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Carles Puigdemont: The man who wants to break up Spain
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Theresa May’s speech nightmare unites her warring party
The test of a leader is how you respond when ‘tough times come upon you,’ prime minister tells her party conference.
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Brussels defends use of ‘proportionate force’ in Catalonia
In European Parliament debate, Commission First Vice President Frans Timmermans sides squarely with Madrid.
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'No solution in sight': Spain braces for Catalonia declaration of independence
On Sunday, of 2 million votes cast, 90% voted in favour of leaving Spain
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Pro-independence Catalans defy King Felipe VI's warning
Pro-independence Catalan leaders are pressing ahead despite an emphatic warning from King Felipe VI.
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5 arrested after explosives found in apartment building in 'chic' Paris neighborhood
One of the five suspects was under government surveillance for radicalism, Interior Minister Gerrard Collomb said.
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Catalan referendum: Spain region 'not seeking traumatic split'
Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has said he is not planning a "traumatic" split with Spain, after a disputed independence referendum on Sunday.
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BNP Paribas subject of full-scale Rwanda probe in France
French judicial investigators have opened a full-scale inquiry into allegations of complicity in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, an official at the public prosecutor's office said on Monday.
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Merkel set for fourth term, far right to enter parliament for first time in post-war era
German Chancellor Angela Merkel secured a fourth consecutive term on Sunday after her Christian Democrats (CDU) and the allied Christian Social Union (CSU) won the largest parliamentary bloc with 32.5 percent of the vote, exit polls showed.
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French conservatives retain Senate majority as Macron's party disappoints
French President Emmanuel Macron's fledgling La République en marche (LREM) party suffered a setback in Senate elections on Sunday as the conservative Les Républicains party strengthened its hold on the upper house of parliament.
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There is meddling in Germany's election — not by Russia, but by U.S. right wing
He said proving connections among sympathizers is extremely difficult and may never be conclusive.
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Germany Ordering Warships Amid Russia Resurgence
The German navy will spend $2 billion on its new corvettes while it awaits delivery of four much larger frigate ships.
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Parsons Green: Armed police search house over Tube bombing
Most people caught in the blast were treated for minor injuries and have been released,
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Parsons Green: UK terror threat increased to critical after Tube bomb
The UK terror threat has been increased to its highest level as police continue the hunt for the person behind the Tube bombing in south-west London.
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Explosion reported on London Underground
AN explosion on a London train described as a “fireball that flew down the carriage” left 22 commuters with burns and sparked a panicked stampede.
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Merkel wants to stop Turkey's EU membership talks
In a sharp escalation of an already intensifying diplomatic crisis between two NATO allies with longstanding historical links
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Russia Launches Massive Armada for Latest Baltic Sea Drill to Check Combat Readiness
The Baltic region has become an area for reinforcement on Russia’s part
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German nurse suspected of killing at least 90 in bizarre game to test his skills
Currently serving a life sentence
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Royal bodyguard recalls ‘surreal’ period after Princess Diana’s death
SINCE May, a half-dozen TV documentaries have commemorated the 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana in a horrific Paris car crash that also killed companion Dodi Fayed on Aug. 31, 1997.
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Ukraine tricked North Korean spies into trying to steal fake nuke plans on camera
But the designs photographed by the North Koreans were fake
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