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Macron breaks his silence on Benalla affair: 'The buck stops with me'
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Mr Macron and Mr Benalla (L) pictured together Macron shakes up Elysée over beating row
French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered a staff shake-up after a video emerged showing his now sacked aide beating up a protester, officials say.
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Macron aide Benalla in French probe for beating protester
French prosecutors are investigating a senior presidential aide who attacked protesters in Paris while wearing a police visor.
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New Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab vows to 'intensify' talks
The UK's new Brexit secretary has offered to meet Michel Barnier throughout August to "intensify" talks and "get some energy" into them.
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Spanish court drops international warrant for Puigdemont
Decision means former Catalan president and colleagues no longer face extradition threat
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No-deal Brexit: EU warns its citizens to prepare for the worst
Bloc issues 16-page document and leaves open possibility of visa requirement for Britons
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Meghan Markle’s half-sister slams Duchess for ‘ignoring’ their father
MEGHAN Markle’s half-sister has unleashed yet another verbal attack, saying she will hold the Duchess of Sussex “responsible” if their father dies in the family’s latest feud.
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Who is Maria Butina, the pro-gun activist accused of being a Russian agent?
Investigative reporter Michael Isikoff has written about Butina in his book Russian Roulette
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Theresa May: Trump told me to sue the EU
PM reveals president’s Brexit advice was not to negotiate with the bloc at all
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Donald Trump: US president meets Theresa May at Blenheim Palace
US President Donald Trump has been welcomed to Blenheim Palace by Theresa May, on the first day of his UK visit.
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British political crisis: A smiling pic of ex-UK foreign secretary shows how strange things have become
IT seems unbelievable the ex-Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson organised someone to actually take a picture of this.
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Jeremy Hunt replaces Boris Johnson amid Brexit turmoil
Theresa May has launched a reshuffle of her top team after a string of resignations over her Brexit strategy plunged her government into crisis.
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Boris Johnson resigns as foreign secretary
Senior Conservative becomes third minister to walk out over Theresa May’s Brexit plan
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Brexit Secretary David Davis resigns
Brexit Secretary David Davis has resigned from the UK government.
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Brexit: Johnson 'criticised' May's plan for deal with EU
Boris Johnson strongly criticised Theresa May's plan for a customs relationship with the EU before agreeing to back it at Friday's cabinet meeting, the BBC understands.
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UK police say couple in Wiltshire contaminated with same substance as Skripals
British authorities are saying that the couple that is currently in critical condition in Salisbury hospital was exposed to the same substance as Sergei Skripal and his daughter in March.
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Wiltshire pair 'poisoned by nerve agent'
A man and woman found unconscious in Wiltshire were poisoned by Novichok, the same nerve agent as ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal, police say.
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UK counter-terrorism police looking into 'unknown substance' incident near Salisbury
A British counter-terrorism unit has joined the probe after a man and woman were apparently exposed to an “unknown substance” near Salisbury, according to police.
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The body on the boat: The plight of migrants in the Mediterranean, and the toll on those who try to save them
Megan Williams spent 16 days aboard the Aquarius, where she saw the impact of the migrant crisis up close
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Russian military contracts 1st batch of 5th-gen Su-57 stealth fighters
The Russian military has signed the first contract to receive 12 fifth-generation Su-57 stealth fighters. The state-of-the-art jets are to be delivered to the armed forces next year.
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