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Chile\'s President asks forgiveness from indigenous Mapuche ahead of Pope visit
Chile's President asks forgiveness from indigenous Mapuche ahead of Pope visit

President Michelle Bachelet asked for forgiveness from Chile's indigenous Mapuche people on Friday for "errors and horrors" committed by the state and announced plans to give them more power and resources.

Iraqi forces battle ISIS, towards heart of Mosul\'s Old City
Iraqi forces battle ISIS, towards heart of Mosul's Old City

Iraqi forces battled their way along two streets that meet in the heart of Mosul's Old City on Friday, and said they aimed to open routes for civilians to flee Islamic State's last stand there.

Police consider manslaughter charges over London blaze as thousands evacuated
Police consider manslaughter charges over London blaze as thousands evacuated

Investigators said on Friday they would consider manslaughter charges over the London tower block fire that killed at least 79 people, as thousands of apartment-dwellers a few miles away were told to leave their homes due to fire risk.

Real victory will be in five years, says Macron camp after election win
Real victory will be in five years, says Macron camp after election win

President Emmanuel Macron's government on Monday promised to reshape France's political landscape after winning the commanding parliamentary majority he sought to push through far-reaching pro-growth reforms.

With a weakened leader and reeling from crisis, Britain hurtles into the Brexit unknown

With her strategy unclear and her position insecure, Prime Minister Theresa May plunges this week into tortuous divorce talks with the European Union that will shape Britain's prosperity and global influence for generations to come.

Mistrial declared in Cosby sex assault case
Mistrial declared in Cosby sex assault case

Prosecutors immediately said they would seek a second trial, which could start within months

Grenfell Tower blaze highlights London\'s divide between rich and poor
Grenfell Tower blaze highlights London's divide between rich and poor

Within a short walk from the social housing block in west London where 17 people – and perhaps many more – died in a devastating fire are some of Britain's wealthiest streets, lined with elegant, multi-million-pound townhouses.

Fears for trapped residents after huge fire engulfs London tower block
Fears for trapped residents after huge fire engulfs London tower block

Massive flames licked up the sides of the block as 200 firefighters battled the blaze for hours along with 40 fire engines. Flumes of black and grey smoke were billowing high into the air over London hours after the blaze was sparked.

Palestinians recall 1967 uprooting from Jerusalem\'s Old City
Palestinians recall 1967 uprooting from Jerusalem's Old City

Days after capturing Jerusalem's Old City in a 1967 war, Israel razed the Moroccan Quarter, a ramshackle neighbourhood of Palestinian homes in front of the Western Wall, aiming to create an open space for Jews to pray at one of their holiest sites. The conflict's 50th anniversary has rekindled memories of the event.

Somalia\'s president vows revenge on al Shabaab after Islamist attack kills 38
Somalia's president vows revenge on al Shabaab after Islamist attack kills 38

Somalia's president said late Thursday night the country's army was in 'hot pursuit' of Islamist group al Shabaab fighters after the insurgents' assault on a military base in the Puntland region that left at least 38 people dead.

Trump says Comey not telling truth, willing to respond under oath
Trump says Comey not telling truth, willing to respond under oath

US President Donald Trump on Friday denied he tried to interfere with an FBI investigation, effectively accusing James Comey, the FBI's former director, of lying under oath to Congress.

May on the ropes as election crushes Tory hopes
May on the ropes as election crushes Tory hopes

With no clear winner emerging from Thursday's parliamentary election, a wounded May signalled she would fight on, despite losing her majority in the House of Commons.

London Attacks: WATCH footage from London Bridge as police shot dead three militants
London Attacks: WATCH footage from London Bridge as police shot dead three militants

British police rushed to an incident on London Bridge on Saturday after witnesses said a van ploughed into pedestrians.

London Bridge attack: Death toll rises to seven with three militants shot dead
London Bridge attack: Death toll rises to seven with three militants shot dead

Suspected militants drove a van into pedestrians at high speed on London Bridge on Saturday night before stabbing revellers on nearby streets, killing at least six people and wounding nearly 50.

London Bridge attack: The facts so far
London Bridge attack: The facts so far

At least six people were killed by militants who drove a van at high speed into pedestrians on London Bridge and then stabbed revellers in the nearby Borough Market area on Saturday.

Conservatives slip further in the polls, with Labour just five points behind in new survey

Theresa May's once formidable lead has been eroded though her Conservative Party could still be on course to win a majority of seats in parliament, an opinion poll and an electoral model showed on Friday.