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Hungary

Hungarian rescuers find four more bodies in Danube River sunken boat

Rescuers in Hungary have pulled four more bodies from the Danube River as they search for more victims of the tragic Budapest sightseeing boat sinking

Russia

Outcry over arrest of Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov

The arrest last week of Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov has caused widespread outcry amid allegations of a set-up by law enforcement

Iran

Germany leads European efforts to ease tensions between US and Iran

Germany is leading European efforts to ease tensions between the United States and Iran, and to rescue Tehran's agreement over its nuclear programme

Portugal

Portugal beat Netherlands 1-0 to win first ever UEFA Nations League

Portugal were crowned first ever UEFA Nations League winners, narrowly edging past the Netherlands with a solitary second half goal by Gonçalo Guedes

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United Kingdom

Boris Johnson favourite in race to be new Conservative Party leader

Boris Johnson is favourite to win the race to become the new leader of the Conservative Party, though main rival Jeremy Hunt is battling dynamically

Sudan

International outcry over repression of protesters by Sudan's military

The bloody repression of protesters by the military in Sudan has been greeted with a wave of international outcry condemning the violence

USA

President Donald Trump gears up attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

President Donald Trump geared up his attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the two clashed over threats to impose tariffs on Mexico over migrants

France

Fiat Chrysler withdraws 31.2 billion euro merger offer for Renault

Fiat Chrysler is withdrawing its 31.2 billion euro merger offer for Renault, abandoning a deal that would have created the world's third biggest carmaker

Denmark

Danish PM Rasmussen concedes electoral defeat to Social Democrat party

Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Rasmussen conceded defeat to the Social Democrats in parliamentary elections and announced his government's resignation

United Kingdom

Blow to UK car industry as Ford to close Bridgend plant on Brexit fears

More than 2,000 workers face redundancy after American car giant Ford said it plans to close its Bridgend engine plant in Wales on Brexit slowdown fears

Germany

German serial killer nurse gets life term for murder of 85 patients

Former German nurse Niels Högel, thought to be the country’s most prolific serial killer, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 85 patients

France

D-Day heroes return to Normandy 75 years after the D-Day landings

75 years after the Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, some of the heroes of D-Day departed from Portsmouth to make the journey once more

World News

Future of Fiat and Renault unresolved after mega merger talks scrapped

The cancellation of the proposed mega merger between car giants Fiat Chrysler and Renault stunned global stock markets and heralds an uncertain future

Italy

European Commission concludes that Italy is breaching EU fiscal rules

Time is running out for Italy after the European Commission concluded that the country is breaching EU fiscal rules because of its huge public debt

Italy

Italy faces disciplinary action as Brussels and Rome at odds over debt

Rome and Brussels remain at odds over Italy's economic prospects and high debt levels, with the EC recommending disciplinary procedures against Italy

Ukraine

Ukraine's President Zelensky meets senior EU, NATO officials in Brussels

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met senior European Union and NATO officials in Brussels in the first foreign visit since his election in April

Germany

Germany's SPD appoints three temporary leaders after Nahles resignation

Germany's troubled Social Democrats (SPD) are in talks to appoint three temporary leaders following the resignation of Andrea Nahles as leader

Hungary

Rescuers in Hungary find body 100 km from scene of Danube boat tragedy

Rescuers in Hungary have pulled a body from the Danube River more than 100 km downstream from the scene of the sightseeing boat accident in Budapest

Greece

Greece's New Democracy party triumphant in local and regional elections

Greece's main opposition New Democracy party was triumphant after the second round of local and regional elections concluded on Sunday

Italy

5-Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio easily wins party confidence vote

Supporters of Italy's 5-Star Movement have resoundingly backed its leader Luigi Di Maio to carry on following a bruising defeat in European elections

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