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Russia

Erdogan & Putin agree steps to 'normalise' situation in Syria's Idlib

Erdogan's one-day visit comes to Russia comes less than two weeks after a Turkish convoy was targeted in Syria's Idlib province by the Syrian army.

France

Watch again: Trump hails 'tremendous unity' of G7 leaders

The two leaders have used the summit in Biarritz to focus on different issues with Trump favouring bilateral meeting to discuss trade and Macron concentrating on climate change and the Amazon.

USA

Four hundred years since the first African slaves, race still divides

America's first African slaves arrived in August 1619 - 400 years later and race still divides the U.S.

France

Jeffrey Epstein sex offence probe launched in France

A probe begins over whether US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein committed child rape offences in France

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Malta

Six EU states 'to take in migrants from stranded Ocean Viking ship'

France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Romania will welcome some of the migrants after agreeing on a deal, putting an end to a 14-day standoff.

Bolivia

Bolivia, like neighbour Brazil, battles intense wildfires

About 70% of Bolivia's Santa Cruz department — where more than a quarter of the country's population lives — is under "extreme from forest fires.

United Kingdom

'Nein, non'? UK PM Johnson heads to Berlin & Paris amid Brexit impasse

Boris Johnson is to visit Berlin and Paris this week on his first foreign trips as the UK's new prime minister.

Romania

Road fatalities: Which EU countries are the most dangerous?

More than 25,250 people were killed on European roads in 2017, according to the latest figures from Eurostat.

Denmark

World's largest all-electric ferry sets sail in Denmark

The Ellen can carry 30 cars and 200 passengers.

United Kingdom

UK PM orders urgent action to boost measles vaccine uptake

The Uk achieved measles-free status in 2016 but lost it just three years later as 991 cases were reported in 2018.

Ukraine

Watch: Israeli, Ukrainian leaders commemorate Babi Yar massacre

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday became the first foreign leader to visit Ukraine since the election of former actor Volodymyr Zelensky as President of the eastern European country.

Turkey

Turkish police arrest hundreds over suspected links to militant group

Three mayors have also been dismissed over suspected links to the banned Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK), the country's interior ministry announced on Monday.

World News

There have been three times more wildfires in the EU so far this year

More than 1,600 wildfires have been recorded so far this year — more than three times the average amount recorded by the same time over the past ten years.

United Kingdom

Activist take UK to EU court over 'Support Gay Marriage' cake

Gareth Lee's lawyers will argue that "there is no such thing as a "Christian business"."

Italy

Measles-like disease killing dolphins in Tuscany, scientists reveal

Tests on some of the dolphins carried out by scientists at the University of Siena and the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale in Rome, show the dolphins were killed by cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV), the Tuscan regional authority announced on Tuesday.

Economy

Need a cheap mortgage rate? Try this Danish bank - it's less than 0%

Borrowers will be able to secure a -0.5% interest rate over 10 years.

Sweden

Automated sobriety check installed at Gothenburg port's ferry terminal

Drivers selected at random will have to submit to the test. If they fail, the gate remains closed and police is alerted.

Serbia

Serbia and Kosovo told to compromise and resume talks

Kosovo and Serbia have been told to put their differences aside so that both countries can resume membership talks with the EU.

Australia

EU to Australia: Stop calling your cheese Feta or Gruyere

At first glance, blocks of feta produced in Australia or in Greece are not as different as chalk and cheese. But for the European Union, they are.

United Kingdom

Debate flares up over whether UK PM can suspend parliament for Brexit

Debate is hotting up in the UK over whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson should be allowed to suspend parliament to push through a no-deal Brexit as MPs prepare to take the government to court over the issue.

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