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France

Davis Cup: France through to Semi-finals

Veteran pairing Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut won the doubles to seal the champions’ 3-0 victory over Spain in their World Group semi-final on Saturday

15/09/2018

Spain

Vuelta a Espana: Britain's Simon Yates takes a lead into Sunday's final

The 26-year-old will take a lead of one minute 46 seconds. Spain's Enric Mas and Colombia's Miguel Angel Lopez finished first and second to put themselves onto the general classification podium with one stage remaining

15/09/2018

Russia

Russia military: Fifth day of Vostok 2018

The military test their multi-rocket launcher and howitzer artillary. Three hundred thousand troops are being put to the test as air, sea and land drills take place close to the border with China

15/09/2018

Germany

German police remain at Hambach Forest

Thousands of German police vans are being deployed to the illegal tree houses in the Hambach Forest, where people have chained themselves against plans to clear the trees to expand the coal mining industry

15/09/2018

Austria

Italy and Luxembourg: heated clashes over migration

In Vienna, Austria and Italy's far-right interior ministers suggested that the European Union hold migrants rescued at sea on ships for days while an initial screening of their chances of obtaining asylum is carried out

14/09/2018

World News

Manafort to cooperate with Robert Mueller's probe of Russian election

Trump's ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort has pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy and will cooperate with Robert Muelle's investigation of Russian election meddling.

14/09/2018

Italy

Genoa: A minutes silence, one month on from bridge tragedy

The tragedy killed 43 people highlighting the poor state of Italy's infrastructure, much of it built in the 1950s and 60s

14/09/2018

Business

European Central Bank keeps policy unchanged

The ECB is staying on track to end bond purchases this year and raise interest rates next autumn

13/09/2018

Gaza

Oslo Accords: 25 year anniversary

The Oslo Accords were signed to bring about peace in the Middle East. Some Palestinian people believe that it's unfair, and diminishes Palestinian rights, settlements have expanded and the borders have no Palestinian authority

13/09/2018

Business

Ten years on from the financial crisis

The collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 sent a series of credit shocks and bank crashes that led to the deepest world recession for a generation and a decade of slow growth and painful repair

13/09/2018

Cult

Italy: Celebrating the work of artisans

Homo Faber, which means 'man the maker', is open on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, free of charge, until September 30th

13/09/2018

World News

Pope Francis orders an investigation of an American bishop accused of sexual misconduct

It comes as the Pope was meeting with American Catholic Church leaders to discuss the fallout from the scandal and demands from an archbishop that the pontiff should step down

13/09/2018

USA

Apple unveils bigger and pricier Iphone

Analysts say the company is hoping to get customers to upgrade to pricier devices in the face of stagnant global demand for smartphones

12/09/2018

World News

Green light for copyright reform

European Union lawmakers voted for the controversial regulations to be redefined. Its aim is to ensure creators of content are paid fairly in a digital world

12/09/2018

Hungary

Hungary says it'll seek legal ways to challenge the European Vote

The votes highlight the substantial minority of European opinion who see Viktor Orban as a crusader for the rights of nation states after MEPs voted to start an EU punitive procedure against Hungary for allegedly persistently flouting democratic rules

12/09/2018

Hungary

EU Parliament vote to punish Hungary over alleged flouting of democratic rules

It's the first time the European legislature triggered the so-called Article 7 procedure against an EU member state

12/09/2018

Russia

Show of force by Russia military on exercise

Three hundred thousand troops are involved in the joint China and Russia drills close to the Chinese border

12/09/2018

Russia

President Putin offers to sign a peace treaty by the end of this year with Japan

The Russian President made the suggestion at a conference stage on Wednesday. It's to formally end World War Two hostilities between their countries. But Abe, did not give his response

12/09/2018

United Kingdom

May seeks Brexit boost from Africa trip

Theresa May visited South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya with the hope of reaching potential trade agreements ahead of Brexit next March. It comes as the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, offers Britain an unprecedented close relationship after Brexit

30/08/2018

Germany

Chemnitz: German clashes "shocking"

The UN Human Rights Chief. Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein saysEuropean leaders must speak out against incitement to hatred. Around 800 demonstrators gathered in Chemnitz on Sunday, hours after a 35-year-old man died after a dispute between several people of "different nationalities"

30/08/2018