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Martin wins San Marino MotoGP to close gap on leader Bagnaia

Jorge Martin won the San Marino MotoGP on Sunday to further close the gap on championship leader Francesco Bagnaia.

EU brings down the hammer on big tech as tough rules kick in

The world's major tech titans must crack down on illegal content and keep European users safe online from Friday, when far-reaching EU rules for…

Dig begins for German soldiers executed by French Resistance

Workers began digging in central France on Wednesday for the remains of dozens of German soldiers said to have been executed by Resistance fight…

Iraqis keep up Koran protests after book burnings

Iraqi security forces on Saturday dispersed about 1,000 supporters of Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr who tried to march to Baghdad's Green Zo…

Italy floods kill at least two

Floods caused by heavy rains in Italy's northern Emilia Romagna region have killed two people, authorities said on Wednesday, as local mayors wa…

Guardiola hails 'extraordinary' De Bruyne and Haaland

Pep Guardiola labelled Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland as "extraordinary" after the Manchester City stars destroyed Arsenal in a 4-1 victory…

Udinese sign Brazilian Brenner from MLS's Cincinnati

Serie A club Udinese have signed Brazilian forward Brenner from Major League Soccer's FC Cincinnati, the clubs announced on Wednesday.

Finland's far right aims to oust popular PM Sanna Marin in legislative elections

Finnish politics could see a dramatic shift to the far right in elections on Sunday as an anti-immigration party aims to replace "rock star" Pri…

Spanish government under attack over undercover police tactics

The Spanish government is under fire over allegations police officers infiltrated far-left and green groups and had sex with activists to win th…

Humanity has 'broken the water cycle,' UN chief warns

The future of humanity's "lifeblood" -- water -- is under threat worldwide, the UN secretary-general warned Wednesday at the opening of the glob…

Bitter pension battle turns to democratic crisis as Macron bypasses French parliament

Widespread rejection of French President Emmanuel Macron’s planned pension overhaul was a key factor in his failure to win a parliamentary major…

Poland to be first NATO member to send fighter jets to Ukraine

Polish President Andrzej Duda on Thursday said Warsaw would deliver an initial batch of four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, in what would be th…

Press Review - Macron's 'moment of truth': How will French parliament vote on pension reform?

IN THE PRESS – Thursday, March 16: We look at the French press ahead of Emmanuel Macron's "moment of truth" – the parliament is set to vote on h…

France braces for strikes that could bring the country ‘to a standstill’ for days on end

Strikes against bitterly contested plans to reform pensions in France continue on Tuesday, and this time unions have upped the ante. Unlike prev…

In warzone and Warsaw speech, Biden touts US strength -- and his own

He may be 80 and facing questions over his fitness to serve a second term, but a rock star-style speech in Warsaw and daring visit to wartime Uk…

French teachers open up about integrating Ukrainian students into the school system

Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on February 24 last year, thousands of Ukrainian refugees have enrolled in the French school system.…

Nobel Prize-winning Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa joins Académie Française

Peruvian Nobel-winning author Mario Vargas Llosa was set to join the fabled Academie Francaise in Paris on Thursday, the first member never to h…

Germany will not block Poland from sending tanks to Ukraine

Germany's foreign minister said on Sunday her government would not stand in the way if Poland wants to send its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, in a…