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Forest Fires Devastate Southern Europe as EU Provides Support
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Forest Fires Devastate Southern Europe as EU Provides Support

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

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
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EU Allocates 56 Million to Maintain Sweden's Icebreakers

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

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
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Spain Provides Medical Care to Over 40 Gaza Children

Countries Urge Action to Prevent Starvation in Gaza
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Countries Urge Action to Prevent Starvation in Gaza

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

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
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Heat Waves and Fires Ravage Southern Europe

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
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EU Leaders: Peace Unattainable Without Ukraine's Sovereignty

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
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EU May Need New Tariffs on China to Counter Export Surge

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

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

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
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Ebba Busch Faces Constitutional Review Over Israel Policy Remarks

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.
US Offers $50 Million Reward for Nicolás Maduro's Arrest
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US Offers $50 Million Reward for Nicolás Maduro's Arrest

USA announces a reward of 50 million dollars for information that leads to the arrest of Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro.
Norway Tightens Control on Russian Shadow Fleet Oil Tankers
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Norway Tightens Control on Russian Shadow Fleet Oil Tankers

Norway tightens control of foreign oil tankers in the country's economic zone. The purpose is to get to Russia's so-called shadow fleet
Uncertainty Surrounds US Tariffs on EU and Global Goods
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Uncertainty Surrounds US Tariffs on EU and Global Goods

USA tariffs are here, but maybe not after all. Additionally, a number of uncertainties remain
Trump's Global Tariffs Take Effect, Raising US Import Costs
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Trump's Global Tariffs Take Effect, Raising US Import Costs

USA's sweeping tariffs against the rest of the world came into force at 06 Swedish time, when the clock struck midnight in Washington. "Billions of dollars in tariffs are now pouring in to the USA", writes Donald Trump in uppercase
Sweden and EU Redraw Trade Routes Amid New US Tariffs
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Sweden and EU Redraw Trade Routes Amid New US Tariffs

Today, the new tariffs on exports to the USA begin to apply. At the same time, Sweden and the EU are now breaking ground for new trade routes
US Tariffs Impact: How Different Countries Are Affected
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US Tariffs Impact: How Different Countries Are Affected

Today, August 7, the United States' new tariffs come into effect, which means a hefty blow to many countries. Here are the tariff rates that apply right now
Romania's Former President Ion Iliescu Dies at 95
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Romania's Former President Ion Iliescu Dies at 95

Romania's former president Ion Iliescu has died at the age of 95, the country's government announces.
Busch Considers Revising Government's Israel Trade Stance
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Busch Considers Revising Government's Israel Trade Stance

The pressure on Hamas must increase to put an end to the suffering in Gaza, believes KD leader and Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch. She opens up to the possibility that the government's stance on the trade agreement with Israel may be reconsidered
Food Aid Stalled at Gaza Border Amid Growing Hunger Crisis
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Food Aid Stalled at Gaza Border Amid Growing Hunger Crisis

Reports of an imminent famine catastrophe in Gaza are pouring in. At the same time, emergency aid is packed in hundreds of trucks outside the Gaza Strip, ready to be distributed
EU Delays Retaliatory Tariffs Against US for Six Months
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EU Delays Retaliatory Tariffs Against US for Six Months

EU postpones the planned countermeasures against the USA in the customs issue for six months, reports CNBC. The measures would have come into force this week
Sweden Democrats Criticize Government's EU-Israel Trade Freeze Demand
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Sweden Democrats Criticize Government's EU-Israel Trade Freeze Demand

The Sweden Democrats' foreign policy spokesperson Aron Emilsson says to Expressen that the government's demand that the EU freezes the trade agreement with Israel "came as complete news to us” and that it ”disrupts the relations”.
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