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Boeing fires CEO 'to restore confidence' amid 737 MAX crisis

Current chairman, David Calhoun, will replace him.

Greece

Libya forces ship with Turkish crew into port as Greece slams sea deal

Greek foreign minister Nikos Dendias has visited Benghazi, the seat of Libya's eastern administration that is opposed to the UN-backed government.

World News

Australian PM apologises for taking holiday during major wildfires

New South Wales is in the middle of a seven-day state of emergency as the fires, encouraged by a ferocious heatwave, rage out of control.

Croatia

Croatia presidential race to go to runoff on January 5

Conservative incumbent Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, who is running for a second term, will face a run-off on January 5.

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France

140,000 without power as high winds batter France

Weather warnings were in force for 100km/h winds, to be followed by heavy rain.

France

French unions warn no 'Christmas truce' in sight over strikes

Power was cut to 100,000 homes and offices, schools were closed, roads blocked and public transport crippled on Tuesday as protests were staged across France in support of the general strike over pension reform.

USA

Google chief Pichai takes over parent Alphabet as Page, Brin step down

“Alphabet and Google no longer need two CEOs and a President," Brin and Page said in a blog announcement on Tuesday.

United Kingdom

Watch: Trump and Macron clash at awkward NATO news conference

It was clear that both leaders disagreed vehemently about almost all the issues at the NATO summit in London.

Ukraine

Apple 'looking at how it handles borders' after Crimea map controversy

Apple appears to have caved to Russian demands to label annexed Crimea as Russian — but only for Russian users

Netherlands

Suspect arrested after stabbing on shopping street in The Hague

The Dutch police have arrested a man in connection with a stabbing that injured three on shopping street in The Hague on Friday evening.

United Kingdom

London Bridge attack: Victims named by police

Jack Merritt, 25, of Cottenham, Cambridgeshire and Saskia Jones, 23, of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, died in the attack, police said, as well as the suspect.

Malta

Malta PM Joseph Muscat 'plans to resign' over murdered journalist

Protesters blocked roads in Malta on Friday to demand Muscat's resignation, holding placards reading "assassins" and "blood is on your hands".

Italy

Mafia crook among 19 suspects in plot to form Italian Nazi party

Italian police carried out a number of raids on Thursday as part of a two-year investigation into far-right extremists suspected of planning a new Nazi party in Italy.

United Kingdom

No chill: PM Johnson replaced by melting ice at green election debate

Britain’s increasingly rancorous election campaign took a bizarre turn when Boris Johnson refused to join other leaders in a debate on climate change.

Albania

Albanians sleeping in cars at roadside to stay safe after deadly quake

Parked cars lined highways as Albanians slept on the roadside, heeding warnings not to return indoors until engineers can check quake-shaken buildings.

Finland

20,000 passengers hit as Finnair crippled by strikes

Airport workers have joined a solidarity strike on behalf of 9,000 postal service employees who have been on a two-week strike over pay.

Italy

At least six dead as extreme weather batters Europe

Storms across France, Italy and Greece over the weekend have killed at least six people, and left one more missing.

Romania

Iohannis wins second term with huge victory for 'modern Romania'

Centre-right reformist Klaus Iohannis crushed his socialist challenger in a presidential election runoff that will delight Brussels.

United Kingdom

Johnson unveils 'Get Brexit Done' manifesto — key points at a glance

The Conservatives pledge headline tax freezes and money to fix pot-holes in the roads, as well as Britain's much-delayed exit from the EU.

France

Christmas market reopens in defiance of terror attack

Christmas markets around Europe are open for business — including in Strasbourg, which refuses to be cowed by last year’s Islamist gun rampage.

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