EUROPE

EUROPE FACES DEADLIEST WILDFIRE SEASON IN HISTORY

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Europe is facing what experts warn could be its most devastating wildfire season on record, with vast swathes of the continent consumed by flames as temperatures soar beyond 100 degrees Fahrenheit. From France and Spain to Albania, Portugal, and Greece, communities are battling blazes that have already claimed lives, destroyed homes, and forced thousands to evacuate.

SWEDEN, NORWAY, DENMARK PLEDGE$500M TO NATO-LED UKRAINE ARMS PUSH BACKED BY U.S.

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Sweden, Norway, and Denmark have jointly pledged $500 million toward a NATO initiative fast-tracking U.S.-made weapons to Ukraine. The Scandinavian trio's contribution highlights intensifying coordination with Washington as Kyiv braces for a tough winter and NATO seeks to close the gap in critical battlefield supplies.

GERMANY SUSPENDS ARMS EXPORTS TO ISRAEL OVER GAZA TAKEOVER PLAN

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Germany has suspended exports of weaponry that could be used in Gaza, following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's approval of a military plan to seize Gaza City. This, making it the first time since reunification that Berlin has withheld military support from its long-time ally.

X ACCUSES BRITAIN OF 'OVERREACH' ON ONLINE SAFETY

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Elon Musk's social platform X has accused the British government of "overreach" with its new Online Safety Act, designed to protect children from harmful online content. X, in a statement posted to its Global Government Affairs account, warned that the law's "laudable intentions are at risk of being overshadowed by the breadth of its regulatory reach," arguing that it infringes on free expression.

ROMANIA'S FIRST DEMOCRATIC LEADER AND CONTROVERSIAL POST-COMMUNIST FIGURE, DIES AT 95

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Ion Iliescu, the man who guided Romania through the volatile post-communist era and later faced trial over one of its darkest chapters, died Tuesday in Bucharest at the age of 95. He had been battling lung cancer and was hospitalized in June.

RUSSIA STRIKES KYIV, KILLS SIX-YEAR-OLD, INJURES DOZENS, ESCALATES DEADLY CAMPAIGN

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A deadly missile strike, blamed on Russia, rocked Ukraine's capital on Monday, killing a child, injuring at least 88 people, and flattening parts of a children's hospital. The attack, one of the deadliest on Kyiv in months, left bloodied patients fleeing, debris scattered across playgrounds, and families desperately searching for survivors beneath the rubble.

CZECH TESTS DRIVERLESS TRAIN IN OPEN TRACK

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Europe's first driverless train operating in an open environment is being tested on a rail line linking two northern Czech towns, its developer announced Tuesday. The Prague-based AZD company, which specializes in transport control and signalling systems, said its train, named Edita, has been running on a local testing track since April.

HP AWARDED £700 MN IN LATE TYCOON'S FRAUD CASE

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A UK court on Tuesday awarded Hewlett Packard £700 million ($946 million) in compensation in a fraud case linked to the late British tech tycoon Mike Lynch. The case stems from the sale of Lynch's company, Autonomy, and follows a 2022 court ruling in favor of the US technology giant, now known as Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). Lynch died last year when his superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily.