and drones, on February 21, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)
France still seeking to block EU-Mercosur trade deal: Macron 22 Feb 2025 - 01:39 pm
(Files) French farmers are seen sitting on a bale of hay as policemen secure the area in front of the Arc de Triomphe near the Champs-Elysees Avenue during a protest by the French farmers' union in Paris on March 1, 2024. (Photo by Thomas Samson / AFP)
Ukrainian president calls for strong ties with US 21 Feb 2025 - 08:24 pm
 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) greets US envoy Keith Kellogg at his offices in Kyiv on February 20, 2025. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky / AFP)
France to deploy police at schools for spot bag searches: minister 21 Feb 2025 - 02:13 pm
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Sweden investigating new Baltic Sea cable damage 21 Feb 2025 - 02:01 pm
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Teenager kills two women in knife attack at Czech shop: police 20 Feb 2025 - 04:54 pm
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Swedish police seek details on hours before mass shooting 20 Feb 2025 - 04:37 pm
Forensic police officers work at the scene of the Risbergska School in Orebro, Sweden, on February 4, 2025, following reports of a serious violent crime. (Photo by Pontus Lundahl / TT News Agency / AFP)
France's parliament votes to ban some uses of 'forever chemicals' 20 Feb 2025 - 04:29 pm
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