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The violent weather that battered Europe this summer caused short-term economic losses of at least €43bn, according to an EU-wide estimate, with costs expected to rise to €126bn by 2029.

The former mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor has withdrawn from Ireland’s presidential election and complained that nomination rules were a “straitjacket” that prevented a true democratic contest.

When Park Seung-hwan* has a moment to himself, he opens Google Earth and searches for his family home.

The wife of Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed on Wednesday, is "absolutely devastated," says Donald Trump.

The University of California, Berkeley, provided personal information to the Trump administration about roughly 160 students and professors as part of a federal investigation into campus antisemitism, outraging critics and faculty who compared the move to the anti-communist purges of the McCarthy era.

Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted the final stage of the Spanish Vuelta and forced organizers to end the race early on Sunday, concluding a series of disruptions to the Grand Tour cycling event.

52 political prisoners have been released from Belarus following an appeal from U.S. President Donald Trump, according to announcements made by U.S. envoy John Coale, with confirmation from European officials.

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Sunday that the United States would be able to use planned defence facilities in Western Australia to help deliver submarines under the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal.

Billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday said that the United Kingdom needs “revolutionary government change,” speaking virtually at a far-right anti-immigration protest in London.

Despot Kim Jong-un has banned the word “hamburger” for being too Western.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stated that the country will introduce a policy of jointly advancing nuclear arms and conventional military strength during an upcoming key meeting of its ruling party, state media KCNA reported on Saturday.

A Turlock woman is facing charges of murder and other crimes after police officers discovered her 2-year-old daughter unresponsive in a home swimming pool on Friday afternoon.

Spain called Israel’s acting ambassador in Madrid Friday in response to comments made by the Israeli Prime Minister’s office that accused the European nation’s prime minister of threatening Israel.

A South Florida sheriff’s office has dismissed six more deputies and disciplined 11 others due to their handling of the case of Mary Gingles, a woman investigators say was murdered by her estranged husband after she had warned officers for months that she feared he would kill her.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel on Sunday, as Israeli forces intensified their assault on northern Gaza, resulting in the destruction of another high-rise building and the deaths of at least 12 Palestinians.

US financial firms have announced investments in the UK worth £1.25 billion before Donald Trump’s state visit next week.

President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum to NATO allies in a letter Saturday, saying the US will issue “major” sanctions on Russia only when they agree to do the same and stop buying oil from Russia.

The mother of Decarlos Brown Jr., suspected of stabbing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska to death on a commuter train, has made a shocking confession.

A ’threat of an air attack’ warning was issued in Poland following Russian drones operating over the border with Ukraine.

The Trump administration has reportedly drafted plans to activate roughly 1,000 Louisiana National Guard troops and send them to the state’s “urban centres” like New Orleans.

China has cautioned Britain and the US against deploying their warships through the sensitive Taiwan Strait.

The new president-elect of the Oxford Union will face disciplinary proceedings for making "inappropriate remarks" celebrating the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the union has announced.

A woman who was arrested by the Taliban alongside an elderly British couple has warned that they are “literally dying” in prison.