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Nato, EU outrage as drone hits Romania

GALATI: A drone hit an apartment building in NATO-member Romania early on Friday, wounding two people and drawing condemnation from the Atlantic alliance and the European Union, which blamed Russia and warned against...

Forensic investigators examine the location of impact after a drone struck an apartment building in Galati. — AFP

Spain blasts Israel's interception of Gaza-bound flotilla

Boats of a new humanitarian flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip make a symbolic leave from Barcelona's Port Vell. — AFP File

No 'meaningful' impact in Australia social media ban, says govt report

A 13-year-old boy poses at his home as he looks at social media on his mobile phone in Sydney. — AFP File

Sweden fetes king's 80th birthday with flypast, banquets

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Sweden's Queen Silva applaud as members of the Swedish Armed Forces pay tribute to the King at the Outer Courtyard of the Royal Palace in Stockholm during celebrations to mark the 80th birthday of Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf. — AFP

4 rescued after bus plunges into Seine near Paris

Rescue teams remove a car from the Seine river after a bus with passengers on board crashed into it, both falling into the river, in Juvisy-sur-Orge, on the outskirts of Paris. - AFP

Crude back above $110 on Strait of Hormuz stalemate fears

A view of the Phillips 66 Company's Los Angeles Refinery, at the Kinder Morgan Carson Terminal, California. — Reuters

Effort begins to rescue Timmy, the humpback whale, stranded off Germany's Baltic coast

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Germany’s Merz says Iran is humiliatingUS officials

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during a panel discussion in Marsberg, Germany. — Reuters

Buy airline tickets now, Spain urges as Iran war lifts oil prices

Macron reaffirms efforts to reopen Strait of Hormuz

French President Emmanuel Macron gestures during a press conference in Athens, Greece. — Reuters

Nato 'must remain united', says Italy PM Meloni

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrives for an informal meeting of the European Council in Nicosia. — AFP

Germany probes Signal attacks targeting MPs

German parliament speaker Julia Kloeckner was targeted in a Signal phishing attack, according to reports. — AFP

Assisted dying bill scuppered as UK advocates vow to fight on

Campaigners hold a banner outside parliament in London as a proposed law to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales will run out of time on Friday, more than a year after MPs first voted in favour of it. — AFP

Spain is 'reliable' Nato member, says Prime Minister

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at a meeting of the European Council, in Ayia Napa. — AFP

Chernobyl, 40 years since disaster: five things to know

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EU signs off on Ukraine loan, new Russia sanctions

Rescuers work at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine, on Thursday. — Reuters
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