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France unveils plan to expand prison system

  France has announced a controversial plan to build more than 30 new prisons in a declared bid to avoid…

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Catalan lawmakers vote ‘yes’ to independence referendum

  Catalonia’s regional parliament has voted in favor of holding a referendum on independence from mainland Spain next year despite…

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Over 4,600 refugees rescued off Libya coast: Italy

  Italy says over 4,000 stranded refugees were rescued at sea in a single day of naval operations through the…

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Russia deploys S-300 missile defense system to Syria

  Moscow says it has deployed the S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system to Syria in a bid to defend Russia’s naval…

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Many, including US officials, tried to ruin Syria truce deal: Russia

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says a recent breakdown in the Washington-Moscow agreement on a ceasefire in Syria should…

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Russia summons Dutch ambassador over MH17 probe

  Russia has summoned the Dutch ambassador over the results of a criminal investigation that implicate Moscow in the downing…

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Russia airstrikes on Syria terrorists ‘highly effective’, Moscow says

  Russia has underlined that its aerial campaign in Syria against positions of foreign-backed terrorists has been “highly effective,” dismissing allegations…

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Germany to press US to effectively lift Iran sanctions: Vice chancellor

  Germany has promised to exercise pressure on the United States to act on its commitment of “effectively” removing sanctions…

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Bulgarian MPs impose ban on headdress worn by Muslim women

  Bulgaria has imposed a nationwide ban on the face-covering Islamic headdress worn by Muslim women amid similar moves by some…

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Erdogan endangers Turkey-Greece ties by disputing borders treaty: Tsipras

  Greece says Turkey is endangering bilateral relations by deriding the 1923 Lausanne Treaty that defined the modern boundaries between…

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Iran rejects French FM’s remarks over Syria role as ‘unrealistic’

  The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says France’s “wrong” policies are the reason behind the crisis in Syria. “Everyone knows…

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Amnesty slams Hungary’s treatment of refugees

  Amnesty International has slammed the government in Hungary for the alleged ill treatment of refugees on its soil and…

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