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Two people died and at least 17 more were injured as Russian drones overnight struck the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa, Ukrainian authorities said on Saturday.

A throng of Hollywood celebrities who’ve spent years lecturing about the peril we all face from climate change, hopped on private jets set for Venice where Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s three-day wedding extravaganza took place.

Pope Leo XIV once again echoed his call for unity within the Catholic Church on Friday after years of political and liturgical division.

British Olympic gold medal-winning runner Kelly Holmes is now claiming that the COVID scare made her realize she needed to come out as gay.

In a significant blow to the censorship apparatus in Germany, a court has lifted the ban imposed on the Compact magazine by former leftist Interior Minister Nancy Faeser for supposedly spreading right-wing “extremism”.

Four people were arrested by counter terrorism police six days after two Royal Air Force Jets were disabled at an airbase in England.

A Syrian national identified only as Mohamed A has been charged by German authorities with supporting a foreign terror group over a foiled plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna last August.

Former Czech Prime Minister and current frontrunner in the upcoming elections, Andrej Babiš, has claimed a decision by the High Court in Prague this week to overturn an acquittal over alleged EU subsidy fraud was politically motivated.

Magazine legend Anna Wintour stepped down as editor of U.S. Vogue on Thursday after 37 years during which she was often hailed as the single most influential figure in the fashion world.

Pope Leo XIV reaffirmed the call for priests to remain celibate while commanding bishops to take “firm and decisive” action in cases involving sexual abuse in remarks delivered to the Catholic hierarchy on Wednesday.

Continuing Europeanisation of British politics could see Farage win UK election but rainbow coalition of all other parties subvert result.

A fascist bookstore in San Francisco has blacklisted the popular “Harry Potter” books over author J.K. Rowling’s perfectly reasonable opinions on the anti-woman transsexual movement.

Zelenskyy formally approved plans to set up a new international court to prosecute senior Russian officials.

Rosie O’Donnell said that President Trump’s first term took such a toll on her mental health that she began overeating and drinking.

Anti-Islamification campaigner and leader of the largest Dutch political party Geert Wilders met with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Rapper Azealia Banks pulled out of two music festivals in the United Kingdom under pressure to support Palestine. 

Iran’s so-called “Supreme Leader” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei emerged from exile Thursday to claim victory over Israel and said his country had “delivered a hand slap to America’s face”  in his first public comments since a ceasefire was declared in the war between the two countries.

Two people were killed and 17 injured during torrential storms in France that toppled trees and caused parliament’s roof to spring a leak.

In a condemnation of the UK government’s lax immigration controls, British police have been forced to explain to alleged asylum seekers that women should not be abused or harassed as they have the “same rights as men”.

12 F-35A fighters so UK can join NATO’s nuclear mission, becoming the world’s only dual-sovereignty nuclear-armed nation. 

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancé, Lauren Sánchez, are reportedly moving one of their wedding venues to a former Italian shipyard — completely surrounded by water — due to security concerns following a rise in protests in Venice, Italy, against the couple’s forthcoming wedding events.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to see the war between Ukraine and Russia come to a close.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday welcomed President Donald Trump to the alliance summit at The Hague by praising him as a “man of strength,” a “man of peace,” and the “daddy” who got Iran and Israel to stop fighting.

Czech authorities have detained five teenagers and charged two over an attempt to set fire to a synagogue, officials said Wednesday.

“Terrible” socialist Spain was the sole NATO member to refuse a major increase in defence spending this week.

On the front page of Wikipedia last week, the prominent “Did you know” section promoted an article about the “fuck tree” in North London. Reputedly a popular spot gay people use when “cruising” for casual sex, the article on the tree at the time it appeared on the front page included evocative sexual descriptions and explicit mentions of sexual conduct.

President hailed “historic… monumental win” as the NATO alliance agreed to his demand to equalise the burden of common defence.

A team of 14-year-old boys had no problem going through the Swiss women’s national team, as they defeated them 7-1 ahead of the Euro 2025 qualifiers.

Tesla’s new car sales in Europe have declined for the fifth month in a row, as customers increasingly opt for more affordable Chinese electric vehicles, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). Elon Musk’s EV giant suffered a 27.9 percent drop in May on a year-over-year basis.

Actor Pedro Pascal, who is set to play Reed Richards in Disney’s upcoming “Fantastic Four” reboot, called author J.K. Rowling bully who “makes me f**king sick” over her defense of women’s rights against radical transgender ideology.

Has an advanced camera, artificial intelligence, and contained new, Iranian-made, anti-jamming technology, it was claimed.

Germany’s socialist Die Linke party has seen its membership nearly double since the start of the year, largely driven by an influx of support from women and young people

“NATO is going to become very strong with us”, U.S. President Donald Trump said as he arrived at the alliance summit at The Hague.

Reparations are due now to compensate for the trans-Atlantic slave trade as a way to tackle “its legacy” in contemporary society, including “systemic racism and white supremacy.” That is the message a Caribbean delegation will take to Brussels and London on a visit designed to elicit cash payments as compensation for “slavery and colonialism.”

Prime Minister François Bayrou’s government is facing the prospect of being toppled like its predecessor, with the Socialist Party vowing to launch a motion of no confidence after negotiations broke down over President Macron’s controversial pension reforms.

Zelensky once again sounds the warning of a Russian invasion of Europe beyond his own borders as NATO nations meet in The Hague.