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Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev speaks during a handover ceremony of the remains of medieval ruler Czar Samuel, in Thessaloniki, northern Greece

Drones hit ships in Black Sea sinking one and prompting rescue operations

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaking at the Reform UK First 100 Days rally in Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Burnham ‘opening door to Reform’ by reigniting Brexit debate, Farage says

People walking in a busy indoor public space

Slowest UK population growth outside pandemic since 1998

Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers his keynote address to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool

Burnham not ruling out going ‘all the way’ and rejoining European Union

Health Secretary Yvette Cooper

Cooper pledges revival of ‘one of Labour’s greatest achievements’ – Sure Start

Andy Burnham

Burnham sets out plan to reform triple lock to pay for social care

Nigel Farage

First Ministers’ meeting ‘not a threat to the UK’, says Farage

Italy Meloni

Meloni approves limits on non-Italian speakers and veils in school classrooms

Andy Burnham visits US

Burnham and von der Leyen meet amid concerns over ‘Made in Europe’ plan

French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he addresses the audience during a press conference

Russian hybrid threat against Europe is intensifying, Macron warns

People use umbrellas for shade

August was world’s joint hottest month on record – scientists

Coffin draped in Serbian flag makes its way through crowd

Crowds turn out as war criminal Mladic is buried with military honours

Germany Russia Explosive Drone

Germany blames Russia for attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport

Spanish soldiers block access to the beach for people crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta

Spain installs sea barrier on Ceuta’s border after frontier rush that killed 67

Firefighters in the Lege-Cap-Ferret region

Do not cancel travel plans over wildfires, urges French minister

Cabinet meeting

New NI Secretary Bryant says his door will be open to all Stormont parties

British and Spanish nationals celebrate

New era for Gibraltar as British territory’s border fence with Spain removed
UK Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said on Tuesday that an agreement had secured Gibraltar’s long-term economic future and interests.
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Stephen Gethins smiling in a Holyrood corridor

Scottish independence ‘challenge of the next decade’, says minister

People cool off in a water spray near the Eiffel Tower in Paris

Schools close in France as red heat alerts spread amid soaring temperatures

A finger pressing on a mobile phone screen

Irish Government considering social media ban for under-16s

A finger pressing on a mobile phone screen

Irish Government considering social media ban for under-16s

Taoiseach Micheal Martin

European Union ‘needs to do more’ in terms of Israel – Taoiseach

Prince Edward is a man of great experience

Mark Andrews: Forget exams, says the prince with a C and two Ds Mark Andrews

Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Tusk

Starmer hails ‘generational uplift’ as he signs defence pact with Poland’s Tusk

Arrivals at the customs area of Gatwick Airport

Net migration to the UK: Key numbers and trends

Matthew O’Toole head and shoulders

A new Ireland is an alternative to a Reform-led UK – Stormont Opposition

A hand pressing an open passport into a machine to be scanned

Passport e-gates to be made available to children aged eight and nine

Hungary Election

Hungarian election victor ‘would speak with Putin to end war in Ukraine’
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russia respects the outcome of the Hungarian vote.
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Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban concedes defeat after ‘painful’ election result

Viktor Orban puts his vote in an envelope

Hungary at polls in key election that could unseat Orban after 16 years

Office workers flocked to travel hubs closer to home in 2025

Millions take to roads ahead of windy Easter weekend

Irish deputy premier criticises fuel price ‘anomalies’

Hungarian leader Orban urges European Union to lift Russian energy sanctions

Europe rallies around Cyprus during Iran war as Macron visits island

Ukraine’s second-largest city hit by deadly Russian missile attack

Electrification is not the ‘only solution for the future’ says Mazda boss

Macron orders France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to Mediterranean

Denmark calls early election following tense US-Greenland standoff

Ex-DJ jailed for selling nearly £7m counterfeit aircraft parts from home garage

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Rubio backs Orban’s bid for another term during visit to Hungary

Rubio meets Orban in Budapest as US and Hungary to sign civilian nuclear pact

Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopens for limited traffic

Iran’s top diplomat says there are no plans yet for talks with US

Starmer says ‘we need to deal with’ Iran crackdown after Trump’s warnings

Russian drone attack kills three in southern Ukraine ahead of US-led peace talks

Suella Braverman’s journey from Tory right torchbearer to party defector

Irish deputy premier says country not taking ‘soft’ approach on US

Farmers block roads in Brussels to protest over South American free trade deal

Major strike in Portugal disrupts travel and services

EU leaders agree funding for Ukraine but using Russian assets poses major test

Woman represents Powys at youth forum

Modern car safety assistance systems: How do they make driving safer?

Not a sausage? Sir Paul McCartney joins bid to halt plant-based food terms ban

DUP seeks to block Sinn Fein bid for European Parliament ‘observer status’

Mark Andrews: Why my combi boiler was a mistake, and John Major only has himself...

European Union votes to deepen defence industry ties with Ukraine

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