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USA

Trump: 'No holidays unless healthcare is sorted'

Trump tells senators to unite over replealing Obamacare and to find a replacement before August recess

Sport

Chelsea agree deal to sign Real striker Alvaro Morata

Chelsea to pay around 80 million euros for Real striker Alvaro Morata

Hungary

Israeli PM and Central European states attack EU

Israel's prime minister caught making undiplomatic remarks in closed-door session with central European leaders.

Sport

'Nobody is above the law': Spain's Sport Minister comments on Villar's arrest

Spain's Sport Minister speaks out in wake of arrest of football chief.

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Sport

Silk Way Rally Stage 11: short and fast

Stage 11 of the Silk Way Rally was fast, but shorter than expected.

Europe News

Does this weed killer cause cancer? It's certainly giving EU experts a headache

Activists protest in Brussels as EU experts discuss the fate of the controversial weedkiller glyphosate.

Sport

Primoz Roglic makes Tour de France history

Roglic makes Tour de France history. Froome retains the yellow jersey after stage 17.

Eco-Innovation

Luxury in the sky

Visit the new luxury Qsuite by Qatar Airways in 360 degrees

Europe News

Brief from Brussels

Possible sanctions on Poland, debate and protest over weedkillers, and an update on Brexit negotiations

Saudi Arabia

Saudi woman arrested over miniskirt

Saudi Arabia has some of the world's strictest laws for women, who must wear loose-fitting, full-length robes known as abayas in public.

United Kingdom

Huge storms batter UK

Flash floods have swept through the Cornish coastal town of Coverack in the south west of England creating havoc for residents. Homes were evacuated and people have been told to avoid the area.

Europe News

European Commission to decide on sanctions over Poland's rule of law violations

A new law in Poland threatens the independence of the Supreme Court.

United Kingdom

BBC reveals gender pay gap

The BBC is being criticised after the British national broadcaster revealed the large pay gap between its top male and female stars.

France

Macron appoints new army head after spat with former chief

Fomer French army head furious over army cuts

Hungary

Israeli PM and central European states attack EU

Europe should better appreciate Israel's key role in Middle Eastern stability, leaders of four central European nations said on Wednesday.

Russia

Russia shows off its new fighter jet

Economy

Chinese and U.S. business leaders meet to discuss their economic relationship and future challenges

Twenty business leaders from China and the United States have met to set up an annual dialogue about the economic challenges ahead.

Green News

Thinking about moving home - consider a cave

Neglected for centuries, cave properties are currently amongst one of the hottest Spanish properties on the market

No Comment

British royals leave Poland for Germany

William and Kate are on a five-day tour of the two countries

No Comment

Wildfire rages in California

Around 2,000 residents were ordered to flee Mariposa in California

World News

France's armed forces chief resigns over defence cuts

France's armed forces chief has resigned after a public dispute with President Emmanuel Macron over proposed defence budget cuts.

Syria

The battle for Raqqa rages as SDF counts the cost

The brutal fight for Raqqa

Russia

Man behind blue whale suicide ‘game’ is jailed

France

French army head quits after row with president

Canada

Trump Hotel Toronto loses sign as rebranding gets underway

The 'Trump' sign has been removed from the Trump International Hotel and Tower in the Canadian city of Toronto.

Cult

Bizet's 'Carmen' floats at Bregenz

Outstanding staging of Bizet's 'Carmen'

Russia

Russia shows off new warplane to world buyers

Russia is hoping that its latest warplane, the MIG-35, will have many eager buyers amongst the hundreds of companies from 40 countries attending Moscow's annual airshow.

Australia

Australian outcry over US shooting

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called the fatal shooting of an Australian woman by a Minneapolis police officer over the weekend "shocking" and "inexplicable".

USA

O.J. Simpson set for parole

O.J Simpson for possible release after serving nine years in jail