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Sirens, shelters and scaled-back war games: South Korea rehearses for crisis

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Bookings soar for flights to eclipse destinations ahead of 2027’s celestial spectacle

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Full-face veil bans: How do rules compare across Europe?

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US debt tops $40 trillion as Treasury doubles bond buybacks to calm markets

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Alarming study reveals that almost 40 per cent of music released globally in July 2026 used AI

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Portugal enacts 'burqa law' banning face coverings in public space

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Russia runs out of petrol at seven in 10 stations as fuel crisis worsens

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Kyiv residents rescued as Russian strikes damage buildings across the city

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Damaged pitch forces PSG to switch season opener

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Turning the tide: Algae Scope's bio-based answer to PFAS

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Why swimming in the Rhine is allowed in Switzerland but banned in Germany

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Verstappen extends Red Bull deal to 2030

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US officials coordinated deportation flights with Iran, emails reveal

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Hundreds of meetings, €8 million a year: How Big Tobacco lobbies the EU

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World Humanitarian Day: EU answering to growing global humanitarian needs

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China showcases next‑gen humanoid robots as US curbs push firms abroad

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NATO 3.0 rebrand is 'lipstick on a pig', says former US ambassador

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Interfaith conference in Brussels

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Oil jumps on Iran standoff as global stocks rebound on US bond move

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16 killed, 33 injured in Russian strikes on Kyiv and surrounding region

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Will Prime Minister Andy Burnham move the UK closer to Europe?

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Brussels theatre company kicks off its new autumn season

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European gas prices hit highest point since March, worse may follow

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Ukraine anti-corruption probes close in on Volodymyr Zelenskyy's inner circle

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MEP calls for 'clarity' on planned shake up of EU's ETS scheme

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Russia 'purposefully' hit critical infrastructure in latest strikes, Kyiv mayor says

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‘A formidable predator’: Italian scientists relying on octopuses to get blue crab populations in check

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Captured Ukrainian-born soldiers tell BBC why they fought for Russia

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Latest news bulletin | August 20th, 2026 – Morning

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Tourism hit by war fears: Seven EU countries seek Brussels funding for frontline regions

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In London, children’s lungs grow faster as traffic pollution falls

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EU aid announced for two stricken parts of the globe

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Lebanon extradites al-Assad's general to Syria for war crimes trial

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Kazakhstan updates Astana master plan to meet demands of fast-growing capital

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to move back to the UK later this month

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North Korea fires suspected missile as US move to cut drills with South Korea 'changes nothing'

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Ranked: The most and least expensive airlines in Europe

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Giant whales move into Greenland waters as ice disappears

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'Charred' body found in vineyard in southern France identified as influencer Sonia Bellina

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81-year-old confesses to German cold case murder of US tourist in 1994

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After weeks of rallying behind Fedorov, protesters reject his call for wartime elections in Ukraine

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Can private wildlife sanctuaries help close the gaps in the illegal animal trade?

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Trump says he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un later this year

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Israel opens criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian medics

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Latest news bulletin | August 19th, 2026 – Evening

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At least 100 people may have died after gold mine collapsed in Central African Republic

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Why is Ukraine's ex-defence minister calling for wartime elections?

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Two collapses in four days - what's happening to Musiala?

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Seven dead, including Ecuador's intelligence chief, after tourist helicopter crashes in northern Kenya

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ECB unveils new banknote designs with a defiant message: Don't count cash out yet

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