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EUROPE-ECONOMY-EU
The European Commission has cut its EU growth forecast for 2026 to 1.1%, with inflation expected to hit 3.1% over the year as prices rise due to the war in Iran. Moved
FRANCE-ACCIDENT-BRAZIL
Air France and manufacturer Airbus have been found guilty of negligent homicide in the appeal case regarding the 2009 crash of a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, in which 228 people died. Moving
GERMANY-DEMONSTRATION
Activists from the German branch of the Extinction Rebellion environmental movement pour dye into fountains in several cities across the country, turning the water bright green in a sign of protest against the government's gas policy. Moved
UKRAINE-CONFLICT-RUSSIA
Two people have been killed in the Russian city of Syrzran in a Ukrainian drone attack. Moved
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed offering Ukraine a new special status as an "associate member" of the European Union in response to Kiev's demand for swift accession. Moved under GERMANY-DIPLOMACY-UKRAINE
DENMARK-ANIMAL-GERMANY
Danish authorities plan to tow the carcass of the humpback whale known as "Timmy" from the holiday island of Anholt to a port in Jutland. Moved
CHINA-DIPLOMACY-TAIWAN-US
US President Donald Trump has reiterated his intention to speak with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, drawing a firm response from Beijing amid tensions over possible new US arms sales to Taiwan. Moved
