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New Dutch PM Sworn In With Mission To Curb Asylum

Dick Schoof takes over from Mark Rutte after 14 years
Dutch King Willem-Alexander swore in former spy chief Dick Schoof as new prime minister Tuesday, at the head of a right-wing coalition cabinet with a mission to implement the country's "strictest-ever" immigration policy.
Economists surveyed by FactSet and Bloomberg had forecast that inflation would slow to 2.5 percent

Eurozone Inflation Eases Slightly In June

The eurozone's annual rate of inflation cooled in June in line with analysts' expectations thanks to a slowdown in food and energy price rises, official data showed on Tuesday.
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Ariane 6 crosses the Atlantic in a boat from Europe to French Guiana

Europe's Ariane 6 Rocket Finally Ready For Liftoff

Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket is set for its first-ever launch next week, carrying with it the continent's hopes of regaining independent access to space and fending off soaring competition from Elon Musk's SpaceX. After four years of delays, the European Space Agency's (ESA) most powerful rocket yet is finally due to blast off from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 3:00 pm (1800 GMT) on July 9.
CCAT spokesman Christian Tein said he was a 'political prisoner'

New Caledonia Activist Says He Is 'Political Prisoner' In France

An indigenous Kanak pro-independence activist from the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia said Monday that he considered himself a "political prisoner" as authorities held him in jail in mainland France pending charges over a wave of deadly rioting.
Britain's last general election was all about leaving the EU but this time around Brexit is hardly getting a mention

Vote-ready UK Waits To Scoop Up Brexit Boost

Eight years after Britain voted for Brexit, businesses still lament economic fallout caused by the country's departure from the European Union, with little prospect of change after this week's election.
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal warned that the far right was now at the 'gates of power'

Macron Seeks To Thwart French Far-right In Election Second Round

French President Emmanuel Macron and his allies were on Monday beginning a week of intense campaigning ahead of the second round of legislative elections to prevent the far right in a historic first from taking an absolute majority and control of government.
Those present at the Caracas talks include the rebels' leader known under the alias Ivan Marquez, who was thought to be dead until he reappeared in a video in May

Colombia Rebel Group Agrees To 'Unilateral Ceasefire'

A Colombian splinter group of former FARC guerrillas known as Segunda Marquetalia has agreed to a "unilateral ceasefire" and the release of captives following negotiations with the government, according to a joint statement Saturday.
An Israeli tank takes position in the background as displaced Palestinians flee the Shakush area on the northwestern outskirts of Rafah, southern Gaza

Fighting For Third Day In North Gaza As Thousands Displaced

Explosions, air strikes and gunfire rattled northern Gaza on Saturday, the third day of an Israeli military operation that has uprooted tens of thousands of Palestinians and compounded what the UN called "unbearable" living conditions in the territory.

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