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Travellers with Red Cross blankets lie prepare to spend the night at Madrid's Atocha train station

Blackout Plunges Spain Into Chaotic Night Of Darkness

Befuddled passers-by holding torches and mobile phones squinted through pitch-black streets early on Tuesday and stranded travellers spent the night at train stations after a crippling backout plunged Spain into darkness.
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Starmer is facing his first test at the ballot box since becoming prime minister last July

Hard-right Upstarts Eye Big Gains In Local UK Polls

Britain's anti-immigrant Reform UK party is seeking to prove its credentials as a credible political force at local elections this week that will test the popularity of Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
People in Spain suddenly found themselves without lights, without transport, and without phone or internet networks

Spain Brought To A Halt By Huge Blackout

Panicked customers scrambled to withdraw cash from banks and streets overflowed with crowds trying in vain to get a signal as a Spain-wide power outage plunged the country into chaos on Monday.
There have been a series of fatal stabbings in France in recent years

French Mosque Murder Suspect, 21, Surrenders In Italy

A man suspected of stabbing a young Malian to death in a mosque in southern France and then filming his victim writhing in agony has surrendered to police in Italy, French and Italian authorities said on Monday.
Religious institutes, apartments, tea shops and hotels were razed or heavily damaged in the earthquake

Myanmar Marks Month Of Misery Since Historic Quake

Myanmar marked one month since suffering its fiercest earthquake in more than a century on Monday, with military bombardments unabated despite a humanitarian truce as thousands of survivors camp in makeshift shelters.
While surveyors have investigated damage, reconstruction efforts are focused on aiding victims with little thought yet for the restoration of heritage landmarks

Lost To History: Myanmar Heritage Falls Victim To Quake

When a massive earthquake hit Myanmar last month, centuries of sacred history tumbled down -- towering Buddha idols, sky-scraping stupas and the pure-white pagoda where 83-year-old Khin Sein has prayed for most of her life.
Romanian authorities are keeping a wary eye on the Chinese-owned video-sharing app

Romania Far-right Rides TikTok Wave In Election Re-run

With 1.3 million followers, a Donald Trump-supporting far-right candidate is riding a wave of popularity on TikTok ahead of the re-run of Romania's presidential election in which he is expected to win Sunday's first round.

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