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Europe's hellfire: France's killer wildfire the size of PARIS continues to rage after tourists in Spain are evacuated and country reports more than 1,000 have died from the heat
Daily Mail
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August 6, 2025
France's deadly wildfire is continuing to tear through the country and cause 'hellish' devastation while tourists are being evacuated in Spain as the country announces one of its highest monthly tallies of heat deaths. The rapidly-growing...
Italy gives green light for world's 'longest suspension bridge' to Sicily
The Local Italy
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August 6, 2025
Italy's government on Wednesday approved a controversial €13.5-billion project to build "the longest single-span bridge in the world" connecting Sicily to the Italian mainland. Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said a ministerial...
Spain puts on hold plans to acquire US F-35 Lightning II warplanes
Al Mayadeen
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August 6, 2025
Spain halts F-35 fighter jet talks with Lockheed Martin, prioritizing European systems under a €10.5 billion defense plan. Spain has decided to postpone its plans to purchase F-35 fighter jets from the United States, according to a report by...
Spain dumps Trump's F-35 fighter jets for European models
The Local - Spain
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August 6, 2025
Spain has decided against purchasing US-made F-35 fighter jets and will instead opt for European-made options, the defence ministry said Wednesday, amid calls by Donald Trump for the EU to make investments worth $600 billion in the US. The...
France's biggest wildfire of summer has eclipsed size of Paris, still spreading
NBC Connecticut
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August 6, 2025
France’s biggest wildfire in years was spreading quickly Wednesday in a Mediterranean region near Spain after leaving one person dead and several injured, authorities said. The fire burned an area larger than Paris, and the military was called in...
Europe’s play to keep Trump happy cannot come at the expense of a longer-term strategy
Atlantic Council
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August 6, 2025
Finalized in Scotland on July 27, the preliminary trade deal between the United States and the European Union (EU) stands out as one of only eight deals secured by the United States in advance of the Trump administration’s August 1 reciprocal...
Europe bends the knee: How Ursula von der Leyen surrendered to Trump's tariff threat
Al Mayadeen
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August 6, 2025
More than just a trade deal, it is being seen as a symbolic moment of European weakness, a moment when Brussels, under pressure and lacking unity, bent to the whims of a combative US president. At Donald Trump's Turnberry golf resort in Scotland,...
Germany: Defender of Eastern Europe
theTrumpet
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The Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces, stationed five Eurofighter combat aircraft in Poland on August 4 to help monitor airspace near Russia. The deployment at the Minsk Mazowiecki military airfield will last for nearly a month and involve around...
Germany’s Katherina Reiche: From Economics to Armaments Minister
theTrumpet
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Germany is looking to weapons to kick-start its economy. Since the pandemic, Germany’s economy has struggled to regain its footing. Russia’s war on Ukraine has driven Germany’s energy prices up and fueled interest in defense. Germany’s new...
Spain rules out F-35 order, prioritizes Eurofighter and FCAS
Breaking Defense
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August 6, 2025
BELFAST — Spain has decided against the acquisition of a fleet of American-made F-35 fighter jets, instead opting to focus exclusively on potential rival Eurofighter Typhoon or Future Combat Air System (FCAS) orders. “[T]he Spanish option involves...
Spain Drops F-35 Plans, Looks to European Alternatives
The Aviationist
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August 6, 2025
The purchase of F-35 Lightning II aircraft, the fifth-generation American stealth fighter, for the Spanish Armed Forces has been definitively shelved, according to a report published by the Spanish newspaper El País, citing government sources....
Germany, Ukraine’s second biggest backer, is ready to play a larger role
The Hindu
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August 7, 2025
Since June, the intensity of Russian attacks on Ukrainian territories has increased significantly, leading to a large number of civilian deaths. June 2025 recorded the highest civilian casualty since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in February...
Italy will finally build a bridge to Sicily after 2000 years
WAtoday
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August 7, 2025
It will be “the biggest infrastructure project in the West”, he said, after a government committee with oversight of strategic public investments approved the project. Loading It will also help Italy reach the increased 5 per cent defence spending...
President Boakai Honours Diasporan Liberians
The New Dawn Liberia
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August 7, 2025
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has extended his gratitude to Liberians in the diaspora by honoring them through the Eminent Chairman of the All-Liberian Conference on Dual Citizenship (ALCOD), Mr. Emmanuel S. Wettee. The President’s...
Italy OKs $15.5 billion project to build world's longest suspension bridge
NBC 4 - Washington D.C.
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August 6, 2025
Italy cleared the way Wednesday to build the world’s largest suspension bridge linking the Italian mainland with Sicily in a massive 13.5 billion euro ($15.5 billion) infrastructure project that has been long delayed by debates over its scale,...
Italy to build world's longest suspension bridge to link with Sicily
1News
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Italy has cleared the way to build the world’s largest suspension bridge linking the Italian mainland with Sicily. The massive €13.5 billion (NZ$26.5 billion) infrastructure project has been long delayed by debates over its scale, earthquake...
France’s biggest wildfire of the summer eclipses the size of Paris: ‘unprecedented’ disaster
Penn Live - Pennsylvania
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August 6, 2025
By Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press PARIS — France’s biggest wildfire this summer was spreading quickly Wednesday in a Mediterranean region near the Spanish border after leaving one person dead, authorities said. The fire had burned an area...
Europe: Shares end flat as healthcare stocks weigh after Trump’s tariff threat
The Business Times Singapore
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August 6, 2025
EUROPEAN shares closed flat on Wednesday, surrendering early session gains, as healthcare stocks felt the pinch from US President Donald Trump‘s latest threat to impose higher tariffs on pharmaceutical imports. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index...
Germany’s No-Subsidy Offshore Wind Auction Flops with No Bids Filed
Oil Price
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August 6, 2025
Germany’s latest offshore wind auction without government subsidies failed to attract a single bid on Wednesday, alarming the local offshore wind sector, which is calling for a fundamental redesign of Germany’s renewable energy auctions. The...
Italy to build world's longest suspension bridge from mainland to Sicily
Japan Today
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August 6, 2025
Italy cleared the way Wednesday to build the world’s largest suspension bridge linking the Italian mainland with Sicily in a massive 13.5 billion euro ($15.5 billion) infrastructure project that has been long delayed by debates over its scale,...