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Arab League demands inquiry into Israeli 'crimes'

A meeting of the Arab League has demanded an international probe into what it denounced as “crimes” by Israeli forces on the country's border with Gaza.

USA

Gina Haspel confirmed as CIA's first female director

The US Senate has voted in favour of appointing the CIA's first female director. The confirmation of Gina Haspel, a veteran of the spy agency, follows a partisan fight among lawmakers over her role in the its post-9/11 interrogation programme.

Portugal

Fans gather in Portugal for the Eurovision finale

Eurovision fans are gathering in Portugal ahead of the annual song contest. With the semi finals out of the way, 43 countries will take part in Saturday's event at the Altice Arena in Lisbon.

Sport

Liverpool warn travelling fans to avoid Rome city centre

Liverpool fans have been urged not to travel alone, wear the club's colours or hang banners and scarves on Roman monuments for their Champions League second-leg game against Roma.

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USA

US government shutdown begins after Senate fails to agree new budget

The Senate was short of the votes needed to approve a bill to keep the federal government running.

World News

Drunk tanks to be rolled out across UK city centres

Britain's National Health Service is planning to role out mobile units that can treat drunks and will hopefully free up resources at accident and emergency centres

World News

Mariano Rajoy: new Catalan parliament will convene in new year

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, making his year-end address at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, says he hopes Catalan's new parliament will usher in a period of stability

Sport

Harry Kane sets Premier League goal record

Kane breaks Alan Shearer's record for most goals in a calendar year and finishes 2017 with 39 league goals

World News

Vietnam spared terror of Typhoon Tembin

Typhoon Tembin, which killed at least 240 people as it swept through the Philippines, has been downgraded to a tropical storm

World News

Moscow bus crash kills five

Bus veers down underpass killing five injuring at least 15

World News

At least five dead after Moscow bus ploughs into underground walkway

France

One year on and refugees return to Calais

Sport

Emmanuel Macron hosts Ryder Cup captains at Elysée Palace

Sport

Itay to play Sweden in World Cup playoffs, Ireland draw Denmark

Economy

Airbus ties up majority stake in Bombardier plane project

Airbus takes 50.01 percent stake in Bombardier for no extra cost

Sport

Teddy Riner delivers gold-plated performance at Zagreb Grand Prix

It was big Ted’s day on the final outing of the Zagreb Grand Prix and and the Frenchman Teddy Riner was worth his weight in gold The nine-time world champion and double Olympic champion thrilled the c

Sport

Donald Trump criticised after he says NFL should fire protesting players

Trump said if NFL players want "the privilege" of high salaries they "should stand for the National Anthem."

Europe News

Europe's finance ministers plot course for tax harmonisation

France is leading the push for reform with the so-called equalisation tax and it has companies such as Amazon and Google and Apple its crosshairs

Europe News

Independent Catalonia would have to apply to join EU - Juncker

Jean-Claude Juncker has said he would respect the results of a yes vote in a Catalan independence referendum.

Europe News

Juncker: An independent Catalonia would have to apply to join EU

Juncker stated he would respect Spain's parliament and constitutional court, but also respect a yes vote in Catalan independence referendum

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