Topic: Europe — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-31 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ROME — Three paintings by French masters Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cezanne, and Henri Matisse, reportedly worth an estimated $10 million in total, have been stolen from a museum in northern Italy, police said on Monday.
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[2026-03-31 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: One of two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid organized by activists with an international organization that departed from Mexico arrives in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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[2026-03-31 02:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: England’s manager Thomas Tuchel during a press conference of England’s national soccer team in London, England, Monday, March 30, 2026. (Bradley Collyer/PA via AP, Pool)
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[2026-03-31 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MADRID — Spain has closed its airspace to US planes involved in the Iran war, the defense minister said Monday, marking another step in the government's opposition to US and Israeli involvement in the conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-31 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The EU is extending human rights sanctions against Iran for another year, until 12 April 2027.
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[2026-03-31 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, right, and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa attend a press conference in Berlin, Germany, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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[2026-03-31 01:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: South Korea has purchased Russian naphtha for the first time in four years as disruptions linked to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz force refiners to seek alternative supplies.
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[2026-03-31 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, right, of the Netherlands and Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli of Italy talk during the drivers parade ahead of the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka in central Japan, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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[2026-03-31 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O alemão Phil Werring pensa em se recusar a prestar serviço militar. Ele não quer, de jeito nenhum, ir para a Bundeswehr, as Forças Armadas da Alemanha. "Sempre dizem que é sobre defesa", conta o estudante à DW. "Mas eu não vejo essa situação de ameaça e, por isso, também não tenho interesse em cumprir um serviço obrigatório."
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[2026-03-31 00:27 UTC+10:00] [Design] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As one in six children worldwide is affected by war, a UK charity is providing children in refugee communities from Ukraine to Ethiopia with flatpack timber climbing frames
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[2026-03-31 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Spain has closed its airspace to planes of the United States involved in the US-Israel war on Iran, the latest step in the country’s opposition to the conflict.
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[2026-03-31 00:20 UTC+10:00] [Photography] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenMadrid, Spain A bearer receives sweets during the Palm Sunday parade known as La Borriquita (the little donkey), which inaugurates Holy Week.Photograph: Luis Soto/Sopa Images/ShutterstockShareView image in fullscreenToluca, MexicoA cardinal sits in a cage before being sold in a local market. Photograph: Eduardo Verdugo/APShareView image in fullscreenGaza City, GazaA boy cries at the funeral of Palestinians who, according to medics, were killed in an Israeli strike.
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[2026-03-31 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has ruled out deploying troops to Iran, saying the UK is "not going to get dragged into this war.”
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[2026-03-30 23:55 UTC+10:00] [Art and design] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Soft Opening, LondonDeadpan 90s photographs of seemingly ordinary buildings only hint at the queer bacchanalia within – and stand as a record of lost and beloved safe spaces
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[2026-03-30 23:47 UTC+10:00] [aggravated pimping] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The man, 62, had for years benefited financially from pressuring his wife ‘to perform and submit to sexual acts’
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[2026-03-30 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Monday that it would expel a British diplomat after he was accused of being an undercover spy and engaging in economic espionage.
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[2026-03-30 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday proposed an Eastern ceasefire with Russia, while also calling for a mutual halt on strikes against energy infrastructure to help relieve pressure building in oil and gas markets.
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[2026-03-30 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Economic and consumer confidence plummeted in Europe in March, according to official data released on Monday, in the latest evidence of how the Iran war is upending growth and inflation expectations.
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[2026-03-30 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Spain’s Defense Minister Margarita Robles waits for the start of a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025 (AP Photo/Omar Havana, file)
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[2026-03-30 22:29 UTC+10:00] [Rembrandt] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: UK owner’s version of Old Man with a Gold Chain reunited in Chicago with undisputed work by Dutch master
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[2026-03-30 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Spain has closed its airspace to US planes involved in attacks on Iran, a step beyond its previous denial of use of jointly-operated military bases, Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Monday.
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[2026-03-30 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has ordered a British diplomat to leave the country within two weeks over allegations of economic espionage, which the United Kingdom rejected as “unacceptable” amid tensions over Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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[2026-03-30 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A student soldier of the Yatagan School for Unmanned Aerial Systems launches a training target drone during drills in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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[2026-03-30 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has been received by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin before talks with Chancellor Friedrich Merz on rebuilding his country and the return of refugees.
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[2026-03-30 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Spain has closed its airspace to US planes involved in attacks on Iran, a step beyond its previous denial of use of jointly-operated military bases, Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Monday.
