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French firefighters threaten to strike over lack of resources
As wildfires continue to burn across France, representatives of firefighters' unions said they would go on strike in September to protest a lack of resources. D
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UK defends seizing shadow fleet tanker after Putin threat
Has the by-election changed things for Clacton?
Count Binface gets almost 10,000 votes in Clacton by-election
Farage faces renewed watchdog probe after Clacton by-election victory
‘A piece of our history’: Untouched Roman shipwreck discovered off Italy
More than 160 people killed in Colombia’s strongest earthquake in years
Former Marine held in Russia for more than 4 years is back in the U.S.
‘Tinderbox’ Britain bans disposable barbecues, sends nationwide fire alerts as Europe battles blazes
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Ghana opposition protests over claims of ‘democracy under attack’
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Belgian student strikes gold worth €9m while digging a new sewer
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Fort Hare protest boils over, two students arrested
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France and 30 other countries condemn Iran's executions of protestors
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Russian drone strikes passenger train in Odesa region, killing driver
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UN warns drone strikes worsening in Sudan
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DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak outpaces response as health workers strike over pay
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British national shot dead in Kashmir by Pakistani security forces
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Moment €9m worth of art stolen from Italy museum
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Ukraine: Civilian casualties hit highest level since May 2022
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Italian police recover paintings by Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse after heist
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War in Ukraine: Deadly Russian air raid on Kramatorsk leaves 1 dead and 17 wounded
At least one person was killed and 17 injured in a Russian airstrike on Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.
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Tyla's Nigeria date removed from world tour as South African stars face backlash
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