Pop star Taylor Swift took home three prizes at the MTV VMAs, including the ceremony’s top award, Video of the Year. The result further cemented her status as the most decorated solo artist.

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Taylor Swift surpassed Beyoncé to become the most-awarded artist in MTV Video Music Awards history, reaching 31 wins after receiving the inaugural Artist Director Honors on Sunday. She said she has written and directed 18 music videos and premiered her self-directed “Patient Zero,” starring Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson.

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Taylor Swift overtook Beyoncé on Sunday to become the most-awarded artist in MTV Video Music Awards history, raising her total of Moon Person trophies to 32.

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French authorities say three people, including a child, died after an inflatable dinghy carrying 105 people ran into trouble off Wissant while attempting to cross the English Channel. All passengers requested rescue and were taken into care, and the dinghy did not sink.

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French authorities said three migrants, including a child, died on Monday while attempting to cross the English Channel from France to Britain.

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SpaceX has sent its enormous Starship toward orbit for the first time. The mission aims to complete six full circuits of Earth to demonstrate readiness for NASA’s Artemis moon program.

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SpaceX is expected to send its massive Starship into orbit for the first time on Monday. The milestone could help clear the way for the test rocket to begin regular satellite launches.

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SpaceX’s 14th Starship test flight is scheduled for Monday morning. The vehicle, described as the world’s largest and most powerful rocket and spacecraft, is set to attempt its first orbital flight test.

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EU defense ministers failed to approve a plan for member states to send remaining Patriot missiles to Kiev in exchange for later replacement, foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said. Ministers agreed to keep discussing the proposal, which she called the EU’s last remaining option as missile production takes time.

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French President Emmanuel Macron called on Europe to rediscover the “courage” of its founders and oppose what he described as a return to nationalisms. He made the remarks in Metz at a meeting on European integration and peace attended by Pope Leo XIV.

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French President Emmanuel Macron used Monday’s address alongside Pope Leo to frame Europe’s foundations as “Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian,” invoking its religious heritage.

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Pope Leo XIV warned Monday that relations between nations were becoming “increasingly uncivilised,” with some people boasting of “lies and deceit.” He urged Europe to help “break this cycle” as he concluded a France visit described by France 24’s Angela Diffley as “hugely successful.”

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Pope Leo XIV called on Europe to remember its Christian history and work for peace and unity during a speech in Metz on Monday, the final day of his France visit. He said relations between people and states were growing less civil, while keeping one’s word was being devalued, and urged Europe to break the cycle through respect for others.

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French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe must recover the “courage of its founders” and resist the “resurgence of nationalism” in an address delivered with Pope Leo XIV in Metz on the final day of the pope’s visit to France.

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French President Emmanuel Macron has made a last-minute change to his schedule to attend the final Mass of Pope Leo XIV’s four-day visit to France, before formally accompanying the pontiff at his departure ceremony.

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