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Sport

Manchester United take on Anderlecht in the Europa League quarter-finals

Manchester United are tied 1-1 with Anderlecht as they go into their Old Trafford leg

United Kingdom

UK General Election: where do the key parties stand on Brexit?

A lack of unity at Westminster over Brexit is why Theresa May has called a snap election, but what are the stances of the main political parties?

World News

Europe's tough stance with UK on Brexit deal

European Parliament President Antonio Tajani said Europe would stand up to Britain if it needs to in Brexit deal

United Kingdom

Britain celebrates and mourns the end of EU relationship

Brexit supporters hail Article 50, while Remainers express their disappointment

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France

France election: Valls back Macron

France’s former Prime Minister Manuel Valls will vote for Emmanuel Macron in the presidential election

Syria

Guterres urges Syrian girls to continue their studies

UN Secretary General António Guterres encourages young Syrian women to aim for government positions in the future

United Kingdom

Brexit paperwork: Britons apply for dual citizenship

After a relationship spanning more than 40 years Britain is beginning its negotiations to leave the EU, but many Britons are applying for EU passports

Real Economy

Working in the future: how humans need to adapt

As we enter the fourth phase of the Industrial Revolution, humans need to embrace technology to work alongside robots

Germany

100kg gold coin stolen from Berlin museum

A gold coin worth up to $4m is stolen from the Bode Museum, in Berlin, Germany

World News

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is jailed for 15 days

Alexei Navalny, Russia's opposition leader, is jailed for 15 days and fined 20,000 roubles for organising mass protests

French Guiana

General strike begins in French Guiana

A general strike in protest over high rates of crime and unemployment begins in French Guiana

World News

Cyclone Debbie hits Australia

Residents of Queensland in Australia prepare for Storm Debbie

Switzerland

Peugeot 3008 wins European Car of the Year

Peugeot wins European Car of the Year for 3008 model on the same day it is announced PSA Peugeot Citroen will take over Opel-Vauxhall

France

Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel call for 'multi-speed Europe'

Europeans leaders Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel have called for a "multi-speed Europe" at a mini-summit at the Palace of Versailles

World

The European Space Agency's newest satellite to be launched

Sentinel 2-B, the European Space Agency's latest satellite, will be launched from French Guyana

Germany

Germany's Angela Merkel hits back over 'Nazi' claims by Turkey's President Erdogan

German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejects claims by Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Germany is using 'fascist actions'

USA

Attorney General Jeff Sessions steps aside from Russia probe

Donald Trump’s Attorney General Jeff Sessions recuses himself from probe into alleged Russian interference in the US presidential election

Greece

Doctors walk out in Greece

Doctors in Greek state hospitals walk out in protest in central Athens over social security changes

Turkey

Turkey summons German Ambassador after speech by Justice Minister to Turks in Germany is cancelled

Turkey has summoned the German Ambassador in Ankara after a speech by Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag to Turks living in Germany was cancelled.

USA

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions faces calls to quit over Russia links

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions denies discussing "political campaign" with Russia after reportedly meeting ambassador Sergey Kislyak twice

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