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France

Louvre attack 'clearly terrorist in nature', says French PM

French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says a machete attack near the capital’s Louvre Museum was “clearly terrorist in nature.

United Kingdom

UK Supreme Court rules Parliament must be consulted on Brexit

The UK Supreme Court rules against the government, saying Parliament must be given a vote on legislation to trigger Brexit.

Mexico

What's in store for Mexico during the Trump presidency?

Donald Trump has consistently threatened to impose dramatic changes in US-Mexico relations.

USA

Donald Trump, day one: US Women's March set to go global

Organisers of the January 21 event are expecting around one million people to march in at least 300 sister events globally.

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Turkey

Turkey blames PKK for deadly car bomb attack in Kayseri

Turkey's president blames the PKK Kurdistan Workers Party for a car bomb attack that killed at least 13 people.

France

The vote to watch: possible movers and shakers in the 2017 French presidential poll

As international politics begins to turn on its head, next year’s French presidential election has been dubbed the one to watch.

France

At boiling point: Frustrated French police officers stage 'illegal' protests

The French are known for staging impressive protests, going on strike and rallying against alleged injustices.

United Kingdom

UK bank 'blocks accounts' of Russia's state-run RT broadcaster

The editor-in-chief of RT, Russia’s state-run broadcaster, claims all of its UK bank accounts have been blocked.

Sweden

Bob Dylan is the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate

Musician Bob Dylan wins the Prize "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."

World News

Colombians come out in favour of peace as Santos seeks a speedy solution

As Colombians march in favour of a peace deal with the FARC, President Santos reiterates the need for a quick solution to the stalemate.

World News

'Indifference is killing people': Italy calls for help while marking migrant remembrance day

Italians on Lampedusa have marked the first official remembrance day for migrants, three years after a shipwreck half a mile from shore claimed the lives of more than 360 people seeking safety in…

Syria

Eastern Aleppo: thousands trapped, hundreds dead, 30 doctors, 'six' hospitals

The offensive in Aleppo shows little sign of slowing down.

Syria

UN condemns attacks on Aleppo hospitals as doctors struggle in ever-worse conditions

The International Committee of the Red Cross reports a dramatic rise in the death toll in Aleppo.

United Kingdom

David Cameron steps down as MP for Witney

Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron is to step down as the MP for Witney, seemingly ending his political career.

USA

15 years after 9/11: the US remembers

New York, Washington and Pennsylvania have fallen silent to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US.

USA

One dead, five injured in two isolated shootings in Austin, Texas

Emergency service officials in Austin say a woman in her 20s has died and at least five people have been injured in isolated shootings in the Texas capital.

Indonesia

Jokowi on path to become 'most prolific executioner in recent Indonesian history' - Amnesty International

A local man and three Nigerians have been killed by firing squad in Indonesia for drug-related crimes.

United Kingdom

Out with the old: Theresa May's UK cabinet makes political push for centre ground

Theresa May is the woman of the hour.

United Kingdom

Theresa May set to be UK prime minister as Andrea Leadsom quits Conservative contest

Home Secretary Theresa May is now the only contender in the running for the post of UK Prime Minister.

Turkey

Istanbul attack: suspects 'from Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan'

A Turkish government official says the three suspected bombers in the Ataturk Airport attack hail from Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.

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