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Germany

Germany's Cabinet backs military support for fight against ISIL

Under pressure from Paris, Germany’s set to help in the fight against ISIL militants. Tornado reconnaissance jets are being pledged, along with a

Hungary

Hungary terror suspects are just WWII hobbyists, says court

A court in Hungary has said there is no evidence to suggest a young World War II hobbyist has any links to international terrorism. The head of

Monaco

IAAF President Coe gives up Nike ambassadorial role

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Sport

Klitschko and Fury warm up for title fight at Dusseldorf airport

Wladimir Klitschko and Tyson Fury undergo a public training session at Dusseldorf airport ahead of their heavyweight title fight.

Sport

IAAF president Coe quits Nike role amid conflict of interest claims

Recently-elected IAAF President Sebastien Coe has announced he is to step down from his ambassadorial role with US sportswear giant Nike following

France

Flagmakers rush to meet demand as France prepares public show for Paris victims

Workers in flag-makers up and down France are making tens of thousands of stitches in time for Friday’s great display of national pride. The

Economy

Summer tourism helps Spain's economy grow more than other eurozone countries

Summer tourism helped Spain’s economy grow faster than most others in the eurozone in the third quarter. Figures from Spain’s National Statistics

World News

Muslims in Russian Federation, under police pressure (some) enlist with ISIL

Indigenous Muslims living in the Russian Federation — native citizens — say their families suffer sustained harassment from the authorities, who are

Russia

Russia hits Turkey with economic sanctions, warns more could follow

Russia has hit Turkey with economic retaliation following the fatal downings of two Russian aircraft on Tuesday. Some 15% of all food imports to

South Africa

South Africa lifts ban on domestic rhino horn trade

South Africa’s ban on the local rhino horn trade has been lifted. The country’s High Court has found the country did not follow the correct

Belgium

Belgium lowers state of alert in Brussels from maximum level

Belgium has lowered the security threat level in Brussels to three after nearly a week on maximum alert four. The reduction from a very serious

Russia

10 Rosneft workers killed in Krasnoyarsk helicopter crash

Employees of Russia’s state oil company are among at least ten passengers who have been killed in a helicopter crash. The Rosneft workers died when

Economy

Germany won't lower minimum wage for migrants, says economy minister Gabriel

Germany’s economy minister has said the country’s minimum wage will not be lowered for migrants because of the refugee crisis. Senior economists had

Europe News

Captagon: the so-called 'super' stimulant 'used in Syria'

Captagon: the stimulant that is said to be fuelling fighters in Syria. Or is it? Media reports have described it as a super drug that can mask pain

Greece

Greek pensioners protest pension cuts

Thousands of pensioners have marched through Athens in the second anti-austerity protest in a month. Many feel betrayed by prime minister Alex

Sport

Jeju Grand Prix: Galbadrakh strikes maiden gold

Judo’s final Grand Prix of the season got underway on Thursday in Jeju South Korea. Otgontsetseg Galbadrakh won her first tile for Kazakhstan as she

USA

Obama makes link between First Thanksgiving and America's refugee origins

Obama's address reminds Americans their ancestors made it to the 1621 First Thanksgiving harvest festival thanks to Native Americans' aid to refugees from persecution

Cinema

Kingdom of Shadows turns the camera on three individuals in the US - Mexico drug war

An unflinching look at the human cost of the US – Mexico drug war as seen through the eyes of three unlikely individuals, a nun, a US drug agent and

Culture news

Sara Bareilles is back with a new album

Sara Bareilles who shot to fame when she topped the charts with “Love Song” back in 2007 has a new album out – “What’s Inside: Songs from Waitress”

China

Outspoken Canadian beauty queen denied transfer flight to China for Miss World

Economy

Nestlé praised for admitting slave labour used in Thai supply chain

Nestlé has received praise this week over its admission on Monday that slave labour in Thailand is used in its supply chain for seafood. PR Week

World

EU goals for COP21 'very ambitious, to save the planet'

Our Spanish Brussels correspondent talked to Europe’s top energy and climate official about Europe’s defence of humanity’y future. Marta Vivas

World News

Nuclear energy off the table at climate change talks

What role will nuclear energy play in the future? For some it’s a key question that should be on the table for next week’s climate conference in

Economy

Tesco settles US shareholder lawsuit over 'accounting regularities'

Britain’s largest retailer Tesco has agreed to settle a US shareholder lawsuit claiming that accounting irregularities inflated its share price. The

Economy

Barclays fined 103m euros for failing to run checks on rich clients

Barclays has been fined 72 million pounds (103 million euros) for failing to run proper checks on rich clients to prevent financial crime. Britain’s

United Kingdom

Britain's parliament debates Cameron's call to air war in Syria

Westminster was packed on Thursday as Prime Minister David Cameron laid out his case for intervention in Syria. A vote will be held on extending the