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Russia

U.S. warns Russia: Don't meddle in 2020 election

Mike Pompeo told Sergey Lavrov that interference in the White House race "would put our relationship in an even worse place than it has been."

Iran

Trump, Pompeo: We don't want war with Iran

President Donald Trump said reports the United States is preparing for war with Iran were “fake news".

World News

Watch again: EU should side with Trump on Iran, says Zahradil

Czech MEP Jan Zahradil, who hopes to replace Jean-Claude Juncker, has a plan to "retune the EU" instead of taking more decisions as European level.

World News

WATCH: Trump praises Orban for protecting Christians from migrants

"You're respected all over Europe. Probably like me a little bit controversial, but that's okay," Trump told Orban.

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World News

Guy Verhofstadt: 'There is no east-west divide in Europe'

"There is not an east-west divide [in Europe]. There is a divide in the brain of the Orbans of this world. Of Dragnea in Romania.”

World News

'I'm maybe the first Eurosceptic,' says EU top job hopeful Verhofstadt

Guy Verhofstadt, one of the highest-profile candidates for the EU’s top job, said he is a Eurosceptic who wants to reform the way the bloc is run.

Belgium

Watch again: 'I don't want a superstate' says Verhofstadt

The former Belgian prime minister is in line for Europe's top job

World News

American 'sweetheart' and Hollywood legend Doris Day dies aged 97

Doris Day's musical and movie stardom in the 1950s and '60s made her among the best-known screen actresses in history.

World News

Liverpool stun Barcelona 4-0 to reach Champions League final

Liverpool beat Barcelona 4-0 to reach Champions League final in spectacular comeback

Italy

Holocaust museum joins book fair boycott over 'fascist' publisher

Turin's book fair is under fire over links to Altaforte, the publisher of a book of interviews with right-wing populist Matteo Salvini.

Turkey

'We'll emerge victorious': Turkish opposition defiant in poll rerun

Istanbul's ousted mayor gave an uplifting message to supporters as his CHP party pledged to defeat Erdogan a second time.

Turkey

'Plain dictatorship': Istanbul election annulled after Erdogan defeat

Turkey’s main opposition accused authorities of “plain dictatorship” after officials ordered a re-run of elections in Istanbul where President Tayyip Erdogan's party suffered a surprise defeat.

United Kingdom

'Absolutely thrilled': Harry's delight as Meghan has baby boy

Prince Harry said he and Meghan Markle are 'absolutely thrilled' after she gave birth to a boy 'to die for'.

World News

What clues are in purported Al-Baghdadi video?

Experts are scrutinising the purported video message from Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi for clues about his whereabouts and the terror organisation’s next moves.

World News

Balkan summit aims to break Kosovo-Serbia deadlock

Leaders of Serbia and Kosovo held their first talks in several months — part of a Western Balkan summit aimed at ending the deadlock in the region.

United Kingdom

Football manager hailed for act of sportsmanship in bizarre game

Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa has been hailed for an act of sportsmanship that also ended hope of his team being promoted to the Premier League.

United Kingdom

UK police ask rape victims for social media content on mobile phones

Campaigners have pledged to fight a move by British police to ask crime victims to hand over their mobile phones and social media passwords to investigators.

Sport

Czech footballer Josef Sural killed in Turkey crash

Czech international striker Josef Sural, who played for Turkish club Alanyaspor, was killied in a minibus crash early Monday.

World News

'Ghost Army' veterans recall secret World War Two mission

Veterans of the secret ‘Ghost Army’ tasked with deceiving Nazi forces with decoy tanks have been recalling their extraordinary role in World War Two.

USA

Synagogue shooting: Rabbi describes 'heart-wrenching' scene

A worshipper at the California synagogue where a gunman opened fire, killing one woman, has told how he confronted the teenage shooter.

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