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Austria signals openness to Schengen expansion 22 Nov 2024 - 05:43 pm
Romania's Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs Catalin Predoiu, European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson, Hungary's Minister of Interior Sandor Pinter, Austria's Federal Minister of the Interior Gerhard Karner and Bulgaria's Minister of Interior Atanas Ilkov attend a press conference on the expansion of the Schengen area, in Budapest on November 22, 2024. Photo by Peter Kohalmi / AFP.
Ukraine parliament cancels session over threat of Russian attack 22 Nov 2024 - 03:47 pm
In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on November 19, 2024, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses members of the Ukrainian parliament in Kyiv. Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP.
Jewels classed 'national treasure' snatched in French heist 22 Nov 2024 - 03:14 pm
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Spain fines 'abusive' budget airlines 179 million euros 22 Nov 2024 - 01:31 pm
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Iceland's Reykjanes volcano erupts for 7th time since Dec 2023 21 Nov 2024 - 11:02 pm
Handout picture released on November 21, 2024 by the Public Defense Department of the State Police Commissioner in Iceland shows Lava and smoke erupting from a volcano near Grindavik on the Icelandic peninsula of Reykjanes. (Photo by Public Defense Department of the State Police / AFP)
British oil giant announces $7 billion gas project investment in Indonesia 21 Nov 2024 - 10:49 pm
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Spain holds 1st talks with Palestinian govt since recognising state 21 Nov 2024 - 09:03 pm
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (right) shakes hands with Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Mustafa before their meeting at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, on November 21, 2024. (Photo by Oscar Del Pozo / AFP)
Finland snowstorm leaves tens of thousands without power 21 Nov 2024 - 03:05 pm
A collapsed sports hall is pictured after it caved in under the weight of wet snow in Espoo, Finland, on November 20, 2024, during Storm Jari. Photo by Vesa Moilanen / Lehtikuva / AFP
Merkel's musings on Trump, Ukraine and her childhood 21 Nov 2024 - 02:24 pm
(Files) In this file photo taken on June 15, 2021, then German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a press conference at the end of the second day of an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels. (Photo by Stephanie Lecocq / Pool / AFP)
Body found on northern French beach adds to grim tally 21 Nov 2024 - 02:14 pm
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'Rust' to premiere three years after on-set shooting 20 Nov 2024 - 05:42 pm
US film director Joel Souza (L) and cinematographer Bianca Cline (R) stand on stage before the first screening of the
General strike in Greece against cost of living 20 Nov 2024 - 05:27 pm
People demonstrate in the streets of Athens on November 20, 2024, during a 24-hour nationwide strike called by unions against the rising cost of living. Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP
One Direction stars attend Liam Payne's funeral in UK 20 Nov 2024 - 05:07 pm
Pallbearers carry the coffin of the late One Direction singer Liam Payne, into the church ahead of his funeral service in the Home Counties, to the west of London, on November 20, 2024. Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP
Belarussian twins missing on Turkish mountain 20 Nov 2024 - 02:38 pm
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China urges 'calm' after Putin decree on broader use of nuclear weapons 20 Nov 2024 - 12:47 pm
Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on November 18, 2024. Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP.
Russia vows response after Ukraine fires long-range US missiles 19 Nov 2024 - 11:36 pm
Ukrainian servicemen of the 24th Mechanized Brigade camouflage a 2s5 152 mm self-propelled howitzer at an undisclosed location near Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region on November 18, 2024. (Photo by Handout / 24th Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces / AFP) 
Thousands rally in Georgia as president challenges vote in court 19 Nov 2024 - 09:47 pm
Georgian opposition supporters protest against the results of the last month's parliamentary elections in Tbilisi on November 19, 2024. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
'Minecraft' to come to life in UK and US under theme park deal 19 Nov 2024 - 07:30 pm
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Africa

This photo shows a view of the flood-affected Machava area in Matola City, Maputo Province, Mozambique, Jan. 12, 2026. Mozambique is currently in the peak of its rainy season, a period marked by frequent alerts for heavy rains and strong winds, particularly in the central and southern regions. (Photo by Mendes Mondlane/Xinhua) Floods kill 10 in South Africa, Mozambique on alert
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Collage of Mariam Soumah (left) at her home in Conakry and a photo of her daughter Sabina on December 29, 2025. (Photo by Patrick Meinhardt / AFP) 'I begged them': Guinean mother deported from Belarus without her baby
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Americas

An oil tanker formerly known as the Bella-1, before it changed its name to the Marinera, is pictured alongside a US coast guard ship, at sea in the Moray Firth, northern Scotland, on January 14, 2026. (Photo by Andy Buchanan/ AFP) US says it has seized another oil tanker
Greenlandic flags are fixed on a building in Nuuk, Greenland, on January 14, 2026. (Photo by Alessandro Rampazzo / AFP) Dialogue and diplomacy 'right way forward': Greenland PM
The SpaceX Dragon capsule Crew 11 returns early to Earth from space due to an astronaut's medical issue as seen during reentry over Los Angeles, California on January 15, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) ISS astronauts splash down on Earth after first-ever medical evacuation
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lّkke Rasmussen and Greenland's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt speak during a news conference at the Danish Embassy in Washington, DC, on January 14, 2026. (Photo by Oliver Contreras / AFP) Denmark says White House talks failed to alter US designs on Greenland

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