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Venezuela

Venezuela migrants cause regional tensions

Regional politicians say the exodus of people fleeing economic crisis in Venezuela is worthy of global recognition

Spain

Franco victims' remains exhumed from mass grave

Dozens of victims of Spain's dictator General Franco have had their remains exhumed from a mass grave near Valencia

World News

Macron main rival to nationalism

France's President Emmanuel Macron accepts that he is the main rival to nationalist, anti-immigration governments in Europe

Russia

Putin softens pension reforms

Russia's President Putin has softened his pension reforms after protests from unions who claim many people will not live long enough to see retirement

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Italy

Ryanair reaches first collective labour agreement

Strike-hit Ryanair has reportedly reached an agreement with the Italian union ANPAC and the company hopes to reach similar deals with flight crew in other countries

Cult

Children who escaped Hitler's death camps

A new exhibition the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust tells the story of Jewish children who managed to escape Hitler's death camp but at a very high price

South Africa

Britain's post-Brexit plans for Africa

The British Prime Minister Theresa May says she wants the UK to be the biggest G7 investor in Africa after Brexit

Germany

German government says it will not tolerate vigilante justice

The German government says it will not tolerate vigilante justice after several people were hurt in clashes in the city of Chemnitz

Business

Uber chooses bikes over cars

Uber's CEO says the company will focus more on bikes and scooters rather than cars as city-dwellers will make more frequent and short journeys in the future

Spain

Murder suspect arrested after 20 years

Police in Spain arrest a man suspected of murdering a schoolboy in the Netherlands in 1998

France

Macron takes a swipe at the U.S. and some EU neighbours

The French President Emmanuel Macron calls for Europe to stop relying on the U.S. for security and takes a swipe at Donald Trump and some EU neighbours

USA

New santions on Russia over poisoned former KGB spy

New U.S. sanctions on Russian were due to come into effect on Monday over the poisoning of a former KGB spy in England

Russia

Russian objectors remember Prague invasion

A small group of Russians remembered the demonstration they held in Moscow's Red Square 50 years ago to protest their country's invasion of Czechoslovakia

Russia

Red Square music and dance spectacular

Military bands from all over the world performed in Moscow's Red Square on Friday night as part of the annual Spasskaya Tower festival

Ireland

Pope begs for forgiveness over child abuse 'betrayal'

The Pope has begged for God’s forgiveness for the “open wound” of church abuse in Ireland as he called for “firm and decisive” action to secure “truth and justice”.

Turkey

Mothers detained as Istanbul protest turns violent

Police in Turkey use tear gas to break up a regular protest by mothers remembering relatives who disappeared during violence in the 80s and 90s

Italy

British dancer Lindsay Kemp dies

Lindsay Kemp, the dancer, mime artist and choreographer who inspired David Bowie and Kate Bush, has passed away at the age of 80

USA

US aid to Gaza and West Bank withheld

Washington is cutting 200 million dollars' worth of aid to Gaza and the West Bank over concerns it would not be spent in accordance with US national interests

USA

Trump cancel visit to North Korea over nuclear worries

President Donald Trump has cancelled Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit to North Korea over nuclear concerns and blames China for not doing enough to help

Business

Trump offers to fund Italian debt

An Italian newspaper reported on Friday that Donald Trump offered to help fund Italy's public debt next year

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