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Turkey

Turkey to implement mosques in schools under new rules

Turkey’s Education Ministry unveiled new regulations this week that require every new school in the country be outfitted with gender-separated Muslim prayer rooms.

Bulgaria

Bulgaria to pressure EU over food quality discrepancies

Bulgaria has lent its weight behind complaints levied against the European Union over discrepancies found in the quality of identical food products sold in both east and west European countries.

Germany

Hamburg discharges Berlin police after drunken party

Officials in the German city of Hamburg sent home as many as 300 police officers from Berlin for allegations of unseemly behaviour including public sex acts and the mishandling of firearms.

World News

Google's record-breaking EU fine explained

The world’s most popular search engine, Google, faces a record-breaking €2.42 billion fine from the European Commission after a seven-year investigation found it violated EU anti-trust laws.

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United Kingdom

What will happen to EU citizens in the UK after Brexit?

The UK government has unveiled some policy points regarding the uncertain status of European Union citizens living in the UK.

United Kingdom

London mosque attack: what we know about Darren Osborne

The man suspected of deliberately striking pedestrians near to a north London mosque Monday morning has been named Darren Osborne, 47, a father of four from a suburb of the Welsh city of Cardiff.

Syria

Russia warning after US shoots down Syrian jet

Russia’s Defence Ministry said the Russian military will consider any flying objects within reach of its war planes as possible targets after the US shoots down a Syrian military jet near Raqqa.

France

France's legislative election: what we learned

Emmanuel Macron may have a majority in France’s lower house, but with a record number of voters choosing to abstain, Macron may have scored a partial absolute victory.

USA

Woman found guilty for encouraging her teen boyfriend's suicide

A 20-year old woman in the US state of Massachusetts has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for encouraging her teenage boyfriend’s suicide.

United Kingdom

Residents repeatedly warned Grenfell Tower management of fire risks

The fire which devastated west London’s Grenfell Tower and which killed at least six residents as they slept was a tragedy waiting to happen, says the apartment block’s residents association.

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Finland

Finland avoids government collapse, Finns Party fractures after shift to far-right

The election of hard-line anti-immigrant leaders to the nationalist Finns Party, the country’s second-largest, lead to its fracture with moderate party MPs siding with Prime Minister Juha Sipila.

USA

US advocacy group reveals 2016 was deadliest year for LGBT community

More lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered people (LGBT) were killed last year in the United States than in the previous 20.

Qatar

US investigators believe Russia prompted Qatar crisis

US officials believe a Russian hack may be among the causes for a rift between Arab Gulf nations.

Philippines

ISIL's attack on Marawi a signal of intent in the Philippines

USA

Trump causes a “covfefe” over enigmatic midnight tweet

United Kingdom

Manchester terror attack: artists react

Artists make depictions that highlight both Manchester’s resilience in the face of tragedy and the barbarity of the suspected terror attack.

United Kingdom

Imminent attack: The UK's "critical" terrorism threat level explained

The United Kingdom increased its terrorism threat level to its highest level of “critical”, prompting the deployment of soldiers throughout the country, after the UK’s worst terror attack since…

USA

How Jean-Michel Basquiat went from misfit to America's most expensive artist

A painting by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat sold for more than $100 million becoming the sixth most expensive canvas ever sold at auction.

World News

Which European countries are the most polluted?

New data from the World Health Organization shows Eastern European and Balkan countries suffer the highest rate of European air pollution.

World News

Second massive WannaCry-like cyber attack identified

Cyber security experts reveal they have found a second massive computer virus which has affected hundreds of thousands of computers world-wide.

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