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Cavendish crashes out of Tour de France 08 Jul 2023 - 10:04 pm
Astana Qazaqstan Team's British rider Mark Cavendish lies on the ground after suffering a crash during the 8th stage of the 110th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 201 km between Libourne and Limoges, in central western France, on July 8, 2023. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)
Dutch PM Rutte hands resignation to the king after his coalition collapsed 08 Jul 2023 - 03:12 pm

Outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrives at Huis ten Bosch Palace to update King Willem-Alexander about the fall of the cabinet in The Hague on July 8, 2023. (Photo by Robin Utrecht / ANP / AFP)
Climate change has London Bridge 'falling down' 08 Jul 2023 - 02:16 pm
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Zelensky visits island symbol of defiance as war enters 500th day 08 Jul 2023 - 11:19 am
In this handout video grab taken from footage released by the Ukrainian Presidency on July 8, 2023, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky pumps his fist as he visits the Snake Island (Zmiinyi Island), Odesa region.
Dutch prime minister announces resignation after ruling coalition fails to agree on migration policy 07 Jul 2023 - 11:57 pm
File Photo:  Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte attends the opening of Dutch Veterans Day in the Koninklijke Schouwburg in The Hague, on June 24, 2023. Rutte's government's coalition collapsed after just a year and a half in office on July 7, 2023 in a row over measures to curb the flow of migrants. (Photo by Koen van Weel / ANP / AFP)
Zelensky meets Erdogan after securing US pledge for cluster bombs 07 Jul 2023 - 11:37 pm
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul on July 7, 2023. (Photo by HANDOUT / Press Office of the Presidency of Turkey / AFP) 
Dutch govt collapses over migration row, say reports 07 Jul 2023 - 11:11 pm
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (right) addresses the press as he arrives at the Ministry of General Affairs to continue the consultations on asylum policies in The Hague on July 6, 2023. (Photo by Robin UTRECHT / ANP / AFP)
NATO summit won't make final decision on Ukraine membership: White House 07 Jul 2023 - 10:49 pm
US National Security Adviser JakeSullivan during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2023. (Photo by Jim Watson / AFP)
New study says ancient society's 'Ivory Man' was actually an 'Ivory Lady' 07 Jul 2023 - 09:45 pm
Ivory Lady's tomb was close to a collective mortuary containing 15 women and similar ivory artefacts dating from a couple of generations later. (Research Group ATLAS from University of Sevilla)
Fire in Milan retirement home kills six 07 Jul 2023 - 04:57 pm
A firefighter vehicle is parked outside a retirement home after a Fire killed six residents, in Milan on July 7, 2023.  (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP)
Ukraine's Zelensky in Prague as Kyiv pushes NATO goals 06 Jul 2023 - 10:27 pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) with Bulgaria's Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov, after signing a memorandum prior to their joint press conference in Sofia, on July 6, 2023. (Photo by Nikolay Doychinov / AFP)
Turkish, Swedish leaders to meet for NATO talks 06 Jul 2023 - 05:44 pm
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addresses media representatives at a press conference at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on July 6, 2023, following a meeting between the foreign ministers of Turkey and Sweden. (Photo by Francois Walschaerts / AFP)
French lawmakers urge TikTok ban ultimatum 06 Jul 2023 - 04:17 pm
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Wagner chief Prigozhin is in Russia now, Lukashenko says 06 Jul 2023 - 12:35 pm
Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko arrives to meet with foreign media at his residence, the Independence Palace, in the capital Minsk on July 6, 2023.  Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP
Storm Poly lashes the Netherlands and parts of Germany, causing 2 deaths and canceled flights 05 Jul 2023 - 07:18 pm
A man walk his dog by uprooted trees following a storm in Haarlem, on July 5, 2023. (Photo by Remko de Waal / ANP / AFP)
Two dead as strongest summer storm blasts Netherlands, Germany 05 Jul 2023 - 06:21 pm
A storm damaged tree lies on a canal boat on the Keizersgracht in the centre of Amsterdam on July 5, 2023, after winds of ' Storm Poly' struck north Holland where a 'code red' was issued as an extreme weather warning. (Photo by Evert Elzinga / ANP / AFP)
EU seeks law banning shark fin trade 05 Jul 2023 - 06:00 pm
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Mobile phones to be prohibited in Dutch classrooms 05 Jul 2023 - 11:18 am
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The General Authority of Civil Aviation signs the final concession agreements for the investment in the development and operations of Damascus International Airport with an international consortium led by Qatar’s UCC Holding