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Denmark Begins Drafting Women as Russian Threat Looms

The Nordic country for the first time has extended a lottery for compulsory military service to women in its latest move to expand its armed forces.

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In the past, women were allowed to volunteer to serve in the military, but they were not entered into a lottery system for compulsory service like their male peers. Women volunteers made up roughly a quarter of 2024’s cohort.

Thousands in Norway Mistakenly Told of Lottery Winnings

A state-owned gambling company apologized after telling players that they had won “erroneously high prizes.” It blamed the error on a faulty currency conversion.

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Tickets on sale in Düsseldorf, Germany, last year. EuroJackpot is a Europewide lottery.

What to Know About the Heat Wave in Europe

Weather agencies have warned of a third day of high temperatures that in some places have climbed well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or more than 40 degrees Celsius.

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Cooling off in Brussels on Wednesday. In Belgium, the authorities have issued heat warnings at the highest level.

A Photo Gone Wrong in the Uffizi Fuels Selfie Worries in Europe’s Museums

The damage to a centuries-old painting in the Italian museum was just one of many tourist incidents raising ire on the continent.

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A blank space on the wall at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, where a painting of Ferdinando de’ Medici hung until a tourist damaged it on Saturday.

A Photo Gone Wrong in the Uffizi Worries Europe’s Museums

The damage to a centuries-old painting in the Italian museum was just one of many tourist incidents raising ire on the continent.

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A blank space on the wall at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, where a painting of Ferdinando de’ Medici hung until a tourist damaged it on Saturday.

What to Know About the Cease-Fire Between Israel and Iran

President Trump said the truce was holding after lashing out at both countries for seemingly violating the agreement.

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Israelis wait outside a bomb shelter between air-raid warnings in Rishpon, Israel, on Tuesday.
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