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Pope Leo draws 40, 000 at Barcelona vigil
1+ day, 15+ min ago (292+ words) Pope Leo XIV has addressed about 40, 000 mostly young people at a prayer vigil in Barcelona's Olympic Stadium, speaking in both Catalan and Spanish during the second leg of his week-long visit to Spain. The American Pope, who is fluent in…...
France and Germany scrap joint fighter jet project
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (250+ words) France and Germany were unable to continue "their fighter jet project as German "authorities decided it was not possible "for the companies involved to continue, French officials say. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President "Emmanuel Macron discussed "the "project…...
Pope meets abuse victims in Spain as some protest
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (395+ words) The Vatican provided few "details of the meeting, which lasted about an hour. But it said Leo had listened to proposals to make Church safeguarding more effective, and promised to make it a safe space for all. Leo, on a…...
European big guns stumble in World Cup warm-ups
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (473+ words) European champions Spain have been held to a 1-1 draw by Iraq in a World Cup warm-up match in "A Coruna. La Roja manager Luis de la Fuente rested several key "players - including Lamine Yamal, Nico Williams, David Raya, Pedri and…...
Yamal could be fit for World Cup opener: Spain coach | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT
1+ week, 25+ min ago (281+ words) Spain coach Luis de la Fuente says Lamine Yamal could be fit in time for the team's first World Cup match "against Cape Verde on June 15 as the forward recovers from a torn "left hamstring. Yamal suffered the injury playing…...
Flotilla activists take evidence to international court
1+ week, 4+ day ago (336+ words) Australians detained while trying to deliver aid to Gaza are taking evidence of alleged abuse and mistreatment to the International Criminal Court. The 11 Australians among the 400 flotilla participants detained in international waters by Israel have joined the official submission lodged…...
Zhou flying high in Austria with eagle putt finish
1+ week, 6+ day ago (211+ words) Teenage rookie Yanhan Zhou's brilliant eight-under-par 62 earned him the first-round lead at the Austrian Alpine Open in Kitzbuhel. The Chinese, who only turned 18 last month, came home in 30 with four birdies in six holes after the turn, holing a 32ft eagle…...
Heatwave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe
2+ week, 1+ day ago (416+ words) Britain has smashed a century-old temperature record for the second time in 24 hours, as a spring heatwave scorches parts of Western Europe, triggering government warnings. Several drownings were reported in Britain and France as people tried to cool down. A…...
Parts of Europe swelter in record May heat
2+ week, 2+ day ago (356+ words) Europe is baking under unseasonal heat that's shattering temperature records and prompting government warnings after deaths were reported at amateur sports events in France. The French sports minister, Marina Ferrari, posted condolences to the loved ones of a runner who…...
Marquez, Zarco in hospital after crashes at Catalan GP | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT
3+ week, 3+ day ago (18+ words) Top Moto GP riders Alex Marquez and Johann Zarco had to go to hospital after separate crashes at a. .....