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05/07/2024

French football star Mbappé has again urged people to vote against the far right in the second round of France's snap election this Sunday: "We cannot leave our country in the hands of these people."

05/07/2024

In keeping with Madrid Pride tradition, runners in high heels raced through narrow streets in style.

05/07/2024

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss peace in Ukraine, drawing ire from other European Union leaders who warned against appeasing Moscow and insisted he did not speak for the bloc.

At a press conference in Moscow on Friday with Putin, Orban said that Hungary viewed its six-month stint in the rotating European Council presidency as a peace mission.

"Many steps are needed to end the war, but we took the first step to restore dialogue," Orban said, adding that "points of view remained far from each other in Kyiv and Moscow."

Putin, meanwhile, called the conversation with Orban "frank and useful," and reiterated his demand that Ukraine pull its troops out of four eastern regions claimed — but not fully controlled — by Moscow.

"We are talking about the full withdrawal of all troops from the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, and from the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions," Putin said.

Orban also visited Kyiv, for the first time since Russia's invasion, earlier in the week.

His visit to Moscow has been heavily criticized by the EU leaders.

The EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell said Orban does not represent the European Union on his visit. He dismissed the visit as a bilateral meeting between Moscow and Budapest.

It was a position reiterated by Borrell's incoming replacement, outgoing Estonian PM Kaja Kallas.

"He is exploiting the EU presidency to sow confusion," Kallas said.

05/07/2024

Germany's first Black African-born MP, Karamba Diaby, announced he will not seek re-election in next year's federal election, weeks after revealing he received death threats. His colleagues in the Bundestag say his departure should be a wake-up call.

05/07/2024

As tensions escalate along the Lebanon-Israel border, farmers in southern Lebanon worry that Israeli shelling is spreading white phosphorus across their fields. The Israeli military denies the accusation.

05/07/2024

Prominent Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza has been transferred to a prison hospital. He is serving a 25-year sentence for alleged treason.

Prominent Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza has been transferred to a prison hospital, his wife has said. He is serving a 25-year sentence for alleged treason.

05/07/2024

Number 10's Chief Mouser Larry the Cat remains unfazed while welcoming yet another prime minister into his Downing St. home.

05/07/2024

The donation account for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party was shut down after activist group 'Grannies against the Right' gathered enough names on a petition.

The Alternative for Germany must now look for a new banking provider, as Grannies against the Right stir up trouble for the far-right party.

05/07/2024

Voters in Iran are going to the polls in a run-off election to choose between a hard-line candidate and his more moderate rival.

Iranian voters are choosing between a hard-line candidate and his more moderate rival in run-off elections. The vote follows a June 28 ballot with a historic low turnout amid apparent distrust in the political system.

05/07/2024

"We did it. Change begins now."

Keir Starmer pledged a "national renewal" after his Labour party achieved a landslide victory in the UK's general election. All the latest here:
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05/07/2024

JUST IN: Keir Starmer's Labour Party has won the UK general election. He is now set to become the next prime minister.

Starmer is set to become the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom with his Labour Party securing an absolute majority. For Rishi Sunak's Conservatives, represents a historic defeat. Follow DW for more.

05/07/2024

Rishi Sunak has conceded defeat in the UK election and called Labour's Keir Starmer to congratulate him on becoming prime minister.

Starmer is set to become the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom with his Labour Party on course for a 170-seat majority. For Rishi Sunak's Conservatives, it will represent a historic defeat. Follow DW for more.

05/07/2024

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has been indicted for embezzlement over diamond jewelry that he received from Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia gave former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and his wife diamond jewelry during his time in office. Police have now moved to indict him for embezzlement, according to multiple sources.

04/07/2024

Cambodia is celebrating the return of fourteen sculptures from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, after years of negotiations. The pieces from the ninth and fourteenth centuries were looted during a period of civil war.

04/07/2024

Wildfires in Northern California have displaced at least 26,000 people, as the US state experiences a brutal heat wave.

04/07/2024

BREAKING: Labour Party set for huge majority in the UK general election, exit poll shows.

04/07/2024

West Japan Railway's new 40-foot-tall humanoid employee resembles a robot overlord from a 1980s sci-fi movie. It is, however, being utilized for far less sinister tasks like trimming tree branches along rails, the company says.

04/07/2024

Hippos are often portrayed as sluggish, but not only can they run at a speed of up to 30km/h, they can even become airborne for "substantial periods of time," a new study by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in the UK has found.

Unlike other mammals their size — elephants for example — hippos can lift off the ground for up to 0.3 seconds at a time when running at full speed.

This means, sometimes all four of their hooves lose contact with the earth, making it look like they're gliding through the air.

Hippos are among the largest land animals, often weighing more than 2,000 kilograms. They are well known for spending a lot of time in the water, but little is known about their movement on land.

While they may appear harmless, the hefty mammals are extremely dangerous when provoked, so RVC researchers resorted to carefully examining video footage of hippos on land.

"We're thrilled to provide the first study purely focused on revealing how hippos walk and run. We were pleasantly surprised to see how hippos get airborne when they move quickly – it's really impressive!", John Hutchinson, professor of evolutionary biomechanics and lead author of the study, said.

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04/07/2024

French rappers urge people to vote against the far right in a new viral song. As France heads into the second round of snap elections over the weekend, can the rap anthem 'No Pasarán' make a difference?

04/07/2024

Hurricane Beryl wreaked havoc across the Caribbean, killing at least seven people and flattening numerous homes. It’s heading to Mexico and the Cayman Islands after battering Jamaica.

04/07/2024

An airstrike hit areas near a UN-run school sheltering displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis. Ahead of the strike, Israel ordered a large-scale evacuation from the southern Gaza city which the UN said would "heighten the suffering of civilians."

04/07/2024

The European Commission announced it would impose new tariffs of up to 37.6% on Chinese electric vehicles.

The European Commission has said it is imposing provisional duties on Chinese electric cars to counteract what it called unfair subsidies received by Chinese EV makers.

04/07/2024

An armed group attacked a wedding ceremony in central Mali, killing at least 21 people. Dozens of guests, many of them young people, had their throats cut.

Dozens of guests, many of them young people, at a wedding ceremony had their throats cut by a group of armed men. Mali has been struggling with violence from extremist groups for over 10 years.

04/07/2024

What's the oldest story ever recorded by humans?

A scene of humans interacting with a pig painted on a cave wall in Indonesia dates back 51,200 years, making it the earliest known example of human visual storytelling.

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04/07/2024

Polls have opened in the UK. The Labour party appears to be headed for a win according to opinion polls, putting an end to more than a decade of the Conservative party's rule.

Millions of voters are set to elect members of Parliament in the UK. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party is expected to see an end to nearly a decade-and-a-half of in power.

04/07/2024

Pro-Palestinian protesters climbed the roof of Australia's Parliament House and were there for an hour, before being taken away by law enforcement officials.

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04/07/2024

Hurricane Beryl struck Jamaica, wreaking havoc and killing at least 7 people.

Grenada's PM has called the hurricane "Armageddon-like" as it wreaks havoc across the Caribbean with several people reported to have been killed.

04/07/2024

Jordan Bardella, the 28-year-old French far right's poster boy from the Paris suburbs, has had a meteoric rise thanks to close ties with Marine Le Pen. Will he end up as France's youngest-ever prime minister?

The 28-year-old from the Paris suburbs has had a meteoric rise thanks to close ties with Marine Le Pen. Often credited with widening the once-fringe party's appeal, Bardella's joviality belies his radical politics.

03/07/2024

One of Russia's most advanced warships has docked in Venezuela after a fleet of Russian vessels left Havana's port.