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Parties agree to form triple coalition in Austria 155 days after elections
The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) and the liberal New Austria and Liberal Forum (NEOS) party have approved a plan f
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The Ancient Pyramids of the World, a new photo exhibition by Viktor Pinchuk took place in Crimea
Yesterday, Russian Wikinews attended one of the latest cultural events in Crimea. An exhibition of works by Russian photographer Viktor Pinchuk was he
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World leaders attend grand reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris five years after damaging fire
On Saturday, Notre-Dame de Paris reopened in Paris, France after five years of closure following a fire in April 2019 that severely damaged the buildi
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Kemi Badenoch becomes new leader of UK's Conservative Party
On November 2, Kemi Badenoch was elected as the new leader of the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom, becoming the first Black leader of a major
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Shooting in Tuebrook, Liverpool, England leaves man in hospital
Two people in black clothing not showing their face, left the area of a shooting at Windsor Road, Tuebrook, Liverpool, England on a bike on Tuesday ev
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Gornik Zabrze clinches seventh Polish Cup title in triumph
Polish football fans were treated to an exciting triumph as Górnik Zabrze defeated ŁKS Łódź 2‑0 in the final of the Polish Cup, securing the club’s seventh
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Namibia traffic crash kills 11, government launches investigation
In the central‑north region of Namibia, near the town of Otjiwarongo about 250 km from the capital Windhoek, a serious traffic accident occurred. A bus car
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UK finds WWII German SC250 bomb, safely detonates it
A German SC250 bomb from the Second World War was uncovered on a construction site in Plymouth, England. The British Army’s security team detonated the dev
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Mali extremist group JNIM seizes military base in north.
In the Kidal region of Mali, the extremist group Jama’at Nusrat al‑Islam wal‑Muslimin (JNIM) has recently seized a base that had previously been manned by
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London Man Charged with Three Counts of Attempted Murder After Attacking Three People
A serious attack occurred in London on Wednesday when a 45‑year‑old man assaulted three people and has been charged with three counts of attempted murder.
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Robert Francis Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV
At 18:07 CEST (16:07 UTC) on May 8, 2025, white smoke came out from the Sistine Chapel's smokestack at Vatican City, signaling a new pope was selected
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West Midlands, UK Metro stops open at Pipers Row, Wolverhampton Railway Station
On September 17, two tram stops in the West Midlands Metro system opened in the Wolverhampton, UK city centre: Pipers Row and Wolverhampton Railway St
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Wikinews attends Animeleague's summer 2023 Birmingham, UK Anime & Gaming Con
In late August, con-goers — over 4,000 according to organisers' estimates to Wikinews — flocked to Edgbaston Stadium for the two-day-long Animeleague
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Kamikaze drone attacks bus near Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, allegedly war crime
On early Wednesday, a Loitering munition kamikaze drone attack from Russia hit a bus in the southern area of Dnipropetrovsk province, in Ukraine killi
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Green Party wins major by-election in northern England city of Manchester
The Green Party of England and Wales candidate Hannah Spencer has been declared the winner of Thursday's by-election in Gorton and Denton, a parliamen
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Russian Justice Ministry designates former Putin advisor Sergey Markov as "foreign agent"
On August 22, Russia's Justice Ministry, as usual, expanded its list of "foreign agents." What was unusual was that a prominent Russian propagandist w
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Resident doctors in England begin five-day strike during flu surge
Resident doctors in England have begun a five-day strike after negotiations over pay and working conditions allegedly worsened. The British Medical As
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UK MI6 chief Blaise Metreweli warns of 'grey zone' warfare in first speech
On Monday, Blaise Metreweli, the new head of the United Kingdom's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), delivered her first public address in London. She
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Iceland pulls out of Eurovision 2026, joining four other countries to do so
On Wednesday, Iceland withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, joining Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Slovenia. Each of the five countrie
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Russian "Art Night" in Crimea: Wikinews interviews Traveler Viktor Pinchuk
The annual cultural and educational event, "Night of the Arts," was held on the eve of Russia's National Unity Day, continuing a series of cultural fe
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Avalanche in Italy's Dolomite mountains kills five German climbers
On Saturday, Italy's Dolomites experienced an avalanche. Total dead included five German climbers. The avalanche happened around 4:00 p.m. CET (1500 U
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Scottish Labour win Scottish Parliament by-election
On 5 June 2025, the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election was held in Scotland. The election was held following the death of incumbent MSP Chr
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Stunt performer set ablaze for cover artwork of Pink Floyd album dies aged 88
On August 12, Ronnie Rondell Jr., the stunt performer best known for appearing as the man set ablaze on the front cover artwork of English rock band P
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Train derails in southwest Germany after landslide, causing deaths
On Sunday evening, three people were killed after a train carrying over one hundred passengers derailed and crashed in a sylvan area in southwest Germ