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Economy

Air France directors physically attacked after jobs loss plan confirmed

Confirmation by Air France that it plans to cut 2,900 jobs prompted a violent reaction from part of the workforce. A meeting of the works council

Croatia

Confused and cold, more refugees cross Croatia and Hungary

There was total confusion for some 3,000 refugees and migrants on Saturday after they got stranded between Serbia and Croatia. Croatian police say

Economy

VW 'Dieselgate' puts 'lax' EU testing under scrutiny

How clean are cars in Europe, and what does the VW ‘Dieselgate’ scandal mean for the European car industry? The exposure of Volkswagen as an

Economy

To hike or not? Fed mulls key interest rates move

Economists are split over the US Federal Reserve's imminent decision on whether or not to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly 10 years.

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Economy

Queen Elizabeth and monarchy 'worth more to UK than ever'

Queen Elizabeth’s personal fortune may look mouthwatering to some, but commentators say Britain’s monarch is not as rich as people think. The Sunday

World News

Migrants crisis: Mogherini appeals for unity as EU ministers meet at odds

Austria has called on the European Union to “open its eyes” to the migration crisis, saying recent events had exposed the situation as a “shambles”

World News

Destination Germany as thousands of migrants reach Austria from Hungary

Thousands of migrants and refugees have been streaming into Austria, exhausted after an overnight journey and days of confrontation and chaos in

United Kingdom

Cameron bows to pressure as Britain set to let in more Syrian refugees

In Britain the outcry following the death of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi – who was photographed lying dead on a beach – plus some intense domestic and

United Kingdom

British journalists charged with 'terrorist offences' in Turkey

Two British journalists and their translator have been formally charged by a Turkish court with terrorist offences, in a case that is raising more

Austria

Austria and Hungary hope arrests will lead to human trafficking ringleaders

Hungarian police say they have arrested a fifth man, a Bulgarian, in connection with the deaths of 71 people who were found in an abandoned lorry in

World News

Martin Schulz attacks 'cynical' EU governments over migrants crisis

The head of the European Parliament says the "glaring failures" of some European countries to accept refugees are turning the Mediterranean into a mass grave and creating gruesome scenes at borders.

Poland

Poland 'has located' buried Nazi treasure train

Could Ksiaz Castle and its surroundings in Poland soon reveal the mysterious secret of a long-lost train full of Nazi treasure? The Polish government

Austria

Arrests made over Austria migrant lorry tragedy

Authorities have confirmed that arrests have been made in connection to the lorry tragedy.

Thailand

Thailand seeks CCTV bomb suspect as new blast shakes Bangkok

Thai authorities are looking for a suspect seen leaving a backpack at the scene of Monday's fatal bomb blast in Bangkok. A second, small explosion in the capital on Tuesday caused no injuries.

Greece

Tsipras warns Syriza anti-bailout rebels of possible early Greece election

The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has warned rebels in his Syriza party that he could be forced to call early elections if he no longer has a

France

More police for Channel Tunnel as UK and France pledge to tackle migrant crisis

The French and British governments have vowed to tackle the wider migrant crisis while again pledging more resources to contain the security situation around the northern French port of Calais, as mig

Hungary

Hungary opposition condemns PM Orbán's link between migrants and terrorism

Hungary’s prime minister has said there is a clear link between illegal migrants entering Europe and the threat of terrorism. As the country

Turkey

Turkey 'bombs PKK' in Iraq as well as ISIL in Syria

Turkish warplanes launched strikes against camps of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, according to local media.

USA

Three dead in US cinema shooting in Lafayette, Louisiana

A man has opened fire in a cinema in the US state of Louisiana. Three people are reported to have died during the attack in the city of Lafayette

USA

Donald Trump unmoved by protests over attack on John McCain's war record

Following his attack on Mexican immigrants, a storm of anger has greeted the latest outburst from Donald Trump, the early frontrunner for the

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