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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

Trump lands in Ankara joining Nato leaders summit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) hosts US President Donald Trump for a state arrival ceremony at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara. — AFP

French court opens door for Marine Le Pen to run for president

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen leaves the trial, at the Paris courthouse on the Ile de la Cite, in Paris. — Reuters

El Nino expected 'to break records'

Pedestrians holding a bottle walk in the Miroir d'eau reflecting pool on the banks of the Garonne river, during a summer heatwave in Bordeaux, south-western France, on July 6, 2026. For the third time in six weeks, France is facing a surge in temperatures, with three-quarters of the country under a heatwave alert on July 7, 2026, just a few days after a historic heatwave. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)

Prince Harry loses lawsuit against Daily Mail

Britain's Prince Harry arrives at Chatham House in London. — Reuters

UK fighters intercept Russian plane near carrier

A British Royal Navy F-35B fighter aircraft on board HMS Prince of Wales in the Norwegian Sea. — Reuters

European new wave of raging wildfires force thousands to flee

A French Civil Security firefighter walks on a road next to a wildfire near Ille-sur-Têt, southern France. — AFP

Demand grows for AC in heatwave-hit UK

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Britain’s likely next PM made his name in Manchester

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Experts urge caution as demand grows for AC in heatwave-hit UK

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Syria expecting visit by French President Macron

France's President Emmanuel Macron poses at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris. — AFP

Infernos devastate forests as Europe’s heat rises again

A Canadair firefighting plane drops water at a burning recycling factory in Oreokastro, on the outskirts of Thessaloniki, Greece. — Reuters

Germany raises alarm over possible far-right state govt

Delegates hold up 'No' voting cards on the second day of the party congress of far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) at the Messe Erfurt fairground in Erfurt. — AFP

Ukraine attacks St Petersburg as Russia claims key town

Firefighters work at the site of one of the biggest Ukrainian poultry farms which was hit by a Russian air strike in the town of Chornobaivka. — Reuters

Ukraine, Russia trade deadly strikes; 5 killed in occupied town

Rescue workers work in a residential building damaged following a Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv amid the Russian war in Ukraine. - AFP

Russia’s missile, drone strikes kill 17 in Kyiv kill 17 people in Kyiv

Rescuers extinguish a fire and work in a damaged residential building in Kyiv on Thursday. — AFP
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