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Turkey

Ekrem Imamoğlu easily elected new mayor of Istanbul after repeat poll

Thousands of supporters of Turkey's Republican People's Party filled the centre of Istanbul to celebrate Ekrem Imamoğlu's election as the new mayor of Istanbul

World News

Italy's Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo to host 2026 Winter Olympic Games

Italy's Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo beat Stockholm for the right to host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games after a vote by the International Olympic Committee

China

Carrefour to abandon Chinese market as local competition hots up

Carrefour is retreating from the Chinese market it entered in 1995, after intense competition from local supermarkets and a growing online retail presence

France

Nissan to give French alliance partner Renault seats on its board

Japan's Nissan will give its French alliance partner Renault representation on its board, putting an end to a disagreement between the two car giants

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Germany

Fridays for Future climate protesters in Aachen call for action now

Some 20,000 protesters from 15 countries rallied in the German city of Aachen as part of a student movement demanding bold action to combat climate change

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt in final race to be Tory leader and PM

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt are the final two Conservative MPs in the race to become the next leader of the party and UK PM, with Johnson clear favourite

World News

Fears mount for over 20 African migrants missing in Mediterranean Sea

There are fears that at least 20 migrants from Africa may have lost their lives in the Mediterranean while attempting to reach Spain from Morocco

World News

NGOs slam EU's failure to resolve migration issue, failed quota system

NGOs are critical of the EU's failure to resolve the migration issue as thousands of refugees and migrants try to enter the EU, often with tragic consequences

World News

Russia denies claims of involvement in Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash

Russia said claims of alleged Russian military involvement in the fatal crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014 are groundless, blaming Ukraine instead

USA

Bernie Sanders lashes out at Donald Trump as presidential race hots up

As the race for the Democratic nomination for the 2020 US presidential election hots up, Bernie Sanders didn't pull any punches as he lashed out at Donald Trump

World News

Albania and North Macedonia face new delays in EU accession talks

Albania and North Macedonia face new delays in the start of European Union accession negotiations that were originally due to start this month

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson extends lead in Tory leadership race to replace PM May

Boris Johnson has extended his lead in the Conservative Party leadership race to replace Theresa May as PM, with 126 votes from Tory MPs in the 2nd ballot

Germany

Deutsche Bank is planning to create a so-called 'bad bank' in overhaul

Germany's Deutsche Bank is planning to create a so-called 'bad bank' that will undertake poor-performing assets and non-performing or bad loans

Germany

Angela Merkel's CDU wins Gorlitz Mayor race, beating far-right AfD

The German city of Gorlitz backed Angela Merkel's Christian Democrat candidate Octavian Ursu as mayor in a run-off vote against the far-right AfD party

World News

EU tries to de-escalate new US-Iran crisis brewing in the Persian Gulf

The European Union is trying to keep the Iran nuclear deal alive and de-escalate the dangers of a new US-Iran crisis brewing in the Persian Gulf region

Italy

Italy's Matteo Salvini in US for talks with Mike Pompeo and Mike Pence

Italy's Deputy PM Matteo Salvini met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Vice President Mike Pence during an official visit to Washington

France

Citroën celebrates first century with classic models on show in Paris

Classic and vintage Citroën cars gathered at the site of the French car maker's first factory in central Paris to celebrate Citroën's first century this year

Germany

Egg production farms continue practice of mass culling of male chicks

The mass culling of male chicks is widespread at egg hatcheries around the world because they don't lay eggs and industrial farming has no use for them

World News

International Labour Organisation: 100 years defending worker's rights

2019 marks the centenary of the UN's International Labour Organisation, with the annual conference celebrating 100 years of protecting worker's rights

Russia

Russia to release investigative journalist Ivan Golunov, drop charges

Russian authorities will release investigative journalist Ivan Golunov and drop all charges against him after public outcry and claims he was framed

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