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In pictures: 80th anniversary of D-Day

In pictures: 80th anniversary of D-Day

Events to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day are taking place in France and the...

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Europe’s centre left struggles to hold back surge from right

Europe’s centre left struggles to hold back surge from...

“The very soul of Europe is at risk,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warned...

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'They gave us our freedom' - Veterans celebrated in Normandy

'They gave us our freedom' - Veterans celebrated in Normandy

It’s impossible not to be swept away by the warmth and energy in the stone-clad...

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Myanmar soldiers cut off tattoos and gave detainees urine to drink, witnesses tell BBC

Myanmar soldiers cut off tattoos and gave detainees urine...

At least 50 people were killed by Myanmar soldiers in a raid on a village in Rakhine...

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Finland and Sweden move to relax strict alcohol laws

Finland and Sweden move to relax strict alcohol laws

Sweden and Finland have moved to relax strict laws that govern the sale of alcohol,...

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Israeli strike on UN school in Gaza 'kills at least 35'

Israeli strike on UN school in Gaza 'kills at least 35'

An Israeli air strike on a UN school packed with hundreds of displaced Palestinians...

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Why Canadians are angry with their biggest supermarket

Why Canadians are angry with their biggest supermarket

Canada is searching for an international grocer to enter its domestic market, after...

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WW2 veteran aged 102 dies on way to D-Day event

WW2 veteran aged 102 dies on way to D-Day event

A World War Two US Navy veteran travelling to France for an event marking the 80th...

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Putin warns Russia could provide weapons to strike West

Putin warns Russia could provide weapons to strike West

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow could arm countries with...

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Hiker finds pipe feeding China's tallest waterfall

Hiker finds pipe feeding China's tallest waterfall

A controversy over a waterfall has cascaded into a social media storm in China,...

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A guide to Donald Trump's four criminal cases

A guide to Donald Trump's four criminal cases

Donald Trump is heading towards an election rematch with Joe Biden in November,...

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A $120,000 jury bribe disrupts US charity fraud trial

A $120,000 jury bribe disrupts US charity fraud trial

A trial over one of America's largest pandemic-fraud schemes has taken a mysterious...

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'Vote or face war': Poland PM's stark warning ahead of EU election

'Vote or face war': Poland PM's stark warning ahead of...

Go to vote if you don’t want to go to war.

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The Irish lighthouse keeper who gave D-Day the go-ahead

The Irish lighthouse keeper who gave D-Day the go-ahead

As a young woman growing up in County Kerry, Maureen Flavin Sweeney dreamed of moving...

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Mexico's first female president breaks political glass ceiling

Mexico's first female president breaks political glass...

From the moment former Mayor of Mexico City Claudia Sheinbaum threw her hat in the...

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