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Belgium withdraws from mixed relay triathlon after athlete who swam in Seine falls ill 04 Aug 2024 - 11:12 pm
File: Athletes compete in the swimming race in the Seine during the women's individual triathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in central Paris on July 31, 2024. (Photo by Martin Bureau / POOL / AFP)
UK PM Starmer vows far-right rioters will 'regret' worst disorder in years 04 Aug 2024 - 10:56 pm
Protesters, including one wearing a mask of Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, hold placards during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists near a hotel housing asylum seekers in Aldershot on August 4, 2024.  (Photo by Justin Tallis / AFP)
Sicily's Catania airport back in service after Etna activity 04 Aug 2024 - 09:08 pm
Lava, steam and ashes spew from a crater of the Mount Etna volcano early on August 4, 2024 in Sicily. (Photo by Giuseppe Distefano / Etna Walk / AFP)
Zelensky says Ukraine has received first F-16 jets 04 Aug 2024 - 09:00 pm
In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on August 4, 2024, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (center) watches a pair of F16 jets flying during Ukraine's Air Force Day celebrations at an undisclosed location. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP) 
UK grapples with worst riots in 13 years 04 Aug 2024 - 06:01 pm
A protester holding a piece of concrete walks towards riot police as clashes erupt in Bristol on August 3, 2024 during the 'Enough is Enough' demonstration held in reaction to the fatal stabbings in Southport on July 29. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
UK govt vows 'consequences' for far-right rioters 04 Aug 2024 - 12:49 pm
A police dog bites a protester in Bristol, southern England, on August 3, 2024 during the 'Enough is Enough' demonstration held in reaction to the fatal stabbings in Southport on July 29. Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP
EV transition worries French car industry workers 04 Aug 2024 - 12:17 pm
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Beachgoers in Italy struck by lightning: reports 03 Aug 2024 - 03:56 pm
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Riots flare in another UK city as police brace for weekend turmoil 03 Aug 2024 - 12:34 pm
Smoke billows from a fire started by protesters as riot police stand guard after disturbances in Southport, northwest England, on July 30, 2024, a day after a deadly child knife attack. Photo by Roland LLOYD PARRY / AFP
Extreme heat claims 175,000 lives a year in Europe: WHO 01 Aug 2024 - 10:43 pm
A person shelters from the sun beneath an umbrella as they walk past flowers in bloom, outside Buckingham Palace during hot weather in central London on July 31, 2024. (Photo by Justin Tallis / AFP)
Bank of England cuts rate for first time since pandemic 01 Aug 2024 - 09:07 pm
Pedestrians outside the Bank of England. (Photo by Jason Alden/Bloomberg)
French cabbies seek payout for lost Olympics revenue 01 Aug 2024 - 05:49 pm
A man runs along Rue de Rivoli, which has been temporarily blocked off due to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)
Red Bull sporting director Wheatley to leave at end of season 01 Aug 2024 - 04:45 pm
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F-16s have arrived to help Ukraine fight Russia. Here’s what to know about their possible impact 01 Aug 2024 - 02:12 pm
Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) F-16. Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP.
Teen in court over UK stabbings as Starmer seeks to quell unrest 01 Aug 2024 - 01:55 pm
A protestor remonstrates with police officers during the 'Enough is Enough' demonstration on Whitehall, outside the entrance to 10 Downing Street in central London on July 31, 2024, held in reaction the Government's response to the fatal stabbings in Southport on July 29. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP)
In world first, EU's sweeping AI law enters into force 01 Aug 2024 - 12:30 pm
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Air France, Transavia say Beirut flights suspended to Saturday 31 Jul 2024 - 06:53 pm
(FILES) An Air France planes arrives at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Roissy-en-France, near Paris, on April 26, 2023.  (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
France reports 68 cyberattacks linked to Olympics 31 Jul 2024 - 06:49 pm
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