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This French Town Is Known as the ‘Venice of the Alps’ With Beautiful Canals, a Turquoise Lake, and Michelin-starred RestaurantsAnnecy, the scenic mountain town near the Swiss border, has long been a favorite in France for its beautifully preserved medieval old town crisscrossed by canals and stone footbridges—earning it the nickname “Venice of the Alps.”

The Night Chancellor Merz Changed His Mind About Donald TrumpFive days after his election victory in February, Friedrich Merz’s world collapses. That’s how he will describe it later.

Iran reportedly moves to shut Strait of Hormuz after US attacksIran's parliament endorsed a measure to close the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global transit chokepoint, in response to overnight U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites, Iranian state media reported Sunday.

This Stunning Village Is the ‘Sleeping Beauty’ of the Swiss Alps—and You Can Only Reach It by TrainThe “storybook” descriptor is frequently tossed into conversations around various mountain villages in Switzerland, yet the repetitive nature of the word doesn’t make it any less accurate.

Can Iran attack the US now and how (and where) can it do it?U.S. troops across the Middle East are on high alert as Iran and its proxies threaten retaliation following recent escalations.

Norway backs Nato’s 5% defence spending target despite Spain rejecting it as ‘unreasonable’PM Jonas Gahr Støre declared Norway’s support for the 5% target proposed by Nato’s secretary general Mark Rutte.

Starmer warns Trump to de-escalate in IranBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on Donald Trump to step back from military action against Iran on Thursday, warning of a “real risk of escalation” in the Middle East as he pushed instead for more talks on Iran’s nuclear program.

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