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In southern Spain, the Donana National Park, one of the largest wetlands in Europe, has run dry. A year and a half ago, UNESCO declared the area “overexploited”, but since then it has also been the victim of an extreme drought. Ecologists say action is urgent, but many locals say that tackling the problem would […]

With the bridge connecting Crimea to Russia partially reopened following the massive blast that struck it on Saturday, October 8, vast lines of cars have been forming as motorists attempt to leave the Russian-occupied peninsula, with some saying they are having to wait up to ten hours to cross.

The Kerch bridge linking Russia to the Crimean Peninsula was once a symbol of Russian dominance, unveiled with great fanfare following Russia’s annexation of Crimea. But an explosion overnight from October 7 to 8 partially destroyed the bridge, marking the latest setback for Russian objectives in the region.

Several loud blasts rocked central Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities early on Monday, local officials said, a day after an explosion on a bridge linking Russia to occupied Crimea sparked calls for reprisals in Moscow. The explosions came as the UN General Assembly was set to open debate on a draft resolution condemning Russia’s annexation of […]

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne starts a visit to Algeria on Sunday with a top-level delegation, pushing for better ties with the former French colony and major gas exporter.

French author Annie Ernaux, who was awarded the Nobel Literature Prize this week, signed an open letter Sunday supporting a mass protest against President Emmanuel Macron called by the country’s left-wing opposition. 

Defending champions Italy will face England in their Euro 2024 qualifying group, a repeat of last year’s tournament final, following the draw on Sunday in Frankfurt’s Festhalle.

Austria’s liberal president is hoping to be reelected on Sunday without the need for a runoff vote after a campaign in which he has cast himself as the stable option in uncertain times.

At least 17 people were killed in an overnight “missile attack” in the city of Zaporizhzhia that damaged apartment buildings, a local official said on Sunday. Rail and road traffic resumed on Saturday on the Kerch bridge between Crimea and Russia after a blast resulting from what Russian authorities said was a truck bomb damaged […]

Ten people, including two teenagers and a younger girl, were killed in an explosion at a petrol station in the Irish county of Donegal, police said on Saturday, adding that the incident appeared to be “a tragic accident”.