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UKRAINE-CONFLICT-RUSSIA

Russia and Ukraine have reported heavy attacks amid uncertainty over the viability of rival ceasefires announced by the warring parties. Moving

- Two drones crossed into Latvian airspace from Russia and crashed near the border overnight, the Latvian military said. Moved

UNITED KINGDOM-ELECTIONS

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing judgment day at the ballot box as polls opened in crucial local elections across England, Scotland and Wales. Moving

NETHERLANDS-HEALTH-SPAIN

A flight attendant who briefly came into contact with a victim of the hantavirus outbreak on the Hondius cruise ship has been admitted to hospital in Amsterdam. Moving

GERMANY-ECONOMY-EU

The European Commission has approved German subsidies worth €5 billion ($5.9 billion) to assist businesses in the industrial sector in their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Moving

GERMANY-ENERGY-AUTOMOTIVE

The surge in German energy prices caused by the war in Iran is similar in scale to previous crises, but less severe than after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, official data showed. Moving

GERMANY-ELECTIONS

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) commands a clear lead four months before elections in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt that could potentially see the far-right, anti-immigrant party win an absolute majority in a regional parliament for the first time. Moved

EU-INTERNET-POLITICS

EU member states and European Parliament negotiators have agreed to ban artificial intelligence applications used to create non-consensual sexualized deepfakes. Moved

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