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Image for Spain installs floating barrier in Ceuta after calm night following border rush
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Spain installs floating barrier in Ceuta after calm night following border rush

By Michael Francis Gore CEUTA, Spain, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Spain said migrant crossings into its North...

1st August, 2026

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Hungary's Paks nuclear plant could be powered down this weekend, PM says

BUDAPEST, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant, which generates nearly half of the c...

1st August, 2026

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French new car registrations up 9% year/year in July, industry body says

PARIS, Aug 1 (Reuters) - New car registrations in France rose 9% in July from a year earlier to 126,...

1st August, 2026

Image for Lithuanian embassy in Kyiv damaged in Russian missile attack
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Lithuanian embassy in Kyiv damaged in Russian missile attack

Aug 1 (Reuters) - Lithuania's embassy in Kyiv was damaged on Saturday when two missiles landed nearb...

1st August, 2026

Image for 'Le camping', an egalitarian symbol of French summers, faces a fiery future
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'Le camping', an egalitarian symbol of French summers, faces a fiery future

By Juliette Jabkhiro, Elissa Darwish and Elizabeth Pineau BISCARROSSE, France, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The...

1st August, 2026

Image for Political instability to weigh on Romania's deficit reduction efforts beyond 2026, Fitch says
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Political instability to weigh on Romania's deficit reduction efforts beyond 2026, Fitch says

BUCHAREST, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Romania just avoided a downgrade from the last rung of investment grade...

1st August, 2026

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Thousands expected in Amsterdam for boisterous WorldPride in shadow of Berlin attack

By Charlotte Van Campenhout AMSTERDAM, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of revellers will lin...

1st August, 2026

Image for Soccer-Infantino adviser quits, report says FIFA World Cup sell-off plan is dead
Finance

Soccer-Infantino adviser quits, report says FIFA World Cup sell-off plan is dead

July 31 (Reuters) - Opposition mounted on Friday to FIFA's plan to sell a stake in the World Cup to...

31st July, 2026

Image for Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles
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Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles

August 1(Reuters) - Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv was under a Russian ballistic missile attack early on...

31st July, 2026

Image for North Korea says NATO fuel plan shows alliance preparing for war
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North Korea says NATO fuel plan shows alliance preparing for war

SEOUL, Aug 1 (Reuters) - North Korea accused NATO on Saturday of preparing for war by expanding mili...

31st July, 2026

Image for FIFA has scrapped $20 billion World Cup sell-off plan, New York Post reports
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FIFA has scrapped $20 billion World Cup sell-off plan, New York Post reports

July 31 (Reuters) - FIFA's plan to sell a piece of its business empire to outside investors has coll...

31st July, 2026

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UK's Healey tells ministers to prepare for budget cuts, The Times reports 

July 31 (Reuters) - British finance minister John Healey has told cabinet ministers to make cuts in...

31st July, 2026

Image for Latvia closes border with Belarus, interior minister says
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Latvia closes border with Belarus, interior minister says

VILNIUS, July 31 (Reuters) - Latvia has closed its border with Belarus, Interior Minister Janis Domb...

31st July, 2026

Image for Thousands rally in Kyiv demanding ousted defence minister's reinstatement
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Thousands rally in Kyiv demanding ousted defence minister's reinstatement

By Yuliia Dysa and Vladyslav Smilianets KYIV, July 31 (Reuters) - Several thousand Ukrainians rallie...

31st July, 2026

Image for Magnitude 4.7 quake strikes near Italy's Naples, causing outages and damage
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Magnitude 4.7 quake strikes near Italy's Naples, causing outages and damage

NAPLES, Italy, July 31 (Reuters) - A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area near the...

31st July, 2026

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Sam Fender and Olivia Dean duet becomes longest-running top single in UK

LONDON, July 31 (Reuters) - Sam Fender and Olivia Dean's duet "Rein Me In" made pop history in Brita...

31st July, 2026

Image for Norse Atlantic starts formal process for possible sale or merger
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Norse Atlantic starts formal process for possible sale or merger

July 31 (Reuters) - Norse Atlantic said on Friday its board had initiated a formal process for a pos...

31st July, 2026

Image for Trump says US has not agreed to Ukraine building Patriot missiles
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Trump says US has not agreed to Ukraine building Patriot missiles

By Steve Holland and Simon Lewis CAMP DAVID, Maryland, July 31 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump sa...

31st July, 2026

Image for Banco BPM ends talks on potential merger with Monte dei Paschi
Finance

Banco BPM ends talks on potential merger with Monte dei Paschi

July 31 (Reuters) - Italy's Banco BPM said on Friday its board had decided to end talks on a potenti...

31st July, 2026

Image for Founder of Russian retailer Wildberries calls Ukrainian attacks 'acts of terrorism'
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Founder of Russian retailer Wildberries calls Ukrainian attacks 'acts of terrorism'

MOSCOW, July 31 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian online retailer Wildberries amount to...

31st July, 2026