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MPS relaunches bid for Mediobanca takeover
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Belgium to recognise Palestine at the UN General Assembly
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Rome denies French PM Bayrou's 'unfounded' tax dumping claims
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Bulgarian nationalists attack car believing von der Leyen was inside
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Putin can only be kept in check through strong deterrence,VDL says
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Estonia to borrow up to €3.6 billion in defence loans
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Hungary declines to condemn Russian attack on Kyiv
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EU summons Russian envoy after strike damaged delegation in Kyiv
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European Parliament tightens rules on access to its premises
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EU delegation in Kyiv severely damaged by shock wave of Russian strike
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EU negotiations would shield Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies: sources
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At least 18 killed and 24 injured in major Russian attack on Kyiv
The attack targeted over 20 locations across the Ukrainian capital, authorities said. Rescue teams were on site to pull people trapped underneath the rubble.
EU leaders visit Moldova with message of solidarity for Chișinău
Ahead of the Moldovan parliamentary elections on 28 September, the leaders of France, Germany and Poland visited Chișinău on the 34th anniversary of Moldova's independence.
Hungary sues EU over Russian assets being used for Ukraine aid
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Turkish police raid Istanbul's Grand Bazaar in diamond smuggling probe
On orders from the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, police raided 23 businesses in the 15th-century covered marketplace, arresting 40 people.
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