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A 38-year-old man has been stabbed to death after a fight in a London neighbourhood that one witness described as a “full-on battle”.

The Vatican has quashed rumors circulating on social media that emeritus Pope Benedict XVI had suffered a stroke and was either dead or in critical condition.

There was one clear winner of last night’s BBC leadership debate: Nigel Farage’s campaign to abolish the TV licence fee.

Limpet mine fragments and a magnet were displayed by a U.S. Navy expert Wednesday who said they carried a striking resemblance to Iran-issue munitions.

A 48-year-old migrant from Bangladesh has been convicted in a Paris court after publicly masturbating aboard the metro in front of young women on two separate occasions.

A plurality of Conservative members say they would be “happy” with Nigel Farage as their party leader, according to a poll.

An at-times chaotic and indecisive BBC leadership debate and fluctuating bookmakers’ odds leave no certainty in the race to become the next British prime minister, other than Boris Johnson being very likely to be in the final two.

Jewish and advocacy groups are fighting plans for developers to build a housing property on the site of a mass grave from the Holocaust in Ukraine.

Despite promises from some of France’s most famous billionaires, a spokesman from the Notre Dame cathedral claims none have sent any money so far to help the rebuild following April’s devastating fire.

Nigel Farage has signalled a softening towards the prospect of an electoral alliance between his party and the governing Conservatives, but has maintained the Tories had failed to comprehend how badly damaging failing to deliver Brexit is to them. 

Bookmaker’s favourite Boris Johnson has again come first in a poll of Conservative Members of Parliament choosing who they would have replace Theresa May.

Three South American illegals were arrested in the Italian town of Rho after beating a bartender who refused to serve them.

A New Zealand court sentenced a man to nearly two years in jail on Tuesday for sharing a video of the terrorist attack at a Mosque in Christchurch in March.

The man who threw a milkshake at Nigel Farage during an election campaign walkabout in May has been spared a custodial sentence but has been ordered to pay £520 and perform 150 hours of unpaid work.

The Pentagon announced Tuesday plans to provide $250 million to Ukraine for training, equipment, and advisory efforts, to enhance the country’s military.

A new survey has revealed that the majority of Canadians want the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to decrease the number of new immigrants to the country.

Comments from the European Central Bank send the Euro lower and prompt a response from President Trump.

Iran claimed Tuesday it had discovered and dismantled a “big” American spy operation on its territory, with links to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency destroyed in the process.

Barring a last-minute upset, former Mayor of London Boris Johnson is all but certain to make it to the final ballot to replace Theresa May, but the position of challenger remains up for grabs and would-be leader Michael Gove has made a final push to revitalise his flagging campaign.

The European Central Bank stands ready to cut interest rates and could re-start its bond purchase stimulus program if needed to help the economy, President Mario Draghi said Tuesday.

A former candidate to lead Britain’s Conservative Party has thrown her support behind front-runner Boris Johnson.

PARIS — Former UEFA president Michel Platini has been arrested in relation to the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, a judicial official said Tuesday.

Guillaume Valette, a survivor of the 2015 Bataclan attack who killed himself two years later has been officially recognized as the 131st victim of the attacks.

Teen Vogue has added prostitution to its growing list of dumb and dangerous activities to promote among its young female readership, arguing this week that “sex work is real work!”

The Pentagon released new images late Monday night which officials said offered more evidence members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were responsible for last week’s attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.

Acknowledging Iran’s aggression is largely inconceivable for Germany and its EU partners; China and Russia do not want to admit the truth, either.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has commented on the upcoming elections for the next European Union Commission, saying the new leaders must respect national sovereignty and Europe’s Christian culture. The conservative Hungarian leader made his comments on broadcaster Kossuth Radio, saying his

Britain’s Jeremy Hunt, one of the primary opponents to pack leader Boris Johnson in the race to replace Theresa May as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has agreed with the sentiment, if not the form, of messages by U.S. President Trump about the state of London under Mayor Sadiq Khan. 

The Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), the group organizing protests against a proposed extradition law in Hong Kong, announced that nearly 2 million people attended protests on Sunday, the largest recorded assembly in the history of Hong Kong, according to the Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP).

A number of the world’s biggest oil producers have pledged to support “economically meaningful” carbon pricing policies in response to a call by Pope Francis for some form of carbon tax to fight climate change.

The two runaway winners of last night’s Channel 4’s Conservative leadership contender debate were Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage.

An SNP MEP has apologised and agreed to pay legal costs after accusing the Brexit Party of being a “money laundering front” after the European Union elections.

The Green party in Germany said it will ban industrial farming to reduce global warming if it comes to power in the country.

Forbes Magazine has accused the Vatican of “rejecting” transgender people by publishing a text reaffirming its teaching that God creates human beings as male and female.

Boris Johnson’s bid to become Britain’s next prime minister has been bolstered by fresh support from one of his former rivals.

A number of Conservative MPs have reportedly told party leadership frontrunner Boris Johnson that he must deliver Brexit by October 31st or face mass defection to Nigel Farage’s new party.