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Macron vows justice after tree memorial for murdered Jew cut down
Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged that every effort will be made to track down and punish the person who cut down a tree commemorating a murdered Jew. The memorial tree was planted 14 years ago to honour Ilan Halimi, who was tortured and murdered by a Paris gang in 2006, sparking widespread…
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Trump and Putin leave Alaska with no deal reached in Ukraine talks
Jake Lapham BBC News in Anchorage Watch: How the Trump-Putin summit unfolded in 82 seconds US President Donald Trump has left Alaska without a deal to end the war in Ukraine, following a high-stakes meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. “There’s no deal until there’s a deal,” Trump told the world’s media following the…
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Hundreds of flights grounded as industrial action begins
Watch: Moment Air Canada ends news conference after union activists disrupt event Air Canada has suspended all its flights as a strike by cabin staff begins – a move the airline said will disrupt travel plans for around 130,000 passengers a day. The union representing more than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants confirmed the 72-hour…
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Five takeaways from the meeting
Watch: How the Trump-Putin summit unfolded… in under 2 minutes The high-stakes meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart President Vladimir Putin was billed as a vital step towards peace in the Ukraine war. But with no ceasefire and an invitation to Moscow, the almost three-hour meeting between the two leaders has…
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How the Trump-Putin summit unfolded… in under 2 minutes
The meeting concluded with no deal being reached between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin but “great progress” was made in Ukraine talks. Source link
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‘A long way for nothing?’ BBC correspondents on Trump-Putin meeting
US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held what was billed as a joint press conference after their meeting in Alaska on Friday. After the leaders left the room, BBC North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher and Russia editor Steve Rosenberg stayed on to unpack the takeaways. Video produced by Meiying Wu. Source…
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Royals and veterans mark VJ Day 80 years on
The King and Queen led a two-minute silence at a service in Staffordshire to commemorate 80 years since VJ Day. Among the attendees were veterans, some of whom participated in the ceremony by laying wreaths and giving readings. VJ Day, or Victory over Japan Day, is marked each year on 15 August – the date…
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One dead and several injured as Danish train hits tanker and derails
AFP One of the carriages flipped in the crash At least one person has died and several others have been injured after a train collided with a slurry tanker and derailed in southern Denmark, officials said. Police said the crash happened between the towns of Tinglev and Kliplev in southern Jutland, and that officers were…
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Moment Trump and Putin meet in Alaska for Ukraine talks
This is the moment US President Trump and Russia’s President Putin simultaneously disembarked their planes in Alaska to meet for talks about the Ukraine war. They shook hands on a red carpet and had what appeared to be a friendly but animated conversation before walking together to a nearby car. Ukraine’s President Zelensky, who is…
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Spain at ‘extreme risk’ of new wildfires as 14 blazes spread
Getty Images Spain is at “extreme risk” of new wildfires, the country’s prime minister has warned, as firefighters continue to battle 14 major blazes. In a post on X, Pedro Sanchez said he expected Friday’s conditions to be “very tough again” as he posted a graphic from the national weather agency Aemet warning of extreme…