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Europe's migration crisis: Could it finish the EU?

Hardened Eurosceptics might love to think the EU's in trouble, but as leaders gather in Brussels for their summer summit on Thursday, dedicated Europhiles are also sounding the alarm.

Erdogan Wins Turkish Elections But Opposition Has Yet To Concede

The country’s electoral board said Tayyip Erdogan had an absolute majority on Sunday.

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Erdogan claims victory in Turkey polls as counting continues

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed victory in Sunday’s presidential election in a televised address before official results were declared by the country’s electoral commission.

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Macron backs sanctions on EU states that refuse migrants

French President Emmanuel Macron came out Saturday in support of financial sanctions against EU countries which refuse to accept migrants.

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UK government survives crucial Brexit vote in parliament

British Prime Minister Theresa May's government saw off a rebellion by her pro-European MPs on Wednesday after making further concessions over parliament's role in the final Brexit deal.

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© HO / AFP / PRU | A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit shows Britain's prime minister in the House of Commons, on June 20, 2018

Italy's Salvini warns EU to 'defend its border' against migrants

Far-right interior minister says if EU fails to act Italy is ready to ‘renegotiate’ its financial commitments to the bloc

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Italy's Salvini warns EU to 'defend its border' against migrants

EU court confirms Marine Le Pen must repay €300,000 to European Parliament

The EU's second highest court on Tuesday upheld a decision by the European Parliament to recover 300,000 euros ($347,550.00) from far-right politician and former French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen.

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© Bertrand Guay, AFP | French Member of Parliament and president of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party Marine Le Pen looks on during a session of questions to the Government at the French National Assembly in Paris on June 5, 2

Meghan’s surprisingly thrifty hat choice

MEGHAN Markle might have the world’s top designers on speed dial, but was happy to settle for a surprisingly cheap hat on the weekend.

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Meghan Markle on the weekend. Picture: Geoff Robinson Photography / SplashNews.com

Thomas Markle’s word of warning to Harryomas Markle’s word of warning to Harry

THOMAS Markle has given his first interview since missing the royal wedding, revealing the word of warning he gave Prince Harry.

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Meghan Markle’s father said he was grateful Prince Charles had walked her down the aisle instead. Picture: BBCSource:Supplied

Lawmaker says Russian women shouldn't have sex with foreigners of different races

A Russian lawmaker has spoken out against her countrywomen from having sex with foreigners visiting from around the globe for the World Cup, particularly those of different races.

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amar Pletnyova, a Russian parliamentarian, has warned women from sleeping with foreigners in her country for the World Cup. (TV Rain)

Macedonia and Greece: Deal after 27-year row over a name

Greece has reached a deal on the name of its northern neighbour, which called itself Macedonia at the break-up of the former Yugoslavia.

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GETTY/REUTERS / Protests have been held in both Greece and Macedonia against a compromise on the name of the former Yugoslav republic

Spain’s Rajoy ousted in no-confidence vote, Sanchez takes over as PM

Socialist Pedro Sanchez took over as Spain’s prime minister on Friday, after outgoing leader Mariano Rajoy lost a parliamentary confidence vote triggered by a long-running corruption trial involving members of his centre-right party.

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© Oscar Del Pozo, AFP | Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy speaks during the debate of a no-confidence motion tabled by Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) at the Spanish Parliament in Madrid on May 31, 2018.

Moscow's gold: How ‘dirty’ Russian money is fuelling Vladimir Putin’s empire

VLADIMIR Putin is being hated on by the whole world. But there is a terrifying reason he doesn’t care and has the upper hand.

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British MPs have been told Russian President Vladimir Putin is being supported by the flow of ‘dirty Russian money’ through London. Picture: AP Photo/Alexander ZemlianichenkoSource:AP

Denmark passes ban on niqabs and burkas

Denmark has passed a ban on full-face veils.

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Two police officers dead in Belgium shooting, attacker ‘neutralized’ (VIDEOS)

Two police officers and a passer-by have been killed after a man opened fire in Liege, Belgium. The attacker was shot dead after taking a woman hostage in a local high school. The incident is being investigated as terrorism.

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Police at the scene of Tuesday's shooting in Liege, Belgium. May 29, 2018. © Francois Lenoir / Reuters

Italy turns to former IMF official to be PM after fraught coalition collapses

Italian voters could be headed to polls again in a matter of months, if not weeks

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Former senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official Carlo Cottarelli speaks to the media after a meeting with Italy's President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinal Palace in Rome. Cottarelli will try to obtain the confidence of parliament,

Mamoudou Gassama: Mali 'Spiderman' to be made French citizen

A Malian migrant, hailed as a hero after mounting a daring rescue to save a small boy dangling from a balcony in Paris, is to be made a French citizen.

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REUTERS / Mr Gassama met French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday

Italy PM-designate Conte gives up bid for government

Italian PM-designate Giuseppe Conte has given up his bid to form a government after the country's president vetoed his choice of economy minister.

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AFP / Mr Conte is seen as a political novice

Russia ‘absolutely’ rejects Dutch & Aussie accusations it’s responsible for MH17 downing

Moscow has rejected any involvement in the crash of flight MH17 in Ukraine after the Netherlands and Australia declared Russia “responsible” for the deployment of a BUK missile system that downed the jet in 2014.

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FILE PHOTO: A site of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash © Maxim Zmeyev / Reuters

Russia's 1st sea-borne nuclear power plant arrives in the Arctic

Nuclear company says it could pioneer power source for remote areas, Greenpeace calls it 'nuclear Titanic'

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The floating nuclear power plant, the Akademik Lomonosov, is towed out of the St. Petersburg, Russia shipyard where it was constructed. (Dmitri Lomonosov/The Associated Press)