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Primavera Sound in Barcelona has been thrown into chaos after severe weather forced the last-minute cancellation of several headline performances, leaving thousands of festival goers frustrated and confused. Organisers confirmed that acts including Massive Attack, Doja Cat and Bad Gyal were unable to perform due to safety concerns linked to strong winds and heavy rain.

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Russia has unleashed one of its most devastating attacks on Ukraine in weeks, and the death toll is rising.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sent an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin proposing a face-to-face meeting to end the war. Zelensky stated that relying on a shift in U.S. political attention is the wrong approach, arguing that peace can only be achieved through direct negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. He also requested a full ceasefire for the duration of the proposed talks, a condition that Putin had already ruled out earlier on Thursday.

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Nato and European Union leaders have strongly condemned Russia after a Russian drone struck a residential building in Romania, injuring two people and causing panic in the eastern town of Galati near the Ukrainian border.

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The United States has unveiled new tariffs ranging from 10% to 12.5% on 60 trading partners, targeting nations it accuses of failing to adequately prohibit goods manufactured through forced labour.

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Russia has enacted legislation empowering its central bank and select financial institutions to independently operate anti-drone defense systems, as the country scrambles to protect critical infrastructure from an escalating campaign of Ukrainian aerial attacks.

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French President Emmanuel Macron and Rwandan President Paul Kagame inaugurated a memorial in Paris on Tuesday to honor the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda. Macron stated that the monument places the tragedy "at the heart of our capital and our history." He added that the memorial represents the culmination of a long and painstaking effort to uncover the truth of the genocide. 

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Three teenage boys convicted of raping two girls in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, were spared custody earlier this year, a decision that has sparked outrage and will now be reviewed by the Court of Appeal.