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Explainer: What is people smuggling – and why are EU rules to fight it still stalled?

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Great British ‘foodie staycation’ summer: 25.2m get a taste for holidays at home in 2026

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Rome's Spin Time residents sleep outside after fire, amid heatwave

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Why do so many hit songs sound alike? Meet the 'Gen Alpha melody'

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Afghan man Farhad N. jailed for life for 2025 Munich car-ramming that killed two

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Meta launches Muse Code tool amid AI hacking revelations

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'Distressing' imagery: From 'Ali G' to 'The Mummy' - Which movie posters have been banned since 2000?

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Man behind deadly Munich car ramming handed life sentence

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Europe heatwave puts all major Italian cities on red alert as Austria sets heat record

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Older or younger sibling? Birth order may affect health later in life

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EU discusses extra financial support for Spain after record Ceuta migrant surge

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Moment rare Amur tiger is released into Kazakh wild

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Explosive drone: Why Leipzig/Halle airport keeps becoming a target for sabotage

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Could Scotland’s Caledonian Sleeper train soon be on track for Europe?

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Russian drones attack German cargo ship 'EMIL' in Black Sea, media reports

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Electric scooters: Lime, Bird and Dott fined €2.6 million in Rome

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Switch 2 and Mario movie send Nintendo profits soaring by 54%

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Portugal seizes five tonnes of cocaine in Atlantic bust

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North Korea fires at least one ballistic missile into sea, South Korea's military says

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Record-low Danube exposes sandbanks, strands boats in Serbia

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Sweden to hand over Russian 'shadow fleet' ship to Ukraine, court documents show

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Forgiving or forgetting? Why the Met Gala’s choice to honour John Galliano is so controversial

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El Niño could unleash ocean heat that sends 2026 into record-breaking territory

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Dreaming of seeing the Colosseum after dark? Italy extends opening hours at major cultural sites

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Latest news bulletin | August 6th, 2026 – Midday

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Tokyo, Porto and Melbourne named the world’s best cities for Gen Z by Time Out

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Trump administration refunds $100 billion in “Liberation Day” tariffs

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Hungary's Parliament to vote on new president as the country awaits Magyar's candidate

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Old videos and AI-generated images spread online about Ceuta crossings

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Francesco Guccini, Italian singer-songwriter, dies aged 86

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60 years uniting the banks of the Tagus: 25 de Abril Bridge remains Portugal's busiest crossing

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West Nile virus spreads in Europe? Greece reports surge, Italy leads infections, first case in Germany

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Migrant flows to Greece down 34% in 2026, maritime affairs minister says

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Jewish organizations in Belgium distance themselves from so-called 'Rabbi' Moshe Friedman

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Magyar optimistic about Paks nuclear power station restart as Danube water levels rise

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More than 1,100 years old: Germany's oldest tree discovered

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Ukraine hits refineries deep inside Russia as Moscow strikes train station and ship

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Fancy living in the Lake Como villa from Casino Royale? An apartment inside is now on sale

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Disney and TikTok strike content-sharing deal with short-form videos to be added to Disney+

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Cardiology clinical trials reinforce Attruby in ATTR-CM while GLP-1s and CHAMPION-AF shape the future of cardiovascular care

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Smoke towers above Washington forests as firefighting continues

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Trump dismisses reports of munitions shortages, says US has 'massive amounts'

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Commission seeks feedback on proposed amendments to regional state aid guidelines

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Struggling to list your skills on a CV? You have more than you think

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New Melania Trump series coming to Amazon Prime after huge losses for controversial 'Melania' documentary

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Australia politician Mark Parton admits texting 'my job is boring' during meeting

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Why the EU is betting on prevention in its new wildfire strategy

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Commission paves the way for Malta to implement its €60 million Social Climate Plan to support vulnerable households and transport users in the clean transition

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Hiroshima marks 81 years since atomic bombing as mayor deplores pursuit of nuclear weapons

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