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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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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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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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In Ukraine, US defence chief accuses Moscow of seeking to 'redraw borders by force'

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday the United States was committed to helping Ukraine's military, and sanctions against Russia would remain in place until Moscow stops supporting rebels and returns Crimea.

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Suspected driver in Barcelona attack shot and killed, appeared to be wearing explosive belt: Police

Police have confirmed they have shot dead Younes Abouyaaqoub, the suspected driver in the terrorist attack on Las Ramblas in Barcelona Thursday in an operation at Subirats, just outside the city.

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France's Brigitte Macron gets role but no 'first lady' title

Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, is getting an official role but without the title "first lady".

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Barcelona terrorist attack: 13 dead, 50+ injured as van plows into pedestrians in tourist area

Thirteen people have died and more than 50 others have been injured in a “massive crash” involving a van in Barcelona's city center, local police have confirmed. Authorities have called the incident a “terrorist attack.”

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Car crashes into restaurant east of Paris, killing young girl

French police say a young girl was killed and several people were injured when a driver slammed his car into the sidewalk cafe of a pizza restaurant in a small town east of Paris.

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Report: Queen Elizabeth set to abdicate and make Charles king ‘in all but name’

BRITAIN’S Queen Elizabeth is reportedly set to abdicate and make Charles king in all but name in a secret Palace plan for her retirement, it has been claimed.

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Eggs containing fipronil found in 15 EU countries and Hong Kong

Fifteen EU countries as well as Hong Kong and Switzerland have received eggs contaminated with the insecticide fipronil, the European Commission says.

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Vehicle rams into French soldiers in Paris suburb, 6 injured

According to French media, the vehicle hit several soldiers from Operation Sentinelle, a French military operation deployed in the aftermath of the 2015 terrorist attacks.

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Why France probably doesn't want a first lady

Macron's relationship with his wife is unusual.

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