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New British foreign secretary arrives for first EU meeting
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‘Yes’ to death penalty will mean ‘No’ to EU membership, EU warns Turkey
Reinstating the death penalty in Turkey would end EU accession talks, a German government spokesman has stated. Meanwhile, EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini also warned that no country can become an EU member that has capital punishment.
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4 people shot dead when alleged religious radical attacks police station in Almaty (GRAPHIC)
Three policemen, one civilian were killed, and several others were injured following an attack on a police station in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, the country's interior ministry said. One of the attackers has been detained.
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MPs to vote on Trident nuclear weapons system renewal
MPs are set to decide on whether to renew Britain's nuclear weapons programme, in a Commons vote later.
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Nice attack: Driver 'researched route' earlier in week
The Tunisian man who drove his lorry into crowds of people in Nice researched the route in the days before the attack, French media have reported.
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2 more arrests in Nice truck attack; 49 dead still not ID'd
About 85 people remained hospitalized Sunday, and of those, 18 including a child were still in life-threatening condition, Health Minister Marisol Touraine told reporters on a visit to the city.
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Turkey Blames Coup Attempt On Group Led By U.S.-Based Cleric
Tensions rise in U.S.-Turkish relations as Erdogan targets Fethullah Gülen, a cleric who lives in Pennsylvania.
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Nice attacker treated for psychological issues before leaving Tunisia: sister
Rebab and Ibrahim Bouhlel said there was no sign of unusual behavior or Islamist radicalization when he called.
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Coup underway in Turkey; president says he's still in charge
Gunshots have reportedly been heard in Ankara as well as outside the Istanbul Police HQ, while tanks are reported to be stationed outside the Istanbul airport. The state-run Anadolu news agency reports that 17 police officers have been killed in an aerial attack on the Golbasi special operations department in Ankara.
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Nice Death Toll Rises as France Mourns After Truck Attack
Many children were among the dead and dozens more were among the wounded, according to French officials.
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European countries tighten security following Nice terror attack
Countries across Europe are strengthening security following the Nice terror attack which claimed the lives of at least 84 people. It comes as France extends its state of emergency for an additional three months.
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2 Americans Killed in 'Monstrous' Attack in Nice; Witnesses Describe the Mayhem
He added: "It’s still the same Nice that I know and love, just trying to recover after reeling from that attack yesterday."
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Nice attack: Tears, sympathy and open doors on social media
First there was #JeSuisCharlie, then #JeSuisParis and now #JeSuisNice has emerged on social media in response to an attack in the southern French city of Nice that has left at least 80 people dead and many injured.
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Nice attack forces London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan to review ‘safety measures’
London Mayor Sadiq Khan will review the British capital’s “safety measures” following a devastating attack on Bastille Day celebrations in the French city of Nice, which left 84 dead.
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Why France has become the ‘epicentre’ of terror attacks in Europe
THE world has watched on in horror as the most visited country on the planet has rapidly become a hotspot for bloody terror attacks.
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France’s terror log: 230+ killed in attacks since 2015, more than previous century of terrorism
The terror attack in Nice has shocked the world, but rough figures reveal something even more appalling – far more people have been killed by terrorists in France under president Hollande in the last two years than in the previous 100.
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Nice airport evacuated, troops inside
Troops have been deployed to the Nice airport and evacuation started from the luggage area.
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Nice massacre lesson: ‘Surveillance state doesn’t protect against lone wolves’
While French police are yet to connect the dots in the latest terrorist attack to hit the European country, the truck massacre in Nice demonstrated that encroaching electronic surveillance doesn’t protect from lone wolf attacks, a former MI5 agent told RT.
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