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Italy

Polish man handed 16-year jail term for kidnap of British model

It's after British model Chloe Ayling told Italian police she'd been lured to a photo shoot in Italy's fashion capital last summer, abducted and held captive for six days by Lukasz Herba

Germany

Europe 'will counter US tariffs on steel and aluminium'

Speaking on German television, German Chancellor, Angela Merkel expressed regret about President Donald Trump's surprise decision to withdraw his endorsement of the recent G7 summit's final communique

Germany

Merkel calls for stricter immigration rules and faster deportation

It's after a public outcry over a 14 year old German girl who was allegedly raped and killed by an Iraqi man in Mainz. The 20 year old Iraqi man, has now been extradited to Germany for questioning

Italy

Italy and Malta refuse to dock migrant ship carrying 629 people

Italy's new populist government has refused permission for the vessel to dock and Malta is also not welcoming anyone

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Iraq

Baghdad's ballot box storage site goes up in smoke

A storage site housing half of Baghdad's ballot boxes from the country's general election caught fire on Sunday. It comes just days after parliament ordered a national recount

United Kingdom

Marches held across UK to celebrate a 100 years of the right to vote f

Cities in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales were turned into rivers of green, white and violet on Sunday as females observed the enactment of the Representation of the People Act in 1918

Sport

Football hopefuls arrive in Russia ahead of World Cup 2018

The two favourites, Brazil and France arrive in Sochi and Moscow

World News

John Lasseter to leave Pixar after “missteps”

Walt Disney animation head and co-founder of Pixar John Lasseter, has been on a six month leave of absence from what he called "missteps", including unwanted hugs which made employees uncomfortable

Democratic Republic Of Congo

DR Congo: ICC overturns Bemba verdict

Congolese ex-Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba is acquitted of five counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. It's a huge blow to prosecutors and this was the first ICC case with a major focus on the use of rape as a weapon of war, according to the Open Society Justice Initiative

Guatemala

The search for missing continues in Guatemala

Forensic experts begin the grim task of identifying bodies of some of the 109 victims after the Fuego Volcano erupted several times

Canada

G7 Summit: American-French relations appear to be back on track

Following bilateral talks, Donald Trump and Emannuel Macron say they're making progress on trade.

United Kingdom

House of Fraser set to close 31 shops

It would leave the group with just 28 shops in the UK. It's after mounting pressure facing the High Street

Jordan

Jordan's new PM will drop a tax law bill

It's after it saw widespread protests during last week against IMF-driven economic policies that critics say have eroded living standards

World News

The world's deadliest migration route continues to take lives

On Sunday, a boat sank off the east coast of Tunisia, killing around 48 people. Our reporter Annelise Borges will go on board a search and rescue ship to find out more

United Kingdom

Human Rights Campaigners lose a Supreme Court appeal over NI's abortio

UK's highest court, says that Northern Ireland's abortion laws are incompatible with human rights legislation. But it says the majority of Justices think the Human Rights Commission did not have powers to bring the abortion case to court. Therefore, the court can not deliver ruling

Iraq

At least 18 people have been killed after an explosion in Baghdad's Sa

Over 90 people were wounded. An investigation is now underway after an ammunition cache was detonated

Canada

Canada and France unite ahead of G7 summit

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron have both expressed support for strong multilateralism for global issues ahead of the G7 summit in Quebec

Russia

Nureyev Ballet wins major awards at Prix Benois

The troubled Ballet won in the best male dancer, best composer and best choreographer categories. The original choreographer, Kirill Serebrennikov won a gong for best production design but he was not at the event, as he faces charges of corruption

Italy

Italy: #All Voices On The Road day 2

Our journey through Italy continues to the south, in Basilicata, a region rich in natural resources but which have become a condemnation for the territory and its residents

Guatemala

Guatemala: Baby girl found alive

The National Civil Police officers discovered the child inside a house destroyed by the Volcan de Fuego.

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