Europe

Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell will stand trial on historical sexual assault charges, a court has ruled.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has said he may have failed in efforts to persuade Donald Trump to retain an international nuclear deal with Iran.
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Popular messaging service WhatsApp is banning under-16s from using its platform in the European Union.
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The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby boy. The child, who was born in the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital, central London, is fifth in line to the throne and the Queen's sixth great-grandchild.
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The Queen has appealed to Commonwealth leaders to appoint her son, Prince Charles, to succeed her as their head.
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Spanish police have arrested a whistle-blower convicted in Switzerland for sending thousands of HSBC clients' secret bank details to tax authorities.
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At least 64 people have died in a fire that engulfed a shopping and entertainment complex in the Siberian coal-mining city of Kemerovo.
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The head of the Vatican communications department has resigned after coming under fire for doctoring a letter sent by retired Pope Benedict XVI.
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A former President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy is facing questioning over allegations that he received campaign funding from the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi.
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World leaders are congratulating Vladimir Putin on his election for a new six-year term as Russian president, but so far no Western leaders have responded to his victory.
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