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  • Jun 3

    Poland mandates helmets for cyclists and e-scooter riders under 16, with fines for parents

    New road traffic rules that took effect on 3 June 2026 require all cyclists, e-scooter riders and personal transport device users under 16 to wear a helmet, backed by fines for parents and guardians.

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Two tankers burn off Sulina

Trump squeezes Kyiv as Europe haggles over money and Black Sea shipping burns

Ukrainian officials said the White House ordered a 160 km/h speed cap on Starshield terminals used by fast drones, as Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would resume strikes on Russian refineries after a three-day pause. In the Black Sea, two tankers burned near Romania and at least seven sailors were missing, while rescuers in Peshawar counted at least 34 dead after a school roof collapsed.

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  • Lions rugby player dies in France

    A South African Lions rugby player has died in a team hotel in France ahead of a Champions Cup match against La Rochelle, French authorities say.

  • Pope Leo XIV undergoes lung surgery

    Pope Leo XIV can carry out daily activities fully on his own, according to a medical report signed by his doctors. The 13 October surgery removed the lower lobe of his right lung.

  • Settler attacks in the West Bank

    Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine says settlers kicked and beat her while she covered olive-harvest violence near Turmus Ayya in the West Bank.

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European Union · Updated 3m ago

The Green Deal under revision

The findings add detail to the already recorded Franco-German 2035 compromise and the ETS2 split, with no new formal decision.

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