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Emergency workers rushed to the scene but were unable to save four people who were crushed to death.
Europe
Emilio Rappold, Gaby Mahlberg

Multiple deaths after building collapse in Spain

A building that was undergoing renovations in central Madrid has collapsed, killing four people, including the the lead architect on the project.

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Vladimir Putin says Russian armed forces now have the strategic initiative in Ukraine.
Europe
Staff Writers

Putin says Ukrainian forces in retreat on all fronts

Vladimir Putin says Russia's armed forces have the strategic initiative in Ukraine and have captured almost 5000 square kilometres of land this year.

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French President Emmanuel Macron desperately needs a circuit breaker amid growing political chaos.(AP PHOTO)
Europe
Dominique Vidalon and Sudip Kar-Gupta

Macron urged to resign amid escalating political crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron desperately needs a circuit breaker amid growing political chaos.

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A couple has died in a scalding hot hotel bathtub after celebrating their daughter's fourth birthday.
Europe
Amy Lee

Parents high on cocaine die in hot bath after 4yo birthday

A little girl has been left orphaned after her parents tragically died in a scalding hotel bathtub following a night of partying to celebrate her fourth birthday.

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French President Emmanuel Macron and his outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu.
Politics
Staff Writers

French farce: Macron tasks outgoing PM with last-ditch talks

French President Emmanuel Macron has tasked outgoing prime minister Sebastien Lecornu with seeking a way out of the country's political crisis.

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Sebastien Lecornu resigned after his new cabinet line-up angered opponents and allies alike. (AP PHOTO)
Politics
Elizabeth Pineau

France's new PM resigns after only two weeks in office

France's new prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu, has quit just a day after naming his government and after only a fortnight in office.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky says ‘Russia is openly trying to destroy our civilian infrastructure’. (AP PHOTO)
Europe
Staff Writers

Zelensky slams world 'silence' at Russian attacks

Five people have died in Russian attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says as he criticises the world's ‘absence of decisive countermeasures’.

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Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched in Rome. (AP PHOTO)
Europe
Gavin Jones, Alvise Armellini and Roberto Mignucci

Huge crowds, clashes at Italy's pro-Palestinian protest

Around 250,000 Pro-Palestine protesters have marched across Italy on the fourth day since Israel intercepted a flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza.

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Nuclear agency chief Rafael Grossi says the Zaporizhzhia plant must be made safe for repair work. (AP PHOTO)
Europe
Staff Writers

UN says it’s vital to restore power to Ukraine nuclear plant

The UN's nuclear watchdog is calling on both Ukraine and Russia to allow technicians to safely carry out repairs to the Zaporizhzhia power plant.

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The US will provide intelligence to Ukraine for targets deep in Russia, says a newspaper report.
World
Staff Writers

US to give Ukraine intel for long-range strikes: report

Ukraine will be given US intelligence for missile strikes deep into Russia on assets and infrastructure to deprive the Kremlin of oil revenue, a new report says.

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Russia is being accused by Ukraine's president of trying to create the risk of nuclear incidents.
Europe
Staff Writers

Zelensky accuses Russia of deliberate Chernobyl attack

Moscow has been accused by Ukraine's President of deliberately staging an attack that cut power to the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear plant.

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A body has been discovered in the landing gear compartment of an American Airlines plane.
World
Matt Shrivell

Dead body found wedged in landing gear of passenger jet

Airport maintenance staff have discovered a body in an American Airlines passenger plane’s landing gear compartment.

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Vladimir Putin is set to announce a proposal for ending the war in Ukraine, the leader of Belarus says, after a meeting between the two.
Europe
Staff Writers

Russia on the cusp of announcing Ukraine peace deal: Belarus

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to announce a proposal for ending the war in Ukraine, the leader of Belarus says after a meeting between the two.

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The airspace over Aalborg Airport was closed nearly an hour earlier after a suspected drone sighting.
Europe
Staff Writers

Danish airport reopens after further drone activity

Denmark has informed its NATO allies that drone incursions that shut two of its airports are linked to unspecified ‘state actors’, according to Latvia.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and partner Jodie Haydon disembark on arrival at Stansted airport in London.
Politics
Latika M Bourke

Albanese lands in UK for progressive fightback

Sir Keir Starmer will take to the stage with the Prime Minister at a left-wing global summit in London on Friday and champion Anthony Albanese as living proof that progressives can defeat right-wing populists.

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