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Authorities Point to Cable Disconnecting in First Report on Lisbon Funicular Crash

Portuguese authorities released a highly anticipated preliminary report into the disaster at the popular tourist site, which killed 16 people this week.

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Tributes to victims of the funicular accident in Lisbon, on Friday.
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Russia Suspected of Jamming GPS for E.U. Leader’s Plane, Officials Say

The Bulgarian authorities believe that Russia disrupted navigation signals that would have been used by a plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen, European officials said.

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Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Union’s executive arm, in Lithuania on Monday. She has been touring E.U. member states near Russia.
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What to Know About the Earthquake in Afghanistan

At least 1,400 people were killed and more than 3,100 others injured, according to the Afghan authorities, and the death toll was expected to rise.

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A military helicopter in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province on Monday carried people injured in the earthquake.
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Spain Calls in More Soldiers to Fight Wildfires

Across the Iberian Peninsula, thousands are trying to quell deadly flames amid dangerously hot weather.

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Flames in the village of Larouco in the Galicia region of Spain on Sunday. The Iberian Peninsula is facing some of the most devastating wildfires in southern Europe.
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