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[2026-03-30 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People enjoy warm weather as they sit at Zaryadye park in Moscow, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, backdropped by the Spasskaya tower of the Kremlin and St. Basil’s Cathedral. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
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[2026-03-30 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Supporters gather to pay tribute to Argentinian soccer player Emiliano Sala prior the French League One soccer match between Nantes against Bordeaux at La Beaujoire stadium in Nantes, western France, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, file)
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[2026-03-30 21:18 UTC+10:00] [Zurich] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Rising star scientist returns to China to undertake cutting-edge research in the field of cold atoms
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[2026-03-30 20:59 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LG Chem, South Korea's leading chemical company, has secured 27,000 tons of naphtha from Russia amid a potential supply shortage caused by the war in the Middle East, the industry ministry and business circles said Monday.
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[2026-03-30 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has posted a video of himself with a red cap reminiscent of that of the 'Make America Great Again' movement, seen by many as a dig at Donald Trump at a time when tensions between the US and Spain are higher than ever.
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[2026-03-30 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Edin Dzeko, top right, scores their side’s first goal during the World Cup playoff semifinal soccer match between Wales and Bosnia and Herzegovina in Cardiff, Wales, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)
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[2026-03-30 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Police stand outside the Bank of America building in Paris, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga)
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[2026-03-30 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ROME (AP) — Thieves made off with three paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions of euros (dollars) from a museum near the city of Parma in northern Italy, police said on Monday.
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[2026-03-30 19:36 UTC+10:00] [Paris] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Twenty-two defendants, including intelligence agents and police, accused of committing crimes on behalf of Freemason mafia
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[2026-03-30 19:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: CTGA’s collaboration with SACEM has helped connect K-pop mogul to France’s music industry and leadership
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[2026-03-30 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Spain on Monday summoned Israel's top envoy to Madrid in protest over Israeli police blocking the Latin Patriarch from Christianity's holiest site in Jerusalem, the foreign minister said.
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[2026-03-30 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS — Ministers from the G7 will hold talks on Monday to unpack the economic consequences of the war in the Middle East, the French government said, as oil and gas prices continue to soar.
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[2026-03-30 18:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: French AI startup Mistral said Monday it has secured $830 million in debt financing to fund a data center powered by thousands of Nvidia chips.
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[2026-03-30 18:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Eight injured by very strong winds in Catalonia, forest fire breaks out in Murcia, Spain to streamline euthanasia process in urgent cases and more news on Monday March 30th.
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[2026-03-30 18:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: SCU successfully hosted the launch of its MSc Artificial Intelligence and MSc Software Engineering and Applications programs, awarded by the University of Bedfordshire, UK on 17th March 2026 at NH Collection Colombo. The event marked a significant milestone in expanding internationally recognized postgraduate education in Sri Lanka, attracting a strong presence of industry leaders, academics, and technology professionals.
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[2026-03-30 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Democratic Republic of the Congo football team] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Gabriel Zakuani played over 400 EFL games and captained the Democratic Republic of the Congo – now he helps his country recruit talent like Aaron Wan-Bissaka
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[2026-03-30 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Steve Cannane is a reporter with the ABC's Investigations Unit. From 2021-2024 he was the ABC's Europe Bureau Chief in London. He worked in the Investigations Unit from 2018-2021, and was Europe correspondent from 2016-2018.
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[2026-03-30 17:28 UTC+10:00] [Afghanistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As the Middle East conflict clogs flight corridors between Asia and Europe, EASA chief warns of ‘hybrid warfare’ risks
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[2026-03-30 17:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said he has "no problem" with a Russian crude tanker delivering fuel to Cuba, appearing to reverse course over his administration's oil blockade as the island grapples with a deepening energy crisis.
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[2026-03-30 17:20 UTC+10:00] [Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Judicial independence is under threat as populist politicians target judges and authoritarian governments attempt constitutional reforms
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[2026-03-30 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The veto power allows member states to block and delay actions in the European Council. What was once considered a safeguard of national sovereignty, is now turning into a pressure tactic to extort concessions from Brussels.
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[2026-03-30 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Brussels holidays] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Beyond the Belgian capital’s more obvious sights lies a thriving district known for its classic Belgian cuisine, alternative art scene and gigantic flea market
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[2026-03-30 16:35 UTC+10:00] [Pierre-Auguste Renoir] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Four masked men entered villa of Magnani Rocca Foundation, near Parma in northern Italy, and made off with artworks
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[2026-03-30 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-03-30 16:30 UTC+10:00] [London Marathon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: On 29 March 1981, just over 7,000 – mostly male – runners set off on the 26.2-mile route from Greenwich Park to Constitution Hill. See how the Guardian reported events
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