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Nigel Farage refuses to go to Brussels over funding allegations

Brexiteer Nigel Farage says the European Parliament has summoned him to explain allegations he did not declare gifts from a British insurance tycoon.

France

World leaders honour veterans on D-Day's 75th anniversary

Emotions ran high as world leaders commemorated D-Day in a ceremony marking 75 years since the invasion of Normandy.

United Kingdom

World leaders commemorate 75th anniversary of D-Day

Donald Trump ends state visit to Great Britain with D-Day commemoration in southern England.

United Kingdom

Trump's UK state visit: What's happened and what's next on the agenda

As US President turns to politics on Tuesday, he will be trying to convince UK prime minister Theresa May to ban China's Huawei from British 5G networks.

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China

Thirty years on: what led to the Tiananmen Square massacre?

June 4th marks 30 years since a pro-democracy protest in Beijing's Tiananmen Square ended in bloodshed.

Sudan

Sudan's military scraps deal with protest groups, calls for elections

Sudan's military council scrap deal with protest groups, calls for elections within nine months.

World News

72nd Cannes Film Festival poster honours late Agnes Varda

The official poster for the 72nd Cannes Film Festival honours late French filmmaker Agnes Varda who passed away this March.

Republic of North Macedonia

North Macedonia's new president Stevo Pendarovski takes office

Outgoing president Gjorge Ivanov was among senior officials who attended the inauguration ceremony of new president Stevo Pendarovski.

Russia

Watch: Putin shows off athletic prowess in ice hockey game

Russian Vladimir Putin, who seems to love showing off his athletic prowess, emerged as the top scorer in an ice hockey game with other Russian officials.

Romania

Meet the witches 'fighting corruption in Romania with spells & magic'

While Romanian citizens are getting ready to hit the polls to vote in the European elections, a group of self-proclaimed witches are working behind closed doors to make sure that the "right" candidates get seats.

Lithuania

Prime minister to quit after losing in presidential election

Prime Minister Skvernelis says he will step down in July after failing to reach the run-off in the country's presidential election

United Kingdom

Will Meghan and Harry's son have to pay taxes to the IRS?

Because the US is one of the few countries to charge tax based on citizenship and not residency that makes the royal baby liable to pay US taxes

Ireland

Ireland is second country to declare 'climate emergency'

Ireland became the second country in the world, after the UK, to declare a "climate emergency".

United Kingdom

Britain has 'first coal-free week since 1800s' as renewables increase

The UK has gone a week without coal power for the first since 1882.

Italy

Self-proclaimed fascist banned from Turin book fair after boycott call

Publishing house Altaforte, which was links to the neo-fascist Italian party CasaPound, has been banned from the Turin book fair after several authors joined a call to boycott the event.

World News

Eight EU countries call for ambitious fight against climate change

Eight EU countries call for more ambition in tackling climate change ahead of EU leader summit in Romania.

Spain

Lord of the Rings star slams far-right party Vox over Aragorn tweet

Lord of the Rings actor Viggo Mortensen took up arms after Spanish far-right party Vox used the character of Aragorn in a promotional electoral campaign tweet.

United Kingdom

Nurses protest Guinness World Record’s ‘skirt’ policy

After London nurse Jessica Anderson's world record in a nurse uniform was denied by Guinness World Records because she wasn't wearing the correct outfit, nurses across the country shared selfies of their modern-day uniform in protest,

Austria

Austria's answer to Basil Fawlty 'throws plate of food at customers'

Don't whatever you do mention the law!

Republic of North Macedonia

North Macedonia elects government-supported candidate as new president

The presidential candidate backed by North Macedonia's ruling party has won Sunday's election, taking 51.66% of the vote.

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