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Putin will have to 'come to the table': UK PM 15 Mar 2025 - 02:26 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts a virtual meeting with international leaders to discuss support for Ukraine inside 10 Downing street in central London on March 15, 2025. (Photo by Leon Neal / POOL / AFP)
Florence out of danger thanks to key floodgate 15 Mar 2025 - 02:00 pm
Residents and volunteers clean up mud and debris in a flooded street in Sesto Fiorentino, on March 15, 2025, one day after heavy rain hit the Florence region. (Photo by Federico Scoppa / AFP)
Dozens evacuated in Italy's flood-hit Tuscany 15 Mar 2025 - 01:06 am
A general view shows the high level of the Arno River near the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, on March 14, 2025. (Photo by Federico SCOPPA / AFP)
Chinese animated blockbuster "Ne Zha 2" makes highly anticipated European debut 15 Mar 2025 - 12:40 am
A man walks past a screen showing a poster of the Chinese animated film Ne Zha 2 before a preview screening at the BFI IMAX theater in London, Britain, on March 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Ying)
Greenland party leaders call Trump's behaviour 'unacceptable': joint statement 14 Mar 2025 - 10:37 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. Greenlanders queue to vote at the sports hall in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 11, 2025, on the day of Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory legislative elections. Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP.
'Germany is back': Parties strike deal for historic spending boost 14 Mar 2025 - 08:54 pm
Chairman of the Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) Lars Klingbeil gives a statement on March 14, 2025 in front of the Reichstag in Berlin. Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP.
EU chief congratulates new Canada PM Carney, says ties 'more crucial than ever' 14 Mar 2025 - 08:44 pm
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen attends the 8th South Africa-European Union (SA-EU) Summit at Tuynhuys in Cape Town on March 13, 2025. Photo by Rodger Bosch / AFP.
Zelensky says fighting 'very difficult' in Russia's Kursk 14 Mar 2025 - 08:28 pm
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media during a press conference in Kyiv on March 12, 2025. Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP.
Rubio repeats call for 'concessions' from both Russia, Ukraine 14 Mar 2025 - 08:25 pm
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with reporters following the G7 foreign ministers meeting in La Malbaie, Quebec, on March 14, 2025. Photo by SAUL LOEB / POOL / AFP.
Pope marks month in hospital as footballers send messages 14 Mar 2025 - 07:28 pm
A picture shows a portrait of Pope Francis drew by school children at the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized with pneumonia, in Rome on March 13, 2025. (Photo by Tiziana Fabi / AFP)
Teslas targeted in Berlin arson attacks: police 14 Mar 2025 - 05:10 pm
A Tesla Model X car is seen at a showroom for the US electric vehicle maker in the Jing'an district of Shanghai on March 11, 2025. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP)
Italy's Florence on alert after heavy rain, flooding 14 Mar 2025 - 05:02 pm
A picture shows the high level of the Arno river in Florence during floods in Tuscany, on March 14, 2025. Photo by Claudio GIOVANNINI / ANSA / AFP
Swedish underwater art exhibit highlights rising water levels 14 Mar 2025 - 03:38 pm
Peninsula
Duterte set to make first ICC appearance 14 Mar 2025 - 01:04 pm
(L-R) Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency director general Aaron Aquino, and former senator and human rights campaigner Leila de Lima attend a senate probe on the drug war during Duterte's administration, in Manila on October 28, 2024. Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP
Greek cabinet reshuffled after 2023 train tragedy protests 14 Mar 2025 - 12:49 pm
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addresses the audience at the Greek Parliament in Athens, on March 5, 2025. Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP
Putin says Russia "in favor" of ceasefire, but nuances exist 13 Mar 2025 - 07:49 pm
Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a signing ceremony and a press conference following a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 13, 2025. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov / POOL / AFP)
Merkel denies covering up report on Covid-19 origins 13 Mar 2025 - 05:31 pm
Then German Chancellor Angela Merkel puts onher face mask as she leaves after addressing a press conference following a video meeting with the heads of government of Germany's federal states at the Chancellery in Berlin on November 18, 2021, amid the novel coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Michael Kappeler / POOL / AFP
European stocks fall as US-EU tariff dispute escalates 12 Mar 2025 - 11:22 pm
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