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    Heathrow - the world’s second busiest airport - will remain closed until midnight. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
    Air traffic thrown into chaos as Heathrow closes due to fire
    The world’s second-busiest airport will remain closed until midnight.
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    Beer-loving Czechs will be urged to adopt healthier habits
    Health officials are to advise beer-loving Czechs – who have a reputation as being partial to meat and averse to vegetables – to adopt a better diet, warning that one in four adults are obese.
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    Russia faked news of US stars playing in Crimea, says Ukraine news agency
    Russia is behind fake claims of U.S. music stars Jared Leto and Billie Eilish planning concerts in Crimea, Ukraine’s state news agency has reported.
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    Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański
    Polish gun permits hit record amid war in Ukraine
    A record 45,900 firearm permits were issued in Poland last year amid unease at the war being fought between neighboring Russia and Ukraine.
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    The stand-up comic was allegedly beaten by Belarusian security services.
    Russian comedian ‘battered’ and detained over joke about soldier missing a leg
    A Russian comedian was allegedly beaten by Belarusian security services while being detained for telling a joke about a Russian soldier who has lost a leg.
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    Five dead, including four children, in Slovakia shelter fire
    Fifteen firefighters responded to the blaze, with support from a volunteer fire brigade.
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    Protests spread across Istanbul on Wednesday, with demonstrators gathering in streets, university campuses and underground stations. (PAP/EPA)
    Protests erupt in Turkey after Istanbul mayor detained
    Police also detained 100 people as part of the investigation, including politicians and journalists.
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    Illustrative photo. A girl stands in crowd of participants of the memorial procession during Ukrainian Volunteer Day on March 14, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. On March 14 honored volunteers who went to defend Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2014. Photo by Oleksandr Magula/Suspilne Ukraine/JSC "UA:PBC"/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images
    Trump asks Zelenskyy about abducted children despite halt in U.S funding
    President Donald Trump has promised to ensure that children abducted from Ukraine during the war will be returned home, despite the U.S. government halting funding for research dedicated to locating them.
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    Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his speech on March 15, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images
    Journalists demand apology after Orbán brands reporters ‘bugs’
    Europe’s largest union of journalists has demanded an apology from Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán after he characterized reporters as “bugs” and threatened a “clean up” of the media and other sectors.
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    Opposition politician Katalin Cseh said the new law not only bans the Pride Parade but gives police powers to encroach on civic rights. Photo: Facebook
    Hungarian opposition calls on EU leaders to join banned Budapest Pride parade
    The Hungarian opposition called on the EU leaders on Wednesday to join the Budapest Pride parade in a show of solidarity after the Hungarian parliament voted to ban it.
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    Ukrainian prisoners of war reytrn to their country. Photo: X/@ZelenskyyUa
    Ukraine and Russia hold large PoW swap after Putin-Trump call
    President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the exchange was one of the largest of its kind.
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    Although getting safer, Poland’s roads are still far more lethal than those of Sweden. (PAP archive)
    Road deaths decline by a third in Poland, says EU report
    Poland has seen a sharp decline in the number of road deaths over the past four years, according to a new report by the European Commission.
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    Poland to treat two patients from North Macedonia nightclub fire
    Two people injured in the deadly nightclub fire in North Macedonia will be sent to Poland for treatment, the Polish health ministry has said.
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    Participants are attending the 28th Budapest Pride in Budapest, Hungary, on July 15, 2023 Photo by Balint Szentgallay/NurPhoto via Getty Images
    Hungary passes law banning LGBT+ Pride march
    Hungary’s parliament passed a law on Tuesday to ban a Pride march by LGBTQ+ communities and backed a resolution opposing joint EU borrowing for defense spending as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gears up for a summit in Brussels later this week.
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    An opposition movement has called for an inquiry into use of the device. (Getty Images)
    NGO suggests ‘sonic cannon’ was used against protesters in Serbia
    A non-profit expert group has said evidence points to the use of a “sonic cannon” by authorities during protests in Serbia at the weekend.
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    Candles lit for the victims following nightclub fire in Kocani, in which 59 people lost their lives, in North Macedonia on March 17. (Dzihat Aliju/Anadolu via Getty Images)
    Minister appeals for calm as anti-corruption protests erupt following deadly nightclub blaze
    North Macedonia’s Minister of Interior, Panče Toškovski, has appealed for calm as anger grows over the nightclub fire that claimed 59 lives in the town of Kočani.
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    Nakanishi Masatoshi, following Belarusian propaganda tradition, confessed to everything on camera. Photo: screen grab from Belarus 1 via Belsat
    Belarusian court sentences Japanese citizen to seven years in prison for espionage
    Independent media claim the sentence was retaliation for joining the 2020 protests.
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    Minister of Digital Affairs Krzysztof Gawkowski, Minister of Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and Undersecretary of Defense Stanisław Wziątek present the technology at a press conference in Warsaw. Photo: Albert Zawada/ PAP
    Poland develops own encrypted communication method
    Gawkowski said this was a crucial development given the current geopolitical climate.
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    Several European countries had agreed to help treat the injured clubbers. Photo by Ferdi Limani/Getty Images
    51 injured in North Macedonia's nightclub fire disaster sent abroad for treatment
    Injured survivors of a nightclub fire in Macedonia have been evacuated to other countries in Europe.
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    Katowice-Pyrzowice Airport. Photo: Ranjithsiji, own work, Wikimedia Commons
    Polish border guard dies after airport shooting
    A 27-year-old border guard has died following a firearms incident at Katowice-Pyrzowice Airport in southern Poland.
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    The missing soldiers are all from the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division and had been taking part in tactical training. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

    Rescue efforts continue to find four US soldiers missing in Lithuania

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    A Russian military court sentenced 23 Ukrainian POWs to up to 23 years. (X/Mediazona)

    Ukraine's Azov Brigade POWs to be sent to Russia's harshest penal colonies

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    Search for US soldiers feared dead in Lithuania continues

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    Tate brothers report to Romanian police station vowing to ‘clear’ their names

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    Tens of thousands flood streets of Turkey to protest arrest of Erdoğan’s main rival

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    Massive cyberattack hits Ukraine railway's online systems

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    Pope Francis leaves hospital, makes first public appearance in weeks

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    London’s Heathrow resumes flights after air traffic thrown into chaos

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    Police used water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters. (PAP/EPA/NECATI SAVAS)

    Turkish protesters clash with police for second night

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    Heathrow - the world’s second busiest airport - will remain closed until midnight. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

    Air traffic thrown into chaos as Heathrow closes due to fire

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