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France

France mulls refund of Mistral warship contract with Russia

France said on Wednesday it could cancel and refund a 1.2 billion euro military contract with Russia that’s been frozen for months. Paris suspended

Sport

IOC must choose between clean-up and cover-up: SportAccord chief

SportAccord President Marius Vizer fiercely criticised the International Olympic Committee for a lack of transparency on Monday, sending shock waves

Cyprus

Turkish Cypriots vote for new leader

Residents of northern Cyprus are voting for a leader to represent them in talks with Greek Cypriots in the south. Opinion polls put incumbent Dervis

Cyprus

Cyprus reunification hopes edge toward reality

There is growing optimism that stalled peace talks in Cyprus might resume. A dispute over offshore gas reserves led to their suspension last year

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World

Chomsky says US is world's biggest terrorist

Noam Chomsky is one of the superstars of the intellectual world; a prolific author and self-proclaimed anarchist, who, at the age of 86 still doesn’t

Ukraine

Hundreds protest as top Ukrainian court examines challenge to civil service purge

Hundreds of Ukrainians demonstrated in Kyiv on Thursday in support of a controversial law that aims to cleanse the new government of any remnants of

Iran

Iran nuclear deal: the potential stumbling blocks

Politically sensitive talks aimed at ending a decades-old dispute over Iran’s nuclear programme are now in their final stages. The writing of a

Turkey

Movie-makers and critics pull out of Istanbul Film Festival amid censorship row

Nearly two dozen movie-makers and a group of international critics have pulled out of the Istanbul Film Festival, amid a censorship row. The

Uruguay

Uruguay: mourners pay tribute to acclaimed writer Eduardo Galeano

Mourners have gathered at Uruguay’s Legislative Palace to pay their their final respects to Eduardo Galeano. The journalist and author died earlier

USA

Obama endorses Iraqi premier and his fight against ISIL during White House visit

President Obama has announced almost 190 million euros worth of extra humanitarian aid for Iraq in a show of support for visiting premier Haidar

Cuba

Havana welcomes President Obama's decision to remove Cuba from list of state sponsors of terrorism

Cubans are welcoming President Obama’s decision to remove the country from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. The move was widely predicted

United Kingdom

British PM pledges to boost living standards as he launches election manifesto

British Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to boost living standards after years of austerity, as he bids for a second term in power. Cameron

Sudan

A foregone conclusion? Sudan goes to the polls

Sudan begins three days of presidential and parliamentary elections, which the main opposition parties have boycotted, paving the way for another win for incumbent President Omar al-Bashir.

World News

'No jab, no pay': Australia to cut welfare for anti-vaccination parents

Parents in Australia who fail to vaccinate their children will have welfare payments stopped, under government plans.

USA

Hillary Clinton presidential announcement expected

Hillary Clinton, the wife of former President Bill Clinton, is expected to announce that she will seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016

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Politicians just can't resist posing for selfies

Russia

Greece and Russia create new foundation for bilateral relations

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras did not ask for financial aid at talks in Moscow on Wednesday (April 8) but Russia could provide credits for

Russia

What will Greek PM walk away with after Kremlin meeting?

The Greek Prime Minister has insisted he has not asked Moscow for any money

Germany

Anti-Islam group PEGIDA invites far-right figure Geert Wilders to rally

It is attracting fewer demonstrators than in the past, but the German anti-Islam group PEGIDA is making new attempts to revive itself. Several

Tunisia

[Long read] Tunisia's revolutionary spirit, four years on