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  • 4d ago

    Salvini resigns as League secretary to run again at Milan congress

    Salvini and three deputy secretaries stepped down on Monday, 12 October, a formal move that lets him stand again at the extraordinary congress on 24 and 25 October in Milan.

  • Jul 4

    Tourist climbs onto moving Venice vaporetto roof, filmed by friend, reported to police

    An 18-year-old tourist from Reggio Emilia climbed onto the roof of a moving water bus in Venice's San Marco basin, a stunt filmed by a friend and shared widely on social media, before being intercepted by local police and reported for endangering navigation.

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Trump pauses Russia sanctions to ease diesel-price pressure

Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing a Russia sanctions package that Congress passed in September and that was due to take effect within days. The waiver came as the White House sought lower diesel prices before the 3 November midterm elections.

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    The Bryson Fire reaches 147 acres at 17% containment near Malibu as firefighters battle the flames from ground and air, local authorities say.

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The Middle East after Gaza

New US sanctions on 26 targets and further Hormuz and Yemen incidents, but no change in the strike halt or talks.

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