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Europe is shaped by decisions made across borders, from the continent’s response to Russia’s war in Ukraine to debates over sanctions and military support. These choices affect security, diplomacy and the daily lives of people across the region.

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Russian missile and drone barrage in Ukrainian capital region kills 17

  • Russian strikes on Kyiv region kill 17, wound 44
  • Attack used 24 ballistic missiles, hypersonic weapons and 115 drones
  • Zelenskyy blames interceptor missile shortages for the toll

Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region on 5 August 2026, killing 17 people and wounding 44 others. The strike targeted civilian and logistics infrastructure and comes amid an intensifying summer campaign of Russian ballistic missile attacks, which Ukrainian officials say…

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Alba Rohrwacher-Starrer ‘A Common Story’ Gets Boarded by True Colours Ahead of its Venice and Toronto Premieres (EXCLUSIVE)

  • True Colours takes world sales on Anna Foglietta's directorial debut "A Common Story"
  • Stars Alba Rohrwacher; premieres at Venice's Horizons and Toronto's Discovery
  • Backed by RAI Cinema and HBO Max; BIM handles Italian release

Italian sales company True Colours has acquired world sales rights (outside Italy) to "A Common Story" ("Una Storia"), the directorial debut of actress-turned-filmmaker Anna Foglietta, starring Alba Rohrwacher. The deal comes ahead of the film's premieres at the Venice and Toronto film festivals, marking an international push for…

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“If Quantic Dream wants to destroy jobs, it must pay”: French union call strike as they demand extension to layoff negotiations with Star Wars Eclipse studio

  • STJV union calls open-ended strike at Quantic Dream over layoffs
  • About 115 workers affected by planned job cuts
  • Union demands longer negotiations; strike started 5 August

The French video games union STJV has called an open-ended strike at Quantic Dream, the Paris studio developing Star Wars Eclipse, escalating a dispute over layoff negotiations following the cancellation of its MOBA project Spellcasters Chronicles. The union says roughly 115 workers are affected and is demanding an…

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Ten-man Ukrainian drone unit wiped out entire British brigade in war games… now expert warns NATO is ‘a decade behind Russia on the battlefield’

  • War game: small Ukrainian drone unit defeated a full British brigade
  • Expert says NATO trails Russia by about a decade on drone warfare
  • Raises concerns over Britain's readiness for modern battlefield threats

A war-gaming exercise found that a ten-strong Ukrainian drone unit was able to destroy an entire British Army brigade, prompting a defence expert to warn that NATO forces remain roughly a decade behind Russia's battlefield capabilities. The simulation highlights growing concern among Western military analysts that conventional heavy…

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Arsenal agree £75m fee with Newcastle for Bruno Guimarães as clubs reach compromise

  • Arsenal agree £75m deal with Newcastle for Bruno Guimarães.
  • Fee compromise after Arsenal's £60m stance, Newcastle's £80m demand.
  • Guimarães pushed for the move; exit deemed cordial, unlike Isak's.

Arsenal have agreed a £75m fee with Newcastle United for Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimarães, ending a tense negotiation between the two clubs. The Newcastle captain is set to leave the club's pre-season training camp in southern Spain to fly to London for a medical, with the move marking…

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British mother dies and partner left fighting for his life in hospital after being caught in Spanish wildfire

  • British mother dies in Spanish wildfire incident
  • Her partner is critically ill in hospital
  • Further details of the incident remain unclear

A British mother has died and her partner is fighting for his life in hospital after the couple were caught in a wildfire in Spain. The tragedy adds to a string of incidents involving British holidaymakers and residents affected by wildfires that have swept parts of Spain in…

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Live Report: PHILLGOOD Festival 2026

Plovdiv is a city of cultural symbiosis. As the oldest inhabited city in Europe, it has seen the influence of the Romans and Ottomans, most recently being tainted with a murky grey brush by the twentieth-century communist government. Though, just like the city’s history, debuting festival PHILLGOOD offered…

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Riders’ clothing checked at women’s Tour over bra padding concerns

  • Tour de France Femmes now checks riders' clothing before each stage.
  • Concerns raised over bra padding used as aerodynamic "fairings".
  • Breach of UCI rules could mean disqualification and a fine.

Officials at the Tour de France Femmes have begun checking riders' clothing and bikes before stages amid concerns that some competitors have used padded bras or similar inserts as "body fairings" to gain an unfair aerodynamic advantage. Race organiser ASO issued a statement confirming the checks after Dutch…

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Why Liverpool are ready to make Barcola third £100m signing

  • Liverpool eye Bradley Barcola from PSG for around £100m.
  • Would be Liverpool's third £100m-plus signing this window.
  • Reds need attacking reinforcements after Salah's exit and Ekitike injury.

Liverpool are closing in on a deal for Paris St-Germain and France winger Bradley Barcola, with the club prepared to pay around £100m for the 23-year-old, though PSG are reportedly holding out for closer to £145m. It would be Liverpool's third signing above £100m, following club-record deals for…

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