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Philip Andrew Churm

Lebanon

Hezbollah makes gains in Lebanese election

Hezbollah does well in Sunday's parliamentary election but it does not give them overall power as Prime Minister Saad Hariri is likely to form a new coalition.

Turkey

US Pastor faces up to 35 years in prison in Turkey

President Trump took to Twitter in support of Pastor Brunson saying he was being imprisoned for “no reason” in Turkey and he urged President Erdoğan to release him.

Lebanon

Voting ends in Lebanese elections

The Lebanese election sees a battle between a Western and Saudi-backed coalition headed by Hariri and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group.

Russia

Russia's Putin inaugurated for fourth term in office

Russia’s Vladimir Putin is due to be inaugurated for a fourth term after winning re-election and extending his power for another six years.

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Afghanistan

Many killed in Afghan blast

Dozens of people have been killed or injured in a blast at an Afghan mosque as people gathered after afternoon prayers.

France

Parisians angry at Trump's gun remarks

France has rejected remarks by US President Donald Trump in which he said extremist attacks in Paris would have been different had people there been armed.

Israel

Viviani wins second leg of Giro D'Italia in Israel

Italy's Elia Viviani has won the second leg of the Giro D'Italia and Rohan Dennis has taken the pink jersey from defending champion Tom Dumoulin.

Italy

Fans of classic cars gather in Verona

More than 1,300 classic cars are racing, being displayed and being sold in Verona along with spare parts, accessories and components.

Bulgaria

EU ministers in talks over possible new defence body

Ministers talked about the European Intervention Initiative which would be separate from other EU defence initiatives and also allow the UK to take part after Brexit.

USA

NASA launches mission to explore below Mars' surface

NASA's InSight mission to Mars was launched on an Atlas V-401 rocket from California in the early hours of Saturday morning and will take six months to reach the planet.

Germany

Juncker opens exhibition to Karl Marx

Exhibits include a bronze statue of Marx donated by China to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth.

Israel

Many injured in Gaza protests

Gaza’s Health Ministry says at least 350 Palestinians have been injured in protests; some by live fire.

France

Air France CEO resigns after employees reject pay deal

The chief executive of Air France-KLM, Jean-Marc Janaillac, has resigned after staff at the airline rejected the latest pay deal.

Turkey

Turkey's main opposition announces presidential candidate

Muharrem Ince will be challenging President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in next month's presidential election, it's been announced at a rally in Ankara

Economy

25 billion euros paid out in "Dieselgate" scandal and the bill is still rising

By next year VW must buy back or fix 85 percent of the vehicles involved in the 2015 scandal or face higher payments for emissions

Mexico

Hundreds of migrants at U.S. border given stark warnings

Hondurans, Guatemalans and Salvadorans who angered President Trump after being part of a month-long caravan could be forced to split from their families if they cross the border in Mexico.

Netherlands

Power failure closes Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport

Schiphol Airport was closed after a major power outage. There were long delays in and out of the airport which led to some people abandoning their cars and heading to the airport on foot.

Armenia

Pashinyan meets with president over bid to become PM

Peaceful protests have continued in Armenia as Pashniyan supporters demand that he is elected prime minister despite him not having the support of parliament.

Italy

Venice introduces turnstiles to manage crowds

Venice has introduced a system of turnstiles to prevent crowding in some parts of the city after UNESCO told the city it could lose its status as a world heritage site if it didn't control visitor numbers

Armenia

Concessions by Armenia's ruling party fail to appease protesters

Opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan has called for further non-violent demonstrations in Armenia saying that the victory of the people must be recognised.

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