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Key gas pipeline from Russia to Europe restarts after break

Natural gas has started flowing through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe after a 10-day shutdown for maintenance, the operator said. But the gas...

EU imposes further sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine invasion

The European Union imposed more sanctions on Russia on Thursday over the war in Ukraine after the bloc’s member states backed a series of...

France and Spain fight wildfires as Europe swelters

Heatwaves across parts of Europe fuelled ferocious wildfires in Spain and France, which evacuated thousands of people and scrambled water-bombing planes and firefighters to...

Bordeaux fires rage and firefighting pilot killed in Portugal

Strong winds and hot, dry weather are frustrating French firefighters’ efforts to contain a huge wildfire that raced across pine forests in the Bordeaux...

Danish rollercoaster to be scrapped after girl’s death

An amusement park in north-west Denmark is to scrap a rollercoaster for good after a 14-year-old girl died, reportedly when the rear part of...

10,000 evacuated as wildfires ravage pine forests in south-west France

A thousand firefighters with 10 water-dumping planes have struggled to contain two wildfires in south-west France that have forced the evacuation of 11,300 people...

Macron: Turn out the lights and brace for Russian gas cut-off

President Emmanuel Macron has warned French citizens to prepare for a total cut-off of Russian natural gas by supporting alternatives, having public lights switched...

Wildfires scorch parts of Europe amid extreme heatwave

A spate of wildfires is scorching parts of Europe, with firefighters battling blazes in Portugal, Spain and southern France. In Portugal, Civil Protection commander Andre...

Minister: Ukraine needs assurances to resume grain exports

The Ukrainian foreign minister says grain exports from his country’s ports will not resume without security guarantees for ship owners, cargo owners and Ukraine...

500-year-old antique stolen from church in Cyprus repatriated

A 500-year-old Orthodox icon that was looted from a church in the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus has been returned to the island. The...

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