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Daniel Bellamy

France

After six months of protests, France's yellow vests lose momentum

Yellow vest protesters took to the streets of Paris for the 27th Saturday in a row but turnout numbers are declining.

Sport

Lyon to play underdog Barcelona in UEFA Women's Champions League Final

The French giants are going for their fourth straight Champions League title and their sixth in nine seasons.

Libya

Clashes on outskirts of Libya's capital Tripoli kill 15

At least 15 fighters under the command of strongman Khalifa Haftar were killed in clashes with forces linked to the UN-recognised government.

Pakistan

Pakistan's military kill three attackers after luxury hotel raid

Pakistan's military kill three attackers after luxury hotel raid on Saturday.

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Pakistan

Gunmen attack luxury hotel in Pakistan

One hotel guard is reported head as the Baluchistan Liberation Army claims responsibility.

Tunisia

'They went under one after one': Survivor recounts migrant boat horror

A survivor of a migrant boat disaster in the Mediterranean has told how he watched fellow passengers slip away and sink to their deaths.

Cult

Venice Biennale 2019: Art show reflects on our 'precarious existence'

The 58th International Biennale Arte in Venice opened this weekend under the title "May You Live In Interesting Times"

France

MPs pass law to rebuild fire-hit Notre Dame Cathedral in five years

France President Emmanuel Macron has said he wants the structure renovated in five years. But opposition MPs have been critical, saying it is unrealistic and motivated by the fact Paris is hosting the Olympic Games in 2024.

World News

German conservative campaigns for EU Commission Presidency

Manfred Weber hopes to replace Jean Claude Juncker and become the next president of the European Commission.

Germany

Parts of Germany receive a sprinkling of snow in May

With only weeks before summer officially starts residents of Germany's central Harz mountains were greeted with a thin layer of snow on Saturday.

Sport

IAAF president welcomes ruling against Olympic athlete Caster Semenya

The CAS upheld new IAAF rules which attempt to restrict testosterone levels in female runners such as South Africa's Semenya.

China

Fake Lego manufacturers apprehended in China

Toys - including an imitation Star Wars set - which were copied from Lego blueprints were seized, a police statement said.

Canada

Canada braces for more rain after spring floods

The city of Montreal has been under a state of emergency since Thursday.

Sweden

European travellers hit as airline cancels hundreds more flights

SAS pilots went on strike on Friday as wage talks broke down, grounding around 70 percent of the airline's flights and hitting some 170,000 people over the weekend alone.

Spain

Divided Spain votes in election that could boost far-right

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez fears that the right wing, led by Pablo Casados's People's party, will form a winning coalition with the far-right Vox party.

World News

Heavy clashes break out in the south of Libya's capital Tripoli

Fighters loyal to the Government of National Unity are trying to defend their city from a two week long attack by the eastern based Libyan National Army.

World News

Injured German tourists evacuated from Madeira after bus crash

Their bus plummeted down a slope in Wednesday's crash in the coastal town of Canico.

World News

Egyptians vote in referendum on extending president's time in power

If he wins President Al Sisi could stay in power until 2030 and the role of the already powerful military would be boosted too.

World News

Britain's lead Brexiteer Nigel Farage addresses his new party

He's said the Brexit party will field an impressive team in next month's European Parliament elections.

World News

'Yellow vest' protesters clash with riot police in Toulouse

The protests, named after the high-visibility safety jackets worn by demonstrators, began in November to oppose fuel tax increases

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