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Theresa May has a clear lead in the UK leadership contest

May has won the first round of the contest to become the next leader of the Conservative Party and UK prime minister.

France

Controversial labour reform forced through in France

Labour unions mounted a last-gasp protest as the bill returned to the French National Assembly for a second review on Tuesday.

World News

Egyptair cockpit voice recorder suggests fire on plane

The Airbus A320 was en route from Paris to Cairo on May 19 when it plunged into the eastern Mediterranean with the loss of all 66 on board.

World News

Beijing begins military exercise in South China Sea

Tension is mounting ahead of a hotly-anticipated international ruling due on competing claims by China and the Philippines in the region.

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Austria

25km-long traffic queue between Hungary and Austria

The hold-up is due to ad-hoc checks by the Austrian authorities, who have strengthened measures to curb the flow of migrants into the country.

Malaysia

ISIL blamed for Malaysian bar attack

The authorities in Malaysia now say ISIL was responsible for a grenade attack on a bar showing a Euro 2016 football match last week.

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186m euros of drugs found in Australia

One Malaysian and seven Australians have been charged with importing drugs and trafficking offences in connection with the haul of crystal meth.

World News

Turkish-German man jailed in connection with plans for a bomb attack

German police said that they thwarted an attack by the 36-year-old, known only as Halil D, in April last year. He has been jailed for weapons offences.

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Why Eid is different this year for the people of Falluja

The traditional image of the celebrations marking the end of Ramadan is far from the current reality experienced by the people of the Iraqi city.

United Kingdom

Who is in the running to be the next UK prime minister?

Pen portraits of the five candidates hoping to be the country's next leader.

Egypt

Human remains recovered from crashed Egyptair flight

A search vessel has recovered human remains from the underwater crash site of Egyptair flight MS804 which went down in the Mediterranean in May.

Iraq

Grief and anger on the streets of Baghdad

At least 200 people were killed and hundreds were wounded in the worst bombing so far this year in Iraq.

Russia

Russian and Turkish foreign ministers meet in Sochi

The meeting in the Russian Black Sea resort was between Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov.

United Kingdom

The UK needs a Brexit prime minister - Gove

The UK's Justice Minister has revealed his plan for the country if he is chosen as the next prime minister.

USA

25,000 Tesla automated cars to be examined

It comes after a driver of one of the vehicles was killed when it was in autopilot mode and was involved in a collision in the US.

Russia

Firefighting plane lost in Russia

Communication with the aircraft has been lost and a search is underway. 11 firefighters and crew are on board.

Israel

Israeli teenager stabbed to death in her bed by Palestinian

A spokesman for the Israeli military says the 13-year-old died at her home in Kiryat Arba on the outskirts of the city of Hebron.

United Kingdom

UK: who are the Famous Five candidates for PM?

The race is officially underway to choose the new leader of the UK's governing Conservative Party - and the country's next Prime Minister.

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Boris Johnson pulls out of race to be UK PM

The former London Mayor had been favourite for the job after leading the successful Leave campaign in the UK's EU referendum.

Iraq

Hundreds of ISIL fighters killed in Falluja - reports

Preliminary and unofficial estimates suggest US-led coalition air strikes have killed 250 suspected fighters and destroyed at least 40 vehicles.

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