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Al Jazeera: Heatwave comes at a price for mainland Europe

Paris, France can expect an average maximum temperature of 23C in the second half of August. Temperatures on Sunday reached 27C, after having climbed …
Al Jazeera

Reuters: Uzbek leader in intensive care after brain hemorrhage – daughter

President Karimov, 78, who has run Uzbekistan since it was a Soviet republic and wields sweeping powers, has no obvious successor, a situation …
Reuters

Reuters: New tans, same old ‘polycrisis’ as Europe’s summer ends

When President Jean-Claude Juncker makes his annual State of the Union address to Parliament in Strasbourg on Sept. 14, he might easily repeat last …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Explosion hits Belgium’s criminology institute in Brussels

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Vatican Radio: Italy holds day of mourning for quake victims

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Vatican Radio

Agence France-Presse: A monitor says Turkish bombardment kills 35 civilians in Syria

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Agence France-Presse

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Moldovan police clash with protesters on Independence Day

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EurActiv: Eastern EU leaders call for joint army at summit with Germany

“We must prioritise security, and let’s start by building a common European army,” Hungary’s rightwing Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, said at talks …
EurActiv.com

BBC: Viewers confused as Eurovision cancel announcement

Fans were told it would be revealed on Youtube Live at 2pm, August 25, but it didn’t happen. Read more here.
BBC

Bloomberg: Russia says Chinese hackers are getting more aggressive

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Bloomberg

Meduza: Steven Seagal goes to Belarus and learns about carrots from the local dictator

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Meduza

The Guardian: Italy quake rescuers’ desperate search for survivors (VIDEO)

Thousands had come to help, from all over Italy and across Europe. According to the national civil protection agency, more than half the 5,400 people …
The Guardian

Financial Times: Brexit briefing – delusions over an EU army

Meeting on an aircraft carrier off the island of Ventotene, François Hollande, Angela Merkel and Matteo Renzi said the EU must sharply increase …
Financial Times

New York Times: Syria used chlorine in bombs against civilians, report says

The report also found that militants of the Islamic State in Syria had been responsible for an attack last year using poisonous sulfur mustard, which, …
New York Times

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Turkey sends more tanks to Syria, warns Kurdish militias to pull back

More than 20 Turkish tanks were in Syria on August 25 as part of an operation aimed at driving IS militants out of the border area around the Syrian …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Biden says Nord Stream 2 pipeline is a ‘bad deal’ for Europe

Russia’s Gazprom and its European partners agreed the project, which will run across the Baltic Sea to Germany, last year. Read more here.
Reuters

RFE/RL: At least 12 killed in attack on American University in Kabul

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BBC: Turkish tanks roll into Syria

Military sources told Turkish media 70 targets in the Jarablus area had been destroyed by artillery and rocket strikes, and 12 by air strikes. Read …
BBC
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