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World News

France and UK boost cooperation on security and defence, including new drone technology

France and the UK have announced closer cooperation in areas of security and defence at a joint summit in northern France

World News

Leader of Socialists in Spain fails in first vote to become prime minister

The head of the Socialists in Spain, Pedro Sanchez, has failed in a first vote to become prime minister and form a minority coalition

Egypt

Mystery over brutal death of Italian researcher in Egypt deepens

After sources said Giulio Regeni had been tortured over a week, the president's office claimed that "terrorists" were behind the killing

Mexico

El Chapo: Extradite me to the US, the Mexican prison guards won't let me sleep!

A complaint of sleep deprivation is said to be behind a request by the captured drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman

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Brazil

Brazilian judge frees Vice President of Facebook in Latin America

Argentinian Diego Dzodan was arrested for refusing to hand over to the police information about a user of the message service WhatsApp

Turkey

Residents return to ruined Turkish city of Cizre after partial lifting of curfew

Turkey has partially lifted a strict curfew that has been in force in the southeastern city of Cizre for the past two and a half months

Japan

Ahead of Fukushima anniversary residents worry about future of affected areas

Locals say the future will depend on young people returning and so far there's only a handful, amid lingering fears about radioactivity

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Suspense as the US awaits results from Super Tuesday primary ballots

Super Tuesday is seen as a crucial stage in the race to confirm who is favourite to be the Democrat and Republican presidential candidates

France

Distressing scenes as Calais migrant camp eviction resumes after clashes

The camp known as "The Jungle" is being slowly torn down after French authorities won a court order last week

Spain

Against the odds, Socialist leader attempts to form new Spanish government

Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez is presenting a political plan ahead of a confidence vote on Wednesday

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Former leader of banned Basque party freed from jail in Spain

The former leader of the outlawed Basque separatist party Batasuna, Arnaldo Otegi, was greeted by supporters shouting independence

Iran

Final election results confirm big gains for reformists in Iran

Final results after elections on Friday show that allies of the reformist President Hassan Rouhani have made big gains.

United Kingdom

Scottish warning for David Cameron over referendum on EU membership

The Scottish first minister has repeated her claim that a so-called Brexit could trigger calls for a second referendum on Scottish independence.

World News

Trial of ex-Nazi prison camp medic adjourned amid questions about his health

Hubert Zafke served in the Auschwitz death camp and is accused of being an accomplice to the murder of thousands of prisoners

Iran

Final election results in Iran confirm symbolic victories for reformist president and allies

Commentators say the results could mean Iran will further its new ties with the West after the recent nuclear deal

Series

Postcards from Japan: The sacred Ise-Jingu Shrine

Our postcard this week comes to you from one of Japan's most sacred places, the Ise-Jingu Shrine

Series

A walk around the ‘spiritual home’ of the Japanese

Syria

UN Security Council calls on all sides in Syria conflict to respect new ceasefire

The official start of the halt in fighting has now come into force and Syria's government and insurgents have said they will comply

Greece

Amid border closures, Athens attempts to stop flow of migrants from its islands

Because of a backlog, Athens has started trying to reduce the flow of migrants from its islands to the mainland.

Israel

Palestinian journalist reportedly agrees to end hunger strike in Israel

It's reported Mohammed al-Qiq, who was detained by Israel in November, has agreed to end a three-month hunger strike.

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