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Clashes at 'Reclaim Australia' rallies as rival groups face off

Tension over immigration and the integration of Muslims has come to the fore in Australia this weekend as rival groups demonstrated. The most heated

Iran

Iranian expats in London hope deal will ease life back home

There are millions of Iranians living abroad – many left in the wake of the 1979 revolution. Today, tens of thousands are in the UK. London’s

Austria

'Historic' Iran nuclear deal 'a sign of hope'

Iran and six world powers concluded two years of tortuous talks with an agreement on Tehran's nuclear programme - a deal that has been widely praised and condemned.

Economy

Greece told it must restore trust to earn rescue

Eurozone leaders are telling Greece it has to restore trust by enacting key reforms before talks can open on a new financial rescue package to keep

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Serbia protests after PM Vucic attacked at Srebrenica massacre anniversary

Serbia has protested to Bosnia after its prime minister was forced to flee a ceremony in Srebrenica to mark the 20th anniversary of the massacre by

Greece

Eurogroup sceptical over 'exceptionally difficult' Greece talks

Eurozone finance ministers have been meeting on Saturday to decide whether to negotiate a third bailout for Greece after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras won parliamentary backing for painful austerity m

Greece

Tsipras bailout plan for Greece scrutinised at home and abroad

Greek MPs and eurozone finance ministers are considering the prime minister's proposals to stave off bankruptcy, which are thought to give in to many creditors' demands.

USA

US formally asks Switzerland to extradite FIFA officials

The United States has formally asked Switzerland to extradite seven FIFA officials arrested at the end of May in a corruption inquiry. It is the

Greece

Varoufakis echoes Syriza defiance before Greek referendum

The Greek finance minister has reiterated the Syriza government’s defiant stance ahead of Sunday’s referendum on the country’s bailout terms. Yanis

Liberia

New Ebola cases in Liberia raise fears of fresh outbreak

New cases of Ebola have been detected in Liberia, nearly two months after the West African country was declared free of the virus. The authorities

Germany

Merkel: no talks on new Greece bailout deal until after referendum

The German Chancellor has said there’ll be no negotiations on a new Greek bailout deal until after the country’s referendum on Sunday. But Angela

Economy

Eurogroup to consider new Greece bailout request

Eurozone finance ministers are to hold a conference call on Wednesday afternoon after Athens submitted a request for a third bailout lasting two years and worth 29.1 billion euros.

Greece

Greece's eurozone future in balance as bailout expires

After Athens missed a deadline to repay an IMF loan, eurozone finance ministers are meeting to consider a last-minute request for a new bailout.

Tunisia

Tunisia boosts tourist security and probes Libya link to Sousse gunman

Tunisia is deploying 1,000 more armed police to patrol tourist sites and hotels following Friday’s terrorist attack in Sousse, which killed 38

USA

WikiLeaks: NSA spied on French ministers and business too

The online whistleblower, which alleged last week that the US spy agency had bugged recent French presidents, now claims that finance ministers and top companies were targeted too.

United Kingdom

UK to hold national minute's silence for Tunisia terror victims

The British Prime Minister David Cameron has told the country's parliament that ISIL's "perverted ideology" needs to be tackled at home and abroad, and people must be "more intolerant of intolerance".

Economy

Eurozone Greek debt talks suspended till weekend

A final proposal by Greece’s international creditors has been put to eurozone finance ministers, with time fast running out to reach agreement and

France

Cameron urges more action on migrants crisis after Calais chaos

Britain is to put more resources into cross-Channel security – including possibly in France – after a day of chaos when migrants took advantage of a

Turkey

Kurdish opposition leader: Turkey 'state figures' linked to attacks

Selahattin Demirtaş, leader of the HDP party which entered parliament in the recent election depriving President Erdoğan's AK party of a majority, has pointed the finger at 'people within the state an

Moldova

Moldova's prime minister Gaburici resigns over 'fake diploma' inquiry

The prime minister of Moldova has announced his resignation, after prosecutors he had accused of dragging their heels over a banking scandal said

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