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United Kingdom

Farage: "The EU will not survive"

Nigel Farage has vowed to leave the UK and live abroad if the country's Brexit - the break with Brussels - is a "disaster".

United Kingdom

Brexit - mixed reactions on the streets of London

While the majority of Londoners voted to remain, there were mixed reactions from many people heading to work in London on Wednesday.

United Kingdom

Brexit Day is here

Ministers have arrived in Downing Street on the day the UK triggers the process to leave the EU. Prime Minister Theresa May signed the formal request to break with Brussels in the Cabinet room on Tues

Europe News

Palestinian Authority president meets senior EU figures in Brussels

Talks centred on the two-state solution as the only viable answer to the conflict in the Middle East.

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Yemen

Sanaa rally marks two years of conflict in Yemen

Tens of thousands of Yemenis have rallied on the streets of the Yemeni capital in support of the Houthi movement.

Germany

Saarland's vote - small but significant

Germans in the small western state of Saarland vote on Sunday in a regional election that could deliver an upset to Chancellor Angela Merkel.

USA

At least one dead in US nightclub shooting

One person has been killed and at least 14 have been wounded in a shooting at the Cameo Night Club in Cincinnati in the state of Ohio.

United Kingdom

Westminster attacker's motive may never be known - police

It comes as the family of the police officer stabbed to death at the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday release a heartfelt statement

China

Hong Kong gets a new leader

Critics say Carrie Lam's appointment was a selection and not an election.

Bangladesh

Twin bomb blasts claim casualties in Bangladesh

At least six people have been killed and dozens wounded in the attack, which has reportedly been claimed by ISIL.

USA

Crowds attend Fisher-Reynolds memorial

The service for the mother and daughter actress duo featured home videos, photos and a recital by the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles

World News

UKIP loses its only MP

46-year-old Douglas Carswell is to continue as an independent member of parliament.

United Kingdom

UKIP loses its only MP

Douglas Carswell's announcement comes just days before UK Prime Minister Theresa May formally triggers the divorce process triggered by last June's vote to quit the EU.

United Kingdom

Anti-Brexiters march through Westminster

It comes just four days before Prime Minister Theresa May launches the start of the formal divorce process from the union it joined 44 years ago.

Italy

"More Europe, a better Europe"

Eu leaders have gathered in Rome to hail six decades of peace and prosperity and pledge to deepen a unity frayed by regional and global crises.

World News

Clocks go forward one hour tonight

We will "Spring forward" into British Summertime with more daylight in the evenings and less in the mornings.

Italy

EU leaders sign new declaration marking 60 years since the Treaty of Rome

The Union's 27 national leaders have gathered in the Campidoglio palace in the Italian capital where the six founding states signed the Treaty of Rome on March 25, 1957.

United Kingdom

Two remain in custody over Westminster attack

Seven people arrested in raids related to Wednesday's attack have been released without charge. Two have been released on bail.

Syria

The Syrian Army says it has retaken Damascus areas seized by rebels

The fighting has underscored the bleak prospects for a fresh round of UN-brokered peace talks that are underway in Geneva.

USA

Hero firefighter saves pup with mouth-to-snout

A team of firefighters in California are being hailed as heroes after performing mouth-to-muzzle resuscitation on a much-loved dog to bring it back from the dead.

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