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Europe's sweltering summer could send tourists to cooler climes
Jul 18, 2023 08:15Soaring summer temperatures across southern Europe could prompt a lasting shift in tourist habits, with more travelers choosing cooler destinations or taking their holidays in spring or autumn to dodge the extreme heat, tourism bodies and experts predict.
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Syria urges European Parliament to ‘condemn’ US looting of its resources
Jul 17, 2023 04:46The People’s Assembly (Parliament) of Syria has dismissed the latest report by the European Parliament on the humanitarian situation in Syria as false, urging the bloc to be “objective” and condemn the US’s plundering of Syrian energy and crops.
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China tells EU to 'clarify' position on strategic partnership, avoid wavering
Jul 15, 2023 12:20China's top diplomat has demanded the European Union (EU) "clarify" its position on its strategic partnership with Beijing amid recent EU calls for reduced dependence on China.
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EU offers Ukraine €50bn more in aid while facing poverty crisis affecting 96.5mn people
Jul 15, 2023 06:02EU finance ministers agree on a new 50 billion-euro financial package for Ukraine while a new report by the European Economic and Social Committee warns of rising poverty in the EU. Jerome Hughes reports from Brussels.
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India buys French fighter jets, submarines as Modi visits Paris
Jul 14, 2023 10:01India has signed a new multibillion-dollar deal with France, buying French fighter jets as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Paris on a two-day trip.
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Biden warns Ukraine's NATO membership during war could trigger WWIII
Jul 14, 2023 03:39President Joe Biden of the United States has warned that Ukraine’s potential accession to NATO while it is at war with Russia is likely to culminate in a third World War.
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EU legislator claims Ukraine is being led by war criminals
Jul 13, 2023 11:53The war in Ukraine has sparked a fiery debate in the European parliament. Some EU lawmakers insist the 27-nation bloc should stop sending lethal weapons and billions of dollars in cash to Kiev.
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Lavrov: Russia sees as 'nuclear threat' US-made F-16 jets in Ukraine
Jul 13, 2023 10:31Russia has warned that it will regard as a 'nuclear threat' the US-made F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine since the warplanes are capable of carrying atomic weapons.
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Iran rejects ‘baseless’ NATO allegations of supplying drones to Russia
Jul 13, 2023 07:51Iran has categorically rejected allegations it is providing drones to Russia, raised this time by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), urging member states of the military alliance to refrain from leveling such accusations.
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US senator slams 'ungrateful' Ukrainian president over NATO demands
Jul 12, 2023 11:27US Senator Rand Paul has rebuked the “ungrateful” Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky for his harsh criticism of Washington and other Western backers and demanding Kiev's speedy NATO accession.