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Meet the women tapped for two of Europe's most powerful jobs

Urusla von der Leyen is in line to become the first woman to head up the European Union's powerful executive.

USA

'Search where the angel looks': Vatican to open tombs after tip on teen missing since 1983

The family's lawyer received an anonymous tip that Orlandi's remains were buried in the small Teutonic Cemetery.

USA

Rapper A$AP Rocky arrested on suspicion of assault in Sweden

In a video on the rapper's Instagram account, he is seen telling one of the men, "Listen, we don't want to fight y'all. We not trying to go to jail."

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Close the windows? Amsterdam mulls red-light district change

Amsterdam is proposing "fundamental" changes to its famed red-light district to ensure the rights of sex workers, prevent crime and reduce nuisance for local residents and businesses.

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United Kingdom

Everybody needs to play their part in climate change: May

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday took questions in Parliament at one of her last PMQs in office.

USA

Over 1 million in Japan urged to evacuate due to danheavy rains

Heavy rain has continued in southern Japan since Friday, killing an elderly woman in a mudslide in Kagoshima. The rain also has flooded dozens of homes.

USA

Dozens killed as airstrike hits migrant detention center in Libya

Strike may lead to more Western pressure on Khalifa Hifter, a renegade general who President Donald Trump has praised for countering terrorism.

USA

Iran warns it will increase nuclear enrichment within days

President Hassan Rouhani's warning increases pressure on European partners to salvage the unraveling 2015 nuclear deal.

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England out of Women’s World Cup as USA squeeze through 2-1

England out of Women’s World Cup as USA squeeze through 2-1

USA

Suspected U.S. spies 'due to be' sentenced to death, Iran says

NBC News could not independently confirm the reports and the CIA said it had no comment.

Italy

Sea-Watch captain Carola Rackete released by Italian judge

An Italian judge ruled on Tuesday that the German captain of a migrant charity ship had not broken the law when she forced a naval blockade at the weekend, saying she had carried out her duty to protect life.

USA

Dalai Lama sorry for saying female successor would have to be "attractive"

"If a female Dalai Lama comes, she should be more attractive," the Dalai Lama told the BBC in a recent interview.

USA

14 killed in fire on Russian navy submersible

The ministry said that the blaze broke out Monday while the vessel was performing tests in Russia's territorial waters.

USA

Women's soccer enters new era with huge World Cup audiences

FIFA says it expects the competition to reach a total of 1 billion viewers across all platforms worldwide.

USA

Over 2,700 miles in four months: One fox's sprint stuns researchers

Researchers say it's one of the longest migrations of an Arctic fox ever documented in such a short time.

USA

Trump's Asia trip highlights daughter Ivanka's prominent, and controversial, role

"This seemed to be a moment where she came even further from the margins to center stage," said former White House staffer Peter Feaver.

USA

Trump's foreign aid policies endanger women, experts say

"If it was done at the end of a gun, it would be denounced before the International Criminal Court," the U.N. human rights commissioner said.

USA

'This is tough': Baseball mourns death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs

The Angels pitcher, who was pronounced dead in a Texas hotel room, had been expected to overcome injuries to blossom into a big-time star.

United Kingdom

Body found in London garden is a stowaway who fell from plane

A bag, water and food were discovered in the plane's landing-gear compartment after it landed.

USA

Black man in hospital gown with IV arrested outside Illinois hospital

"This is truly one of the most racist cities in America," the man wrote on Facebook.