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The Metropolitan Police deployed 4,000 officers, along with horses, dogs, drones, and helicopters, to manage far-right activist Tommy Robinson’s “Unite the Kingdom” march and a pro-Palestinian rally marking Nakba Day. The extensive security measures underscore concerns over public order during these events.
Russian forces conducted hundreds of strikes across Ukraine overnight, impacting 15 locations with drone attacks, according to Ukraine’s Air Force. Additionally, the bodies of 528 Ukrainian soldiers were returned following a recent prisoner of war exchange between Russia and Ukraine.
Russia’s lawmakers have passed a law authorising the Kremlin to deploy troops abroad to “protect Russian citizens,” effectively granting President Vladimir Putin the power to invade foreign countries. The legislation aims to address perceived injustices faced by Russian citizens abroad, exacerbating concerns over Russia’s military intentions.
Torrential rain, flash floods and raging wildfires have devastated Europe this summer.
Portugal battles wildfires amid third heatwave of the year Another heatwave sweeping Portugal has left…
July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, the European Union’s climate observatory confirmed Tuesday.
A billboard in Paris is allegedly promoting the sale of precious icons that have been removed from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery. Many social media users are accusing Ukraine of selling these artefacts to raise money for the army. Euronews fact-checked these claims.
8 August marks International Cat Day, a celebration of all things feline – but which four-legged fame-seekers gained pawsitively stratospheric fame online?
Russian forces used used chemical munitions in the area of Novodanylivka in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Sunday, the Ukrainian military said on Monday. “The enemy continues to use chemical munitions, violating all conventions,” said General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, the commander of the Tavria operational-strategic group of troops. FRANCE 24 correspondent Emmanuelle Chaze explains, adding that this is “nothing new”.
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