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Vatican bones ‘too old to be missing 15-year-old girl’

Hundreds of bones found in an underground repository near a Vatican cemetery are too old to be those of a 15-year-old girl who disappeared...

Opposition figures detained ahead of Moscow protest

Police have established a heavy presence at the Moscow mayor’s office ahead of an expected protest rally and several opposition figures have been detained. Read: Demonstrators...

Demonstrators arrested ahead of Moscow election protest

Russian police have been arresting people outside the Moscow mayor’s office ahead of an election protest demanding that opposition candidates be allowed to run...

Violence in UK prisons continues to soar as self-harming hits new high

Attacks on prison staff in the UK rose 15% in a year, while self-harm incidents in jails reached a new record level, official figures...

Johnson urges Brussels to drop its opposition to new Brexit deal

Boris Johnson has urged Brussels to rethink its opposition to negotiating a new agreement on the terms of Britain’s withdrawal from the EU. In his...

Heat reaches record highs in Paris and Belgium as Europe sizzles

Paris has beaten its all-time heat record, hitting 40.6C (105.1F) amid a heat wave breaking barriers across Europe. Authorities say the temperature is still rising. The...

European Central Bank bosses approve nomination of Christine Lagarde

The European Central Bank’s governing council has signed off on the nomination of International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde as the next head of...

Heatwave brings new threat to fire-damaged Notre Dame

The heatwave sweeping Europe could cause the vaulted ceilings of fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral to collapse, the chief architect of France’s historic monuments has...

Boris Johnson enters No 10 with ‘no ifs or buts’ Brexit promise

Boris Johnson used his first speech as British Prime Minister to insist that Brexit will be delivered, and that he will give the country...

Russian opposition figure Navalny detained

Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition figure, has been detained by police and charged with unlawfully organising a public gathering. Mr Navalny has called for...

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