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Morocco arrests nearly 300 migrants near Ceuta amid renewed crossing fears

Scores of would-be migrants, most of them from sub-Saharan Africa, were intercepted in northern Morocco near the border with the Spanish exclave of Ceuta on Saturday, two weeks after tens of thousands of people attempted to enter the territory.

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Europe's shrinking rivers give rise to debate over how to tackle drought

Europe's shrinking rivers are disrupting industry, reducing power generation and intensifying the debate over how to respond to worsening drought. As water levels fall across the continent, authorities and businesses alike are looking for ways to keep freight moving and critical infrastructure operating. Hydrologists warn, however, that digging rivers deeper…

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Armenian Genocide survivors' grandson says 'political motives' block recognition

In 1915, the Ottoman Empire began the systematic deportation and massacre of its Armenian population. As many as 1.5 million Armenians were killed – widely regarded by historians as the twentieth century's first genocide, and the event for which the term was later coined. Stephan Pechdimaldji, the grandson of two…

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France probes unprecedented cyberattack after tax data of 678,000 users stolen

French prosecutors have opened an investigation into a major cyberattack on the country’s tax administration that affected nearly 700,000 individuals and businesses, authorities said on Saturday.

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Nine killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon as tensions test peace framework

At least nine people were killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday, according to Lebanon’s state news agency, in some of the deadliest attacks since Beirut agreed to a US-mediated framework aimed at ending the latest round of fighting.

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In Turkey, one of the world's longest conflicts reaches a turning point

Turkey stands on the threshold of closing a conflict spanning almost 50 years, after the Turkish parliament this week passed a law allowing exiled Kurdish militants to return home and rejoin society. The legislation aims to end the war with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has battled the Turkish…

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France's successive heatwaves show strain of living in urban 'heat islands'

As France experiences its latest heatwave, residents of urban "heat islands" – dense neighbourhoods with few trees or green spaces – are suffering acutely in the high temperatures, and local authorities are searching for solutions.

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Five years into Taliban rule, Afghanistan seeks to ease international isolation

In the five years since the Taliban seized back power in Afghanistan, the country's worsening human rights record has drawn sanctions and aid cuts. But despite refusing to officially recognise the fundamentalist movement's government, some countries are concluding that engaging with the Taliban has become unavoidable.

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Fake accounts and false rumours drive new Ceuta crossing campaign

Calls for a new mass crossing into Ceuta, a Spanish enclave on Morocco's Mediterranean coast, have flooded Moroccan social media, with posts urging migrants to rush the border on Saturday. An RFI investigation found the campaign was fuelled by false rumours, suspicious accounts and signs of artificial amplification.

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US missionary kidnapped in Niger freed after more than nine months

American Kevin Rideout, who worked as a pilot for an evangelical organisation, has been freed after he was kidnapped in October 2025 in Niamey. His release comes as the security situation remains tense in Niger.

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Law on assisted dying wins constitutional approval in France

France's Constitutional Council on Friday approved a law creating a right to assisted dying, removing the last major legal obstacle before the measure can be enacted and implemented.

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Top French court scraps social media ban for children under 15

France's Constitutional Council struck down a law on Friday that would have banned children under 15 from using social media from September. The judges ruled that the measure placed a disproportionate restriction on freedom of expression and communication.

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Europe faces rocket shortage by 2030 as satellite demand surges

Europe could face a shortage of rockets to launch its satellites by the end of the decade as demand for access to space rises sharply, the head of the European Space Agency has warned.

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Controversial Covid-19 study retracted over links to vaccine misinformation

A controversial study analysing excess deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic has been retracted, after being widely criticised for lending credence to vaccine scepticism.

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Zambia suspends vote counting nationwide citing violence

Zambia suspended vote counting nationwide on Friday following reports of violence in some districts, the electoral commission said.

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French firefighters threaten to strike over lack of resources

As wildfires continue to burn across France, representatives of firefighters' unions said they would go on strike in September to protest a lack of resources. Despite a meeting with the interior minister on Thursday, they say they are unhappy with the government's response so far.

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Renewed fighting in Tigray raises risk of a wider regional war

A recent flare-up in tensions in Ethiopia's Tigray, including reports of heavy artillery battles and drone strikes, has raised fears of a return to war in the northern state – a conflict potentially stoked by foreign nations.

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Mali junta pardons French agent jailed for 'undermining state security'

Mali's junta leader General Assimi Goïta has pardoned a French intelligence agent serving a 20-year prison sentence, a rare conciliatory move after years of strained relations between the west African nation and its former colonial ruler.

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UN urges faster action as world falls behind on nature protection

The world is falling behind on its commitments to protect nature, the UN’s biodiversity chief has warned, ahead of a major international conference in Armenia aimed at accelerating action.

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A war on words: why Russian strikes are targeting Ukrainian publishers

On 1 August Russian drone strikes on a logistics and distribution centre in northern Kharkiv destroyed more than 8 million books, in a war being waged not just at the frontline, but on Ukraine's culture and identity.

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Sister act ushers underdogs Malawi into WAFCON final against Cameroon

Goals from sisters Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga on Wednesday gave tournament outsiders Malawi a 3-1 victory over Algeria, sending them to the Women's Africa Cup of Nations final – after they qualified for the tournament for the first time this year.

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France and 30 other countries condemn Iran's executions of protestors

More than 30 countries, including France, the United Kingdom and Canada, have condemned Iran's use of capital punishment, saying in a joint statement on Wednesday the Islamic Republic was executing protesters to "silence dissent". Tehran accused its critics of hypocrisy.

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Romania shuts down nuclear plant due to low level of drought-hit Danube

Romania on Thursday began a complete shutdown of its only nuclear plant after levels of water in the River Danube – used to cool the site – fell to a record low, the national nuclear energy company said.

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Morocco steps up border security over fears of new mass crossing into Ceuta

Morocco has stepped up security along its borders with the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla after fresh calls appeared on social media urging migrants to attempt another mass crossing, weeks after tens of thousands rushed the frontier.

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Voters in Zambia to deliver verdict on president's economic record

Zambia are voting in a general election on Thursday which will decide whether President Hakainde Hichilema returns for a second term, after steering the country out of a debt crisis.

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