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Canada

Canada shocked by worst act of violence in years after van driven into Toronto crowds kills 10

Suspect reportedly pleaded to be killed on arrest after inexplicable act.

Canada

Disbelief in Toronto after van leaves trail of death in city centre

Canadians are shocked by the worst act of violence in the country in years.

United Kingdom

Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to baby boy

Wife of Prince William, the second-in-line to the British throne, is expecting her third child.

Belgium

Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam found guilty by Belgian court

Last known surviving presumed member of Islamist gang that killed 130 people in Paris in 2015 found guilty in Belgium of attempted murder while resisting arrest in 2016

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USA

Congress gets hands on explosive Comey memos

Former FBI director's notes on conversations with President Donald Trump unusually also made available to the press.

United Kingdom

Commonwealth summit ends with choice of new leader

Several of the bloc's leaders, and Her Majesty herself, have expressed a wish to see Prince Charles take the reins of the 53-member association.

United Kingdom

Sniffer dogs deployed in Windsor as police beefed up for Royal wedding

Town braced for tourist invasion on May 19, and the security forces' job will be to ensure no possible disruption ruins the big day.

Cuba

The Castro era ends in Cuba but the US says nothing to celebrate

Washington claims change is no change at all, as Cubans were not given a choice over their new leader.

USA

Trump warns meeting with Kim Jong-un not a done deal

The US president, hosting the visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, also said that if the meeting went ahead but was not working, then he would walk away.

United Kingdom

Lords delivers defeat to Theresa May's government over exiting EU customs union

The goverment is expected to get a rough ride in parliament's upper chamber over the coming weeks as several Brexit votes are scheduled.

USA

Space X launches NASA planet hunter

New telescope will look further than before for new worlds capable of sustaining life, and compile catalogue for global astronomers to use.

Armenia

Protests continue in Armenia over president's sideways move into Prime Minister's office

Demonstrators claim former president Serzh Sarkisyan has mounted a power grab by moving from one job to the other, and his actions threaten democracy.

USA

Malice in Wonderland as Russia dismisses UK poisoning claims as fairytales

Russia's ambassador to the UN cited Lewis Carroll at the UN Security Council and says Russia's western partners are not interested in the truth.

France

More rail misery in France

Fourth wave of strikes bite as parliament passes radical reforms critics say will lead to privatisation.

USA

Veteran reporter Lindsay Hilsom says Marie Colvin court case in US has revealed Syrian regime "targets journalists"

Allegation of violation of rules of war may open door to future ICC prosecutions of key regime figures, including Bashar al-Assad.

United Kingdom

The Good Friday agreement is 20 years old but there are worries over N. Irish border

The UK's impending Brexit has big implications for the border and the agreement that ended three decades of war.

Germany

Thousands stranded as public sector & ground staff strike hits German airports

Verdi union reports strong support as industrial action hits services and facilities in several states.

Syria

Disaster in Douma - Charity says signs of chemical attack clear on the ground

Save the Children calls for inspectors to verify if chemical weapons were used in deadly attack in Damascus' eastern suburb.

France

Portugal relives day of WWI horror in worst-ever defeat

President Macron attends ceremony to assure EU partner Portugal of France's undying thanks for their sacrifice in the failed 1918 German Spring offensive.

Germany

Airport strike in Germany and action in France promises misery for air travelers

German unions striking for higher pay in industrial action planned deep into the month, while French action a sign of possible things to come this summer.

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