‘It’s excruciating’: Welcome to Bavaria’s unusual finger wrestling championship

Competitors put strength, technique and tough skin to the test at Germany’s finger wrestling championships in Bavaria. The traditional Alpine sport sees opponents hook their middle fingers into a leather loop and pull until one is dragged across the table.

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A plume of ash and smoke rose from Sicily’s Mount Etna on Monday, a day after a 29-year-old US tourist was killed by lightning while hiking in an area closed to visitors due to recent volcanic activity.

The man, from Kansas, was struck on Sunday evening in an exposed area above the tree line. He was rescued by helicopter but later declared dead by medical personnel.

Large areas of the volcano remain closed to hikers following prolonged volcanic activity, which also forced nearby Catania airport to close for most of last week.

Officials say lightning strikes have killed more people on Etna in recent decades than volcanic activity. The last eruption-related fatalities on Europe’s most active volcano were recorded in 1987.

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Relief and sorrow in Iceland after EU membership talks referendum fails

The result of the referendum has also been hailed by right-wing figures from across the UK and France.

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Zelenskyy and his wife laid flowers at the Wall of Remembrance, a memorial to Ukraine’s fallen defenders in Kyiv.

Ukraine marked its 35th anniversary of the restoration of its independence as Russia pushes on with its 4-year-old invasion of the country.

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