Three wounded in Swiss train station stabbing labelled ‘act of terror’
Swiss authorities arrest suspect who had come to authorities’ attention in 2015 for distributing ISIL propaganda.
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Trump administration sues states for denying ICE agents undercover plates
The Department of Justice has argued that states are obliged to give ICE vehicles confidential licence plates.
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EU sanctions ‘extremist’ Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank
European Union says sanctioned individuals and groups have violated the rights of Palestinians.
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Demands grow for closure of US detention centre over inhumane conditions
A group of US lawmakers are joining protesters in demanding a controversial immigration detention centre be shut down.
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Europe hit by record-breaking heatwave
European countries are issuing heat warnings as an unseasonal heatwave drives record temperatures across the continent.
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US judge rejects immediate block on Trump’s mail-in voting executive order
Judge Carl Nichols says Democrats’ legal challenge is premature as the administration moves to implement the measure.
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Defiant Lebanese families refuse to leave Tyre after homes bombed
Families in the Lebanese city of Tyre saw their homes destroyed by Israeli bombs just hours after they were ordered evac
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Guatemala denies agreeing to US strikes against drug traffickers
President Bernardo Arevalo’s government says it requested security cooperation but did not approve US attacks.
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Colombia’s first left-wing gov’t has reduced poverty, but has pile of debt
A big challenge for Colombia’s next president will be how to reduce country’s debt without sacrificing social gains.
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Ireland and Qatar halted twice by protests against upcoming Israel fixtures
Republic of Ireland are set to face Israel twice in UEFA Nations League matches, but are facing calls for a boycott.
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