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Gibraltar 'unable' to detain Iranian oil tanker

An Iranian oil tanker seized on suspicion of illegally shipping oil to Syria will not be detained by Gibraltar despite a US warrant to seize it.

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All but 15 of the world's 195 countries attend endangered wildlife conference

The World Wildlife Conference on Trade in Endangered Species, known as CITES, takes place every three years.

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EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker cuts holiday short for ‘urgent surgery’

EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker cuts holiday short for ‘urgent surgery to remove gallbladder’

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Sudan’s ruling military council signs power-sharing deal with opposition

The agreement follows the overthrow of long time leader Omar Bashir.

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US makes last-ditch bid to seize Iranian oil tanker Grace 1

The United States has made a last-ditch attempt to stop an Iranian oil tanker from leaving Gibraltar.

Italy

Open Arms captain demands evacuation, says ship is like a ticking bomb

The captain of the Open Arms rescue ship says migrants onboard are "psychologically broken" and the vessel is like a bomb that is "going to explode."

United Kingdom

Man stabbed in knife attack at Home Office in London

Man stabbed in knife attack at Home Office in London

United Kingdom

UK's Corbyn: Oust Johnson, make me temporary PM to delay Brexit

In a letter, Corbyn said a "temporary government" led by him would delay Britain's departure from the EU and trigger a general election.

Italy

Hundreds gather to honour 43 killed in Genoa bridge collapse

Today marks the one year anniversary of the collapse of the Ponte Morandi in which 43 people were killed who were crossing the bridge at the time

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Accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein dead from suicide in prison

U.S. Attorney General William Barr said he was "appalled" to learn of Epstein's apparent suicide in federal custody.

Italy

Italy moves one step closer to fresh elections

Italy's ruling League Party to present no-confidence motion in Senate

Russia

Five dead in explosion at military testing site in northern Russia

Five Rosatom employees were killed and three injured in an explosion at a military testing site in northern Russia on Thursday, RIA news agency cited the state nuclear company as saying.

USA

Gun-seizure laws often have bipartisan support. But do they stop mass shootings?

"Why the emphasis on red flag laws? It's something we can do," one researcher said.

USA

U.S. Scout scandal could be bigger than Catholic Church crisis

The Abused in Scouting lawyers say they've identified 350 predator scoutmasters and represent 800 victims.

USA

Accidentally-recycled shoebox stuffed with $23K returned to owner

The box traveled more than 200 miles from Oregon to California before it was deposited at a plant.

USA

Founder of 8chan wishes he could 'uncreate' forum popular with white supremacists

Brennan no longer has control of 8chan, which has been run by U.S. Army veteran Jim Watkins since 2015.

USA

Texas officers on horses led handcuffed black man by a rope

The Galveston, Texas, police chief said the "practice was not used correctly" considering the nature of the arrest.

USA

Award-winning US novelist Toni Morrison dies aged 88

US novelist Toni Morrison, the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, dies aged 88

USA

'Danger line': North Korea says U.S. is inciting military tension

Pyongyang would have to "reconsider the major steps we have taken so far," a North Korean diplomat in Geneva said.