Europe
Rising anti-refugee attacks ‘disgrace’ for Germany
The German interior minister has denounced as a national “disgrace” a surge in the number of violent attacks targeting asylum seekers, which are carried out by…
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Ukraine, pro-Russians agree on military pullback in three hot spots
The Ukrainian government and the pro-Russia forces fighting each other in eastern Ukraine have agreed on a deal to withdraw troops from three battered front line…
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Thousands stage massive rally in Brussels against US, Canada trade deals
More than 5,000 demonstrators have staged a mass protest outside the EU headquarters in Brussels against the controversial European Union deals with Washington and Canada. Police…
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Scottish mosque damaged in ‘hate crime’
Police in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh have launched a hate crime investigation after a mosque was damaged by fire. The incident happened in the early…
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Business confidence in US marks 4-year low in wake of Brexit
Business confidence in the United Kingdom has reached its lowest in the past four years in the wake of Britons’ decision to leave the EU, a…
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Merkel’s CDU party inflicted losses in Berlin state elections
The party of German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gained the worst ever electoral results in the capital’ state elections, exit polls show. Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union…
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German chancellor defends ‘open-door’ refugee policy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a press conference in the capital, Berlin, July 28, 2016. (Photo by AFP) German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her…
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Rajoy making last-ditch efforts to form new government in Spain
Spain’s acting Prime Minister and People’s Party (PP) leader Mariano Rajoy gestures at the start of an executive committee meeting at his party headquarters in Madrid,…
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2016 deadliest year for refugees crossing central Mediterranean: UN
Refugees, primarily from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan are helped by volunteers as they disembark boats near Scala, on the island of Lesbos, Greece. (UNICEF) The Office…
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France to destroy ‘Jungle’ refugee camp in Calais
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve delivers a speech in front of police forces and local representatives, at the gendarmerie station in Calais, France, September 2, 2016.…
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Junior doctors vow to take worst industrial action in UK’s healthcare history
British junior doctors plan strike action for five consecutive days over the government’s plans to impose a new controversial contract on them. The British Medical Association…
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Suspected far-right extremists brick up mosque in Germany
Suspected far-right extremists in northern Germany have blocked the entrance of a mosque with concrete blocks and covered it with anti-Muslim slogans in a show of…