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Bologna marks 46 years since station bombing that killed 85, Mattarella condemns neofascist strategy

Italy marks 46 years since the Bologna station bombing that killed 85 people, with President Mattarella denouncing the neofascist strategy behind the attack and the government sending only an undersecretary to the commemoration.

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Government·36m ago

Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts after anti-money laundering review

A court filing reveals that Capital One closed over 300 Trump Organization accounts in 2021 after an internal anti-money laundering review, the first time a bank has formally tied such concerns to the president's family business.

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Government·from Jul 17·upd. 4h ago

Burnham pushes for written constitution as Labour's Bev Craig wins Manchester mayoral race

Prime minister says decentralisation programme strengthens argument for codified rules, as Labour's Bev Craig wins Manchester mayoral contest.

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Government·from Aug 1·upd. 19h ago

Trump slams US attorney Pirro for dropping Reflecting Pool charges, insists damage was vandalism

President Trump on Saturday sharply criticized his handpicked US attorney, Jeanine Pirro, after she moved to dismiss felony charges against a former Olympian accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying the damage was caused by a botched renovation, not deliberate sabotage.

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Government·6h ago

Berlin CSD attack: Union demands swift security law reforms, police union urges caution

One week after an Islamist attack at Berlin's Christopher Street Day killed a Polish woman and injured 31, the CDU/CSU Union is pressing for rapid legislative changes, while the police union warns against hasty measures.

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Government·8h ago

Greece's prime minister says winds of 10 Beaufort made water drops impossible, as three firefighters die and thousands of hectares burn

Kyriakos Mitsotakis used his weekly Facebook post to address what he called the first large wildfires of the summer, acknowledging that even the dozens of available aircraft could not fly safely in the extreme conditions.

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Government·5h ago

Greek FM Gerapetritis denies AI-fabricated dinner story, calls it 'personal targeting'

A front-page story in the Greek Sunday newspaper Estia, complete with an AI-generated photograph, claimed Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis held a secret dinner with two PASOK officials to plot against the opposition leader. All three named individuals immediately denied the report as a fabrication.

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Government·12h ago

Deutsche Umwelthilfe to challenge Germany's new heating law at Constitutional Court

The complaint, to be filed in September, argues the Gebäudemodernisierungsgesetz violates Article 20a by allowing new oil and gas heaters beyond 2044 and failing to ensure climate neutrality by 2045.

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Government·18h ago

Trump launches $100,000-a-month early access to his Truth Social posts, drawing insider trading accusations

The subscription service, Truth API, gives paying traders and financial media early access to the president's market-moving posts, drawing accusations of insider trading and a call for an SEC probe.

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Government·16h ago

Sánchez flies to Lanzarote vacation amid Ceuta migrant crisis, posts summer playlist and draws fire

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez began his summer break in Lanzarote on 1 August, posting an Instagram video with his Spotify playlist, while opposition leader Feijóo toured Ceuta and called the migrant surge a 'premeditated occupation'.

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Government·13h ago

Rhineland-Palatinate interior minister: 'No fan of border controls' but sees current justification

Rhineland-Palatinate interior minister Achim Schwickert (CDU) told dpa he is no fan of border controls but considers them currently justifiable as a signal for closer scrutiny of entries.

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Government·14h ago

Spain's wildfire pact deadlocked as experts warn 'our future depends on it' and state aerial fleet shrinks 38%

As wildfires have burned more than 67,000 hectares in Madrid and continue to devour forests in Valencia, experts are pleading for a state pact that rises above party politics, while the government and opposition remain locked in a dispute over whether the agreement should be framed as a climate emergency pact or a narrower firefighting plan.

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Bologna marks 46 years since station bombing that killed 85, Mattarella condemns neofascist strategy

Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts after anti-money laundering review

Burnham pushes for written constitution as Labour's Bev Craig wins Manchester mayoral race

Trump slams US attorney Pirro for dropping Reflecting Pool charges, insists damage was vandalism

Berlin CSD attack: Union demands swift security law reforms, police union urges caution

Greece's prime minister says winds of 10 Beaufort made water drops impossible, as three firefighters die and thousands of hectares burn

Greek FM Gerapetritis denies AI-fabricated dinner story, calls it 'personal targeting'

Deutsche Umwelthilfe to challenge Germany's new heating law at Constitutional Court

Trump launches $100,000-a-month early access to his Truth Social posts, drawing insider trading accusations

Sánchez flies to Lanzarote vacation amid Ceuta migrant crisis, posts summer playlist and draws fire

Rhineland-Palatinate interior minister: 'No fan of border controls' but sees current justification

Spain's wildfire pact deadlocked as experts warn 'our future depends on it' and state aerial fleet shrinks 38%

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