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Military Deployed to Combat Severe Fires in Western Spain

Military Deployed to Combat Severe Fires in Western Spain

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Military is being deployed in western Spain to combat the ongoing forest and bush fires.

US Proposes NATO-Inspired Security Guarantee for Ukraine

US Proposes NATO-Inspired Security Guarantee for Ukraine

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USA has proposed a security guarantee for Ukraine inspired by the defense guarantee in NATO's treaty article 5, according to Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and other sources.

Putin and Trump Meet in Alaska to Discuss Ukraine Conflict

Putin and Trump Meet in Alaska to Discuss Ukraine Conflict

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USA's president Donald Trump and Russia's president Vladimir Putin met for the first time since 2019 on Friday. This is what we know:

IF Metall Urges Government Action on Northvolt Work Permits

IF Metall Urges Government Action on Northvolt Work Permits

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Work permits are about to expire for some of those who have worked at Northvolt. IF Metall demands, together with The Social Democrats, that the government takes action

Former Mayor Dies in Portugal Wildfires

Former Mayor Dies in Portugal Wildfires

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An area five times as large as the city of Stockholm has burned up in Spain – and several of the fires are still out of control. In Portugal, a first death is reported in the fires

Lindt May Move Easter Bunny Production to USA to Avoid Tariffs

Lindt May Move Easter Bunny Production to USA to Avoid Tariffs

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Plastic Agreement Talks Fail to Reach Consensus in Geneva

Plastic Agreement Talks Fail to Reach Consensus in Geneva

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The world's countries have not been able to agree on how the planet and life on earth should be protected from harmful plastics. Negotiators in Geneva had to leave the meeting empty-handed and without an agreement for production, recycling and waste management of plastic

Plastic Agreement Negotiations Extended Until Friday

Plastic Agreement Negotiations Extended Until Friday

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The negotiations on the world's plastic pollution are extended until Friday. The message came late on Thursday evening after intense discussions

Busch: Government Agrees to Increase Economic Pressure on Israel

Busch: Government Agrees to Increase Economic Pressure on Israel

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Ebba Busch (KD) believes that the government agrees to increase the economic pressure on Israel. This means that we want to review and are prepared to pause the relief in tariff benefits that Israel has with the EU, she says at a press conference

Israel Approves Controversial West Bank Settlement Expansion Plan

Israel Approves Controversial West Bank Settlement Expansion Plan

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Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says he approves of highly controversial plans to expand Ma'ale Adumim on the occupied West Bank. The EU says it may have "far-reaching consequences” if the plans are implemented and urges Israel not to proceed

EU Urges Swift Access for International Aid to Sudan

EU Urges Swift Access for International Aid to Sudan

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The EU urges all parties to allow international aid into war- and famine-stricken Sudan. Just in the last week, at least 40 people have died from cholera in the Darfur region

Forest Fires Devastate Southern Europe as EU Provides Support

Forest Fires Devastate Southern Europe as EU Provides Support

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Forest fires in southern Europe continue to devastate large areas and the EU says that they are working "non-stop" to support the fire-ravaged countries. In Spain, a total of 30 people have been arrested suspected of starting forest fires

Trump Faces Challenges in Upcoming Meeting with Putin in Alaska

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Trump Faces Challenges in Upcoming Meeting with Putin in Alaska

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Sanctions on sanctions on sanctions. Yet, the Russian economy seems to be far from collapse – and the war chest anything but empty

EU Allocates 56 Million to Maintain Sweden's Icebreakers

EU Allocates 56 Million to Maintain Sweden's Icebreakers

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EU allocates 56 million for maintenance of Sweden's state icebreakers – an important investment to keep the operations alive, according to the Swedish Maritime Administration. The contribution means that we can implement extra initiatives, says Jonas Franzén, responsible for community contacts at the agency

Trump Proposes Three-Party Meeting with Russia and Ukraine

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Trump Proposes Three-Party Meeting with Russia and Ukraine

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USA's president Donald Trump opens up for a three-party meeting with his Russian and Ukrainian counterpart, he announces after Wednesday's top meeting in Berlin. The meeting was held due to the situation in Ukraine and ahead of the meeting between Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday

Spain Provides Medical Care to Over 40 Gaza Children

Spain Provides Medical Care to Over 40 Gaza Children

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Countries Urge Action to Prevent Starvation in Gaza

Countries Urge Action to Prevent Starvation in Gaza

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Foreign ministers from more than 20 countries, including Sweden, have signed a statement on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Foreign Minister Clarifies Government Stance Amid Busch's Israel Remarks

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Foreign Minister Clarifies Government Stance Amid Busch's Israel Remarks

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard (The Moderate Party) comments on Ebba Busch's (Christian Democrats) statements about Israel after the government demanded that the EU freeze the trade agreement with the country. I represent the government's line, says Malmer Stenergard in TV4's Nyhetsmorgon

Heat Waves and Fires Ravage Southern Europe

Heat Waves and Fires Ravage Southern Europe

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The mercury moved at the 40-line when a new heat wave takes hold of southern Europe. A man has died in what the Spanish newspaper El País describes as "hell fires" in the Madrid region

EU Leaders: Peace Unattainable Without Ukraine's Sovereignty

EU Leaders: Peace Unattainable Without Ukraine's Sovereignty

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Ukraine should determine its own future, write 26 of the EU countries' heads of government in a joint press release published on the union's website on Tuesday morning.

EU May Need New Tariffs on China to Counter Export Surge

EU May Need New Tariffs on China to Counter Export Surge

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The looming trade war between the USA and China risks creating large export flows from China to the EU. The answer may be new EU customs duties against China, according to Molly Guggenheimer, stock strategist at Danske Bank

EU Ministers Hold Crisis Meeting on Ukraine and Trump-Putin Summit

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EU Ministers Hold Crisis Meeting on Ukraine and Trump-Putin Summit

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EU's foreign ministers will on Monday gather for an extraordinary crisis meeting on Ukraine and the upcoming summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on the war.

German Expert: Arms Export Restrictions to Israel Should Have Come Sooner

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German Expert: Arms Export Restrictions to Israel Should Have Come Sooner

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The German government's decision to restrict the country's export of war material to Israel should have been made earlier, believes the German arms export expert Max Mutschler. Exactly what material is covered is unclear

Ebba Busch Faces Constitutional Review Over Israel Policy Remarks

Ebba Busch Faces Constitutional Review Over Israel Policy Remarks

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Green party reports The Christian Democrats' Ebba Busch to the Constitutional Committee after her statements about the government's Israel policy and wants her actions to be examined, reports Expressen.