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Germany

SPD face stiff challenge in home state North Rhine-Westphalia

Germany's Social Democrats are neck and neck with the CDU in the left's heartland, North Rhine-Westphalia, in the state election, with just four months to go until the country votes.

Ukraine

Four civilians die as artillery fire continues in eastern Ukraine

With no let-up in the shelling along eastern Ukraine's ceasefire line, four people die when a shell lands in the courtyard of their house.

France

Paris slips on Sunday best for Macron inauguration

The French Republic's youngest-ever president, Emmanuel Macron, takes office today in a handover ceremony in Paris.

World News

World's computers struggle to reboot after unprecedented cyberattack

Global security experts are worried about the scale and scope of the latest cyberattack, which spread ransomware in 100 countries causing massive disruption, including to vital services.

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West Bank

Hamas again leads Gaza boycott of Palestinian local elections

Palestinians go to the polls for the first time since 2012 today in the West Bank, again without the participation of Hamas, which is not allowing any vote in the Gaza Strip.

Portugal

Pope gives the Catholic church its two youngest Saints

Pope Francis has canonised the Marto children, who 100 years ago saw the Madonna in Portugal, and are now the Catholic church's youngest saints.

World News

Global cyberattack holds Britain's NHS and businesses worldwide hostage

One of the biggest cyberattacks yet using ransomware to extort money from businesses and government organisations has spread like wildfire around the world.

Syria

ISIL lose control of Tabqa and its dam

In a key setback for ISIL Syrian free units and the Kurds have retaken Tabqa and its dam, opening the road to the final assault on Raqqa.

United Kingdom

UK hospitals, Spanish businesses hit by cyber attack

Hackers have launched massive ransomware attacks on the UK health service and a range of Spain's biggest companies in a bid to extort money.

Italy

Rome post office hit by "protest" bomb say police

Italian police believe explosive devices found near a post office in the capital, Rome, were intended as a protest.

Venezuela

Marchers condemn latest death in Venezuelan protests

The death of a young man in Caracas brings to 39 the number of people killed in the wave of popular unrest spreading through Venezuela.

Russia

Israel's UN ambassador says Fatah guilty of supporting Palestinian terrorists

Presidents Putin and Abbas meet in Sochi as Middle East peace process continues to stagnate.

Spain

Spanish MPs clear way to exhumation of Franco

By a clear majority Spanish members of parliament have voted to remove the body of General Franco from a controversial Civil War cemetery.

France

Macron's election team announced; parity and probity

France's President-elect Emmanuel Macron has presented 428 candidates to fight the June parliamentary elections, a list that's strictly 50-50 men-women, with a majority having never held elected offic

Italy

Italian police arrest suspects after migrant murdered at sea

Three Nigerians and two Libyans suspected of people trafficking, torture and murder have been arrested by Italian police after the shooting of a migrant at sea.

Turkey

Erdogan say terrorism cannot be fought with terrorists

Turkey's president has hit out at the US's decision to arm Kurdish YPG fighter in northern Syria.

Ukraine

Banned Eurovision singer returns to Crimea

Samoylova takes her "Flame is burning" song to Crimea after being banned from the Eurovision.

Afghanistan

NATO Secretary-General says ready to send more troops to Afghanistan

NATO is ready to reinforce its ground troops in Afghanistan says the alliance's secretary-general, but will not send combat units.

France

French aim to beat the blues with #belleschoses hashtag

Taking on the terrorists the 21st century way, on Twitter. France revolts against bad times by inviting people to post beautiful things on social media.

USA

Arkansas executes first of eight slated to die in 10 days before drug expires

The US state of Arkansas begins its bid to kill eight men on death row before a lethal injection drug expires in 10 days with the execution of Ledell Lee.

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