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Pope urges concessions for peace amid Ukraine war

METZ: Pope Leo said on Monday that negotiators seeking to end war in Europe must be willing to sacrifice some positions to achieve peace, as efforts to end Russia's bloody war in Ukraine continue to fail. The first...

Pope Leo XIV (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron (L) shake hands during a meeting at the Robert Schuman Conference Centre in Metz. — AFP

Ukrainian drones hit Russian logistics centre

Firefighters drive past the smoke of a fire at the Russian e-commerce firm Wildberries' logistics complexes in the town of Elektrostal. — AFP

Burnham takes Labour helm, vows to restore hope

Newly elected leader of Britain's Labour Party Andy Burnham gives a thumbs-up by Gravesend Town Pier as he leaves following his first engagement as leader, in Gravesend, Kent

Defence shake-up sparks rift at heart of Ukraine’s war effort

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer lay a wreath at a memorial wall to those who have fallen during Ukraine's conflicts, in Kyiv

Wildfires, drought and storms hound Europe even as heatwave recedes

Firefighting helicopters load water to battle wildfires affecting Zaragoza province, in Farasdues, Spain

Britain is about to get a new leader. Here’s how the transition works

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Italy court finds 32 people guilty over bridge collapse

Judge Paolo Lepri reads a verdict in the trial over the 2018 deadly collapse of the Morandi motorway bridge, in Genoa on Thursday. — Reuters

Dismissal of Ukraine's defence chief sparks protests

People protest against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's decision to replace Mykhailo Fedorov as defence minister in Kyiv on Thursday. — Reuters

Russia and Ukraine strike vessels in Black Sea, wheat prices jump

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) meets emergency responders in Kyiv, where a building in the background was hit by a Russian missile on July 6, as part of Starmer's last visit to Ukraine before leaving office on Thursday. — Reuters

Russia sends cosmonauts to space station with rare Nasa chief visit

Crew members attend a send-off ceremony before the launch at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. — Reuters

Italy's coalition vows to pursue election law reform

Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni listens to a debate at the lower house of Parliament in Rome. — AFP

EU chief announces 'drone deal' with Ukraine

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky awards European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen with The Order of Europe in Kyiv. — Reuters

Russia to redirect ships from Azov Sea over Ukraine strikes

An artilleryman of the National Guard of Ukraine works with a self-propelled howitzer, near a frontline in Donetsk region. — Reuters

France flaunts firepower, unity in military parade

Troops march during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris. — AFP

Fire ravages popular forest outside Paris

French firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire in the Fontainebleau forest, during a heatwave affecting a large part of the country, in Noisy-sur-Ecole, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

MSF slams Russian destruction of Ukraine's health system

Firefighters work at the site of a bus parking hit by a Russian drone strike in Odesa. — AFP
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