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Thailand

Car bomb explodes outside Thai supermarket

Muslim militants fighting for a separate state in the south of the predominantly Buddhist country are suspected of carrying out the attack in the city of Pattani.

Ukraine

Clashes at Kyiv "Immortal Regiment" ceremony

There have been scuffles between activists and police at a march in the Ukrainian capital marking the end of the Second World War.

Germany

Third arrest in German army attack probe

German police have detained a third man suspected of involvement in a plan by an army officer and a student to carry out an attack.

USA

Secret space plane lands in Florida

The US military's experimental X-37B space plane has returned to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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France

Hollande gets a warm welcome from Merkel

The outgoing French President has paid a farewell visit to Germany and Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Germany

German state elections ruffle feathers

Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives won a decisive victory over their Social Democrat (SPD) rivals in a vote in Schleswig-Holstein on Sunday.

Somalia

Several die in car bomb cafe attack in Somalia

At least six people have been killed when a car laden with explosives rammed into a cafe and blew up in the centre of Mogadishu.

France

Post-election protests grip Paris

There have been sporadic clashes between protesters and police in Paris in the wake of the second round of the country's presidential election.

Israel

Israel sued for millions over 2015 firebomb attack

Relatives of a Palestinian family killed in a 2015 firebomb attack blamed on Jewish settlers are suing the Israeli government for damages.

France

Macron vows to rediscover France's 'can-do spirit'

Speaking in Paris in the wake of his convincing victory, French president-elect Emmanuel Macron vowed to protect the weak and bring France and the French together.

France

Le Pen supporters boo results

Supporters of the far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen gathered at her campaign's electoral venue in Paris as partial results of the run-off vote began to come in.

Israel

Israel a step closer to becoming a "Jewish state"

Israel's cabinet has breathed fresh life into attempts to codify the country's status as a Jewish state. A ministerial committee has approved a revised version of a bill first proposed in 2011.

France

French voters get free baguettes

Amid rising concerns about voter apathy and absenteeism, one baker in France is trying to raise interest in the country's presidential election by offering a free baguette to anyone who can prove they

Italy

Matteo Renzi returns

The former prime minister of Italy has been reinstated as leader of the country's governing Democratic Party (PD) after being elected in a primary a week ago.

France

French expats queue to cast their vote

There are long lines at overseas polling stations as voters queue to cast their vote in the second round of the country's presidential election.

USA

Trump reassures Abbas at the White House

The US president has vowed to work on brokering peace between the Israelis and Palestinians.

Russia

Russia-Turkey relations have "fully recovered" - Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country's relationship with Turkey has fully recovered after its recent crisis.

Russia

Russia-Turkey relations "fully recovered" - Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country's relationship with Turkey has fully recovered after a recent crisis. Moscow retaliated against Ankara by imposing economic sanctions following the do

Turkey

Russian warship sinks after Black Sea collision

Coastguards say all 78 personnel on board the "Liman" have been evacuated to safety.The Russian naval intelligence ship sank off Turkey's Black Sea coast after colliding with a freighter carrying live

France

French court refuses to extradite former Kosovan prime minister to Serbia

Ramush Haradinaj was a guerilla commander during the 1998-99 Kosovo war. He has been released with immediate effect.

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