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London Mayor Fears Eurostar ‘Chaos’ Under New EU Border Checks

London mayor Sadiq Khan warned Saturday that Eurostar passengers going from Britain to the continent face “chaos” once a new computerised border scheme proposed by the European Union takes effect. All visitors entering the EU with visas or visa waivers will have to go through the automated EU Entry/Exit System, which has been long delayed […]

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Power Cuts In Kyiv After Explosions: Mayor

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Wednesday that part of the city was without electricity after power lines were damaged during a Russian missile attack. “As a result of an enemy attack, two high-voltage lines were damaged by missile fragments in the capital. Some consumers on the left bank are currently without electricity,” Klitschko wrote on social […]

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Zelensky Names Mayor Once Abducted By Russia As Regional Head

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed the mayor of an occupied city who was once abducted by Russia as the new head of the country’s southern embattled Zaporizhzhia region, his office said on Sunday. Zelensky made the announcement as he visited the southern front on Sunday, including meeting troops in the frontline village and fighting hotspot […]

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London Mayor Calls For Govt Help As Homelessness Jumps

The number of rough sleepers on London’s streets has increased by almost a quarter this winter, the latest figures showed Wednesday, as Britain battles a cost-of-living crisis. Homelessness charities recorded 4,389 people sleeping rough in the last three months of 2023, up from 3,570 during the same period a year before — an increase of […]

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New Mayor Hopes Trees Will Cool Athens Down

Pictures by Angelos Tzortzinis. Video by Will Vassilopoulos Athens’ new mayor will plant 25,000 trees over the next five years to try to cool the sprawling Greek capital, he told AFP. Scorching summer heatwaves can make the city of tightly-packed concrete office and apartment blocks almost unbearable, with temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). […]

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Scandal-hit New York Mayor Fights For Political Survival

New York Mayor Eric Adams is gripped by a slew of scandals, including a sexual assault allegation and claims of corruption — threatening to derail his ambitions and open the door to challengers. Once seen as a possible Democratic Party presidential contender, the city’s second Black mayor is now fighting for his political life. In […]

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Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson Suspends Presidential Campaign

Jan. 16, 2024 12:33 pm ET Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson dropped out of the 2024 Republican presidential primary following a poor showing at the Iowa caucuses. Hutchinson, who has said the Republican party needs to move past Donald Trump because of the criminal charges he faces and his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, […]

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George Clooney Offers New Year Greeting To French Mayor

Hollywood star George Clooney surprised the mayor of a southern French town with a video sending him new year greetings. Clooney addressed his video in English to Didier Bremond, the mayor of Brignoles, in the southern Var region, where he owns an estate. “Bonjour Didier, first of all I wanted to say Happy New Year,” […]

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Ukrainian Drone Kills Two In Russian-occupied Zone: Mayor

A Ukrainian drone Friday killed two people and wounded six during an evacuation of injured people near the city of Gorlivka, held by pro-Russia separatists since 2014, the mayor said. Ivan Prikhodko said the drone hit an ambulance evacuating energy workers wounded in previous shelling, killing a paramedic and an energy worker in the village […]

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Air Defence Systems In Moscow Repelled Drone ‘Attack’: Mayor

Air defence systems in the Russian capital on Tuesday destroyed a drone over the city, Moscow’s mayor announced, without specifying whether it was a Ukrainian drone or from where it was launched. “Air defence forces in the Odintsovo district repelled a drone attack. According to preliminary information, there is no damage or casualties at the […]