7 h. ago Syrian refugee who stepped in to stop Islamist killer who stabbed teen to death in Austria fears for his life after being sent death threats amidst spate of horror attacks across Europe

Allaaeddin Alhalabi, a food delivery driver, had been driving through the Austrian city when he witnessed the horrific scene, quickly and bravely driving his car into the attacker.

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11 h. ago Stopping blood thinning drugs for elderly could put them at risk of a life

The drugs - known as anticoagulants - are prescribed to patients to prevent deadly blood clots forming in their veins, but many doctors limit the length of time over-75s spend on them.

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17 h. ago Man shot 'in the buttock' on UK street seconds after after child was in same space

Merseyside Police are making inquiries after a man was shot in the buttock in Walton outside a shop while a child was on a scooter nearby with his injuries thankfully not life threatening

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21 h. ago Syrian suspect in Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing wanted to kill Jews, investigators say

Investigators say the suspect in a stabbing attack at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial that left a Spanish tourist seriously injured is a Syrian refugee who apparently wanted to kill Jews

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38 h. ago Pope Francis ‘not out of danger’ after week in hospital but condition not life threatening, say doctors

Doctors looking after Pope Francis have insisted the pontiff is "fine" at the end of his first week being in hospital in Rome with pneumonia.

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38 h. ago Major police incident after stabbing at Holocaust Memorial in Berlin

The attack reportedly happened at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Mitte, Berlin

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39 h. ago Pope Francis ‘not out of danger’ and will remain in hospital, say doctors

Medical team confirm pontiff’s condition is not life-threatening but he continues to fight chronic bronchitis and pneumonia a week after hospital admission

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50 h. ago The ‘west’ is over. In the Trumpian era, Europe is on its own | Alexander Hurst

Trump and JD Vance are clear: the US is no longer an ally, but an antagonist to democratic valuesIn 1966, after years of friction with the US over whether France should have its own independent nuclear deterrent, the French president, Charles de Gaulle, withdrew his country from Nato’s integrated command (not, however, from the alliance itself – a common misconception) and asked all US forces stationed in France to leave. In response, the US secretary of state, Dean Rusk, asked de Gaulle: “Does that include the dead Americans in military cemeteries as well?”In a single weekend, JD Vance’s direct attacks on European democracy at the Munich Security Conference and his meeting with far-right, anti-European political forces in Germany, have given de Gaulle his historic vindication.Alexander Hurst is a Guardian Europe columnist Continue reading...

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52 h. ago European troops, US support are part of an emerging plan for Ukraine. But it faces many hurdles

Political and military leaders in Europe are fleshing out details of a plan for European forces to help ensure Moscow does not attack Ukraine again once the guns fall silent

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2 d. ago Delighted Kremlin says it 'absolutely agrees' with Donald Trump as panic grips Europe over President's attack on Zelensky and 'plans to abandon NATO'

The Kremlin said that Moscow had agreed to resume dialogue with the United States on all issues regarding the conflict in Ukraine, including prisoner exchanges.

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2 d. ago Dengue health scare so serious public are now being paid to hunt mosquitoes

In a desperate attempt to curb a huge influx of life-threatening illnesses, local authorities have told residents that they will receive cash if they capture and bring mosquitoes to them – dead or alive

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3 d. ago Girl, 11, takes own life after classmates bullied her and threatened to call immigration on her family

Jocelyn Rojo Carranza, 11, took her own life after being bullied by students at Gainesville Intermediate School in Texas, according to her mother Marbella

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3 d. ago Girl, 11, takes own life after classmates bullied her and threatened to call authorities

Jocelyn Rojo Carranza, 11, took her own life after being bullied by students at Gainesville Intermediate School in Texas, according to her mother Marbella

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3 d. ago Manchester United handed perfect FFP transfer opportunity after bombshell statement

Manchester United transfer news as the opportunity to land one of Europe's hottest attackers present itself to Ruben Amorim

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3 d. ago Scots teen was 'days from death' after bloated stomach led medics to rare brain tumour diagnosis

Alex Arkell, from Stirling, is hoping to raise awareness of people living with pituitary conditions after she received a shock brain tumour diagnosis at the age of just 16.

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3 d. ago Major update after teen supermarket worker 'baked to death' inside bakery oven

A supermarket employee Gursimran Kaur's body was found by her own mother after she realised she hadn't seen her daughter on the shop floor for more than an hour

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4 d. ago What will US and UK do if Russia invades the Baltics? Can Europe still rely on America's nuclear umbrella if Putin attacks Lithuania, Estonia or Latvia as fears grow that Trump will abandon NATO

European officials now believe that Trump could withdraw U.S. troops from the Baltics as part of the negotiations around Ukraine , leaving the continent vulnerable

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4 d. ago Petition for stricter driving licence rules nears 100,000 signatures after teen's death

Grieving mother Crystal Owen has launched the petition to improve road safety for young motorists following her 17-year-old son Harvey’s death

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5 d. ago Trump and Vance have smashed the old order – how should Europe respond? | Nathalie Tocci, Yanis Varoufakis and others

The vice-president’s attack on European values signalled a historic realignment. Should the continent seek rapprochement or go its own way? Continue reading...

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5 d. ago US must provide ‘backstop’ to deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again, Starmer says after emergency Paris summit – Europe live

UK prime minister says future of Europe and Ukraine at stake after European leaders convene at emergency summit in ParisSwedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson told Reuters that deploying Swedish troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force is “absolutely a possibility.”His comments build on earlier declaration from Swedish foreign minister Maria Malmer Stenegard (9:40). Continue reading...

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