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The Italian coast guard said Thursday the body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch is among those recovered off the coast of Sicily from the wreckage of a superyacht.

The IAEA announced its Director-General Rafael Grossi will visit the Russian region of Kursk next week to examine its nuclear power plant.

The Labour government is facing accusations of betraying Brexit by reportedly considering a “free movement” scheme for EU migrants under 30.

British foreign aid is being directed to areas of the world that are wealthier than some sections of the UK, including to fund projects in China, a study found.

A Greek oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea came under repeated attacks, leaving the vessel “not under command” and drifting ablaze.

Some new Ukrainian soldiers refuse to fire at the enemy. Others, according to commanders and fellow fighters, struggle to assemble weapons.

No beard, no fighting for you. That was the stern message delivered by the Taliban’s morality ministry Tuesday after more than 280 members of the Afghanistan security force were dismissed for committing “hairstyle violations” by failing to grow sufficient amounts of facial hair as required under Islamic law.

Russian President Vladimir Putin paid his first visit to Chechnya in 13 years on Tuesday, meeting with erratic Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, currently on a visit to Poland, announced on Wednesday that he would travel to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky and work on “deepening” India’s ties to the country.

Serbia protested Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s presence at the Democratic National Convention (DNC).

A Turkish national has been arrested in Germany after a man was shot three times in the head in an execution-style killing in Frankfurt Central Station on Tuesday evening. 

Romanian authorities raided the home of influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate on Wednesday amid the ongoing human trafficking probe, including allegations of trafficking minors.

Denmark and Sweden vowed to go after gang leaders living abroad, whom they say are hiring teenagers in Sweden to carry out shootings in Denmark.

A 67-year-old man has been jailed after making derogatory remarks about Islam and chanting “you’re not English any more” at police during a London anti-migration protest.

Two men have been charged in Germany with planning an attack in Sweden for an ISIS affiliate in response to Qur’an burnings.

Moscow came under one of the largest attacks yet by Ukrainian drones since the start of fighting in 2022, Russian authorities reported.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he is worried about his safety if Donald Trump returns to power and said the Labour Party should openly back Kamala Harris.

Europeans should copy President Joe Biden’s network of migrant-moving “Safe Mobility Offices” being built around the world, says Filippo Grandi, the United Nation’s high commissioner for refugees.

A request by deceased French actor Alain Delon for his pet dog to be put down and buried alongside him has been denied.

Criminals being set free in a bid to reduce overcrowding at a prison are reoffending and being returned to custody, an inspection report released Wednesday reveals.

Russia warned residents in border regions not to use dating sites out of concern that Ukraine is using them for intelligence-gathering.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang, dictator Xi Jinping’s second-in-command in charge of implementing his policy ideas, arrived in Moscow on Tuesday for a visit arriving amid a surprise Ukrainian invasion of uncontested Russian territory that could dramatically change the battlefield landscape in the ongoing invasion.

Welsh libraries have reportedly been told not to meet in “racist” buildings amid taxpayer-subsidised “critical whiteness studies” training.

Ikea, the Swedish furniture retail giant, has embraced the use of autonomous inventory drones to streamline operations and improve efficiency in its massive warehouses across Europe. If the rollout is successful, it is likely that American jobs will also be sacrificed at the altar of automation.

Authorities on the Greek island of Crete detained 76 migrants early Tuesday after they arrived on three boats as smugglers seek new routes.

A German court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a 99-year-old woman who was convicted of being an accessory to more than 10,000 murders for her role as a secretary to the SS commander of the Nazis’ Stutthof concentration camp during World War II.

The emergency Operation Early Dawn measure to clear prison space amid the sentencing of anti-migration rioters will reportedly see at least 5,500 criminals released early.

A leading EU parliamentarian warned Elon Musk that X could be shut down entirely in the bloc over “disinformation and hate speech”.

Harley-Davidson’s European CEO has backed down on his vanity project to rebrand the company’s chrome-and-noise products as his vehicle for globalized “diversity.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Azerbaijan on Sunday for a two-day state visit, looking to bolster Russia’s relationship with the aggressive Islamist power even as relations with Armenia — Russia’s former best friend in the region — deteriorate.

Three weeks after freeing Wall Street Journal report Evan Gershkovich in a hostage swap for dangerous Russian criminals held in the United States and Europe, Moscow is threatening to arrest a group of Washington Post journalists who crossed the border with Ukrainian troops to file a story on their incursion into Kursk.

British tech magnate Mike Lynch and five other people were missing after their luxury superyacht sank during a freak storm off Sicily early Monday.

A Christian woman has been awarded £13,000 from police after she was arrested twice for silently praying outside an abortion clinic.

German lawmakers demanded reparations and the cessation of arms deliveries to Ukraine over Kyiv’s alleged role in the Nord Stream sabotage.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the goals of a surprise attack by his military in Russian territory, stating Sunday that Kyiv is seeking to create a “buffer zone” in Russia to stop incoming soldiers.

A 22-year-old man has been arrested after a multiple stabbing incident in Manchester left a woman dead and two others seriously injured.