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27.07 / 11:57

Prime Minister debate UK Conservative debate abandoned after host faints on air

A televised debate between the candidates to become Britain's next prime minister had to be abandoned on Tuesday after the host fainted on air.

27.07 / 11:25

Catholic Church Pope prays for healing after 'terrible effects of colonisation' on Canada visit

Pope Francis prayed for healing from what he called the "terrible effects of colonisation" as he led a pilgrimage to Lac Sainte Anne on Tuesday in Canada.

27.07 / 10:55

Climate change Heatwave Croatia links divided region with new Adriatic coast bridge

Croatia has opened a long-awaited bridge connecting two parts of the country's Adriatic Sea coastline while bypassing a small sliver of Bosnia's territory.

27.07 / 08:37

fake news Heatwave Fake news states University of Oxford is revoking degrees of alumni with Kremlin links

Social media users, as well as one of Russia's largest TV channels, Rossiya 1, shared misleading claims on Sunday that the University of Oxford has started to revoke the degrees of 10,000 students linked to the Kremlin.

26.07 / 21:01

Law regulation Uncertainty around French laws prompted F1 racers to remove crypto branding: Report

Many Formula 1 international racing teams reportedly removed or covered branding and logos from crypto-related sponsors in response to uncertainty around France’s advertising regulations.

26.07 / 19:59

Ukraine war: The latest developments you need to know this Tuesday

Russia targeted Ukraine's Black Sea regions of Odesa and Mykolaiv with airstrikes on Tuesday, hitting private property and port infrastructure along the country's southern coast, the Ukrainian military said.

26.07 / 16:01

Technology Wildfires The EU is short on military planes to put out wildfires, but Airbus thinks it has the answer

Heatwaves across Europe have led to a terrifying number of wildfires this summer.

26.07 / 13:41

Deal Energy ministers reach deal on EU-wide gas reduction plan

Energy ministers from EU countries have reached a deal on an unprecedented energy plan that will introduce a voluntary 15% reduction in gas consumption across the bloc from now until next spring.

26.07 / 11:45

Europe Which European countries are rethinking military service amid Ukraine war?

“Any Frenchman is a soldier and owes himself to the defence of the nation,” declared the Jourdan Act of 1798, pioneering the concept of universal military service.

26.07 / 10:01

Report Brexit's new migration borders 'fracture ties' of mixed UK-EU families

Brexit is not done for many British-European families, even two and a half years after the UK left the European Union.

26.07 / 10:01

CLIMATE CRISIS Wildfires Guatemalan president becomes first Latin American leader to visit Zelenskyy in Kyiv

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei has visited Kyiv to express his solidarity with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Russia continues its brutal assault of Ukraine.

26.07 / 07:53

Indigenous Schools Pope apologises for 'evil' abuse at Indigenous schools in Canada

Pope Francis has issued an historic apology for the Catholic Church’s cooperation with Canada’s “catastrophic” policy of Indigenous residential schools, saying the forced assimilation of Native peoples into Christian society destroyed their cultures, severed families and marginalised generations.

25.07 / 20:19

European Union Moscow's goal is to remove 'unacceptable' Kyiv regime, says Russia's top diplomat

Russia's top diplomat said Moscow's overarching goal in Ukraine is to remove from power its "unacceptable regime," expressing the Kremlin's war aims in some of the bluntest terms yet as its forces pummel the country with heavy bombardment.

25.07 / 18:11

Ukraine war: What you need to know about the conflict this Monday

Ukraine said on Monday it hoped a UN-brokered deal aimed at easing global food shortages by resuming grain exports from the Black Sea region would start to be implemented this week.

25.07 / 16:51

event Blockchain Technology Adoption Utility NFT utility to remedy ticketing dilemmas? Experts weigh-in

The 2022 Champions League final will have a checkered position in the competition’s history book. Real Madrid emerged victorious over Liverpool inside the Stade de France, but the pandemonium outside the stadium before kick-off highlights the need for innovative solutions to events ticketing.

25.07 / 09:27

UPS Citi HSBC Natixis Trading Places: Deutsche Bank vet Ross joins Natixis, BofA nabs Kal El-Wahab, Goldman slows hiring

Mark Evans was appointed global head of cross border and cross currency payments HSBC. He has been at the bank for over 25 years, most recently as managing director of payments advisory. Based in London, Evans will report into Manish Kohli, global head of liquidity and cash management

25.07 / 08:57

Pope Francis Catholic Church Indigenous Schools Pope Francis visits Canada to discuss the abuse of Indigenous peoples in Catholic-run schools

Pope Francis began a tense visit to Canada on Sunday to apologise to Indigenous peoples for abuses committed by missionaries in residential schools.

25.07 / 08:57

Pope Francis Russia continues Africa charm offensive as Lavrov arrives in Congo

Russian Foreign Minister is in Congo on Monday as part of Russia's Africa charm offensive that also takes Sergei Lavrov to Egypt, Uganda and Ethiopia.

24.07 / 18:17

European Union Deal Grain deal on knife-edge after 'Russian missiles' hit key Ukrainian port

A breakthrough deal to unblock Ukraine grain shipments is on a knife-edge following missile strikes on a key Ukrainian port Saturday.

24.07 / 15:01

European Union Traffic '800km of traffic': European holiday season kicks off with gridlock

Waiting for hours in a traffic jam is not exactly the way we'd all like to start our holidays, but that's exactly what many Brits trying to cross the channel faced in Dover this weekend.

22.07 / 23:49

Protest Environmental activists stage protest at Uffizi, Botticelli masterpiece unharmed

Italian environmental activists glued their hands on Friday to the glass protecting Sandro Botticelli's masterpiece in the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, police said.

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