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German border region

Investigation opened after body found near Mariensäule in Trier

The theft at the Louvre museum sent shockwaves around the world

Louvre heist to be turned into film

Senegal lawmakers defied the president and appointed the ousted PM Ousmane Sonko as speaker of parliament

Opposition boycotts vote

Senegal parliament elects ousted PM as speaker in challenge to president

Energy prices have been under pressure on concerns that US President Donald Trump's tariffs will crimp economic growth

Latest leadership shakeup

BP ousts chairman over 'serious' governance concerns

Great cormorant adults are estimated to eat 180 kilogrammes (400 pounds) of fish a year

Calls to reduce population

Fish-eating cormorant lands in EU's crosshairs

Quad foreign ministers met in New Delhi (L-R): Australia's Penny Wong, India's S. Jaishankar, Japan's Toshimitsu Motegi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Suspicions by China

Rubio revives 'Quad' with new Asia projects after questions on US

Crown Princess Mette-Marit (C) has recently appeared in public wearing a device to help her breathe

Diagnosed with rare condition

Norway crown prince 'worried' about wife's health

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton (right) has surged ahead of incumbent John Cornyn in the Texas Senate runoff

Central tension in Republican Party

Trump flexes muscle in Texas Senate runoff

Organised crime

Ten held over violent robberies and ram raids on Tenerife

Cheese-rolling contest

German YouTuber wins 2026 edition of iconic Gloucestershire race

Rituals at the hajj have been a constant for centuries but technology is changing the pilgrims' experience

During sacred tradition

Saudi Arabia turns to drones to shield pilgrims from extreme heat

Britain's Attorney General Richard Hermer said an appeals court would review whether the sentences were 'unduly lenient' in the 'horrific case'

Following public outcry

Appeals court to review UK judge sparing teen rapists jail

Jonathan Andic, seen here at his arrest, called the claim he had murdered his billionaire father 'serious, unjust and unfounded'

'Biased, distorted' narrative

Mango founder's son says accusation he killed his father 'unfounded'

Measuring over two meters in length and weighing between 200 and 250 kilograms, the dolphin is believed to be between six and eight years old

Saint-Jean-de-Luz

'Curious' dolphin charms French town but experts concerned

A Qatar Airways plane carrying Australians linked to suspected IS jihadists lands in Melbourne

After years in Syria

IS-linked women, children return to Australia

Brahim Diaz and Achraf Hakimi are Morocco's star players

After AFCON drama, Morocco head to World Cup with big ambitions

Rettungsekippen op der Plaz vum Accident.

Toll is 'particularly steep'

Two pupils, two adults dead after schoolbus collides with train in Belgium

La ville de Bâle, en Suisse.

Immigration Index

Luxembourg ranked third-best country to move to in 2026

The Paris Mint was to 'democratise the gold market' with the new Marianne coins

'Democratising the gold market'

Au so chic: Paris Mint to issue first solid-gold coins in a century

Ukrainesch Zaldote bei enger Simulatioun vu Krichskonditiounen den 20. Mee 2026 zu Lviv.

Why drones have become the defining weapon of war

Experts say a militarised environment could be playing a role in increased violence in Russian schools

Virus of violence

'Next time I'll stab you': Russia sees spate of wartime school attacks

A man fills a glass of water at a public fountain in the Montparnasse district of Paris on May 25, 2026

'A mini version of hell'

Heat dome over Europe scorches UK, Ireland, France and Spain

Starbucks Korea revealed on Tuesday a series of mishaps leading to its heavily criticised "Tank Day" promotion

'Lacked sensitivity'

Starbucks Korea reveals series of mishaps leading to 'Tank Day' campaign

Morning Roundup

Echternach hopping procession, Pope issues AI warning, and heat alert for Luxembourg

US musician Sonny Rollins thought of music as the path to find universal truths

Sonny Rollins, last jazz 'colossus,' dead at 95

The bombardment between late Saturday and early Sunday was among the heaviest on Kyiv since Russia invaded

'Prepared to help'

Rubio says US ready to mediate as Moscow steps up Kyiv threats

Arsenal have been criticised in some quarters for their approach but it has proven fruitful on the way to the Champions League final

'Best team in the world'

Miserly Arsenal face PSG firepower in Champions League style clash

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents patrol LaGuardia Airport in New York in March 2026

'Don't want to be arrested'

'I think twice': Minorities fear World Cup immigration enforcement

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