Reuters
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Trump accepts Republican nomination, vows to 'put America first'
Trump's 75-minute speech was designed to set the tone for the general election campaign against Hillary Clinton.
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Romania: Referendum could rule out legalisation of gay marriage
Romania moved a step closer to ruling out the possibility of legalising same-sex marriage on Wednesday when its top court paved the way for a referendum on defining marriage in the constitution as a union strictly between a man and a woman.
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Saudi Arabia renews fatwa against 'un-Islamic' Pokémon
Saudi Arabia's top clerical body has renewed a 15-year-old edict that the Pokemon game franchise is un-Islamic, Saudi media said on Wednesday, although the fatwa made no mention of the successful new Pokemon GO mobile game.
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Turkey: Erdogan targets more than 50,000 in purge after failed coup
Around 50,000 soldiers, police, judges, civil servants and teachers have been suspended or detained since the coup attempt.
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Afghan refugee with axe attacks passengers on German train
The incident is likely to deepen worries about so-called "lone wolf" attacks in Europe and could put political pressure on German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Nice attack: Seven detained as blame game begins
The man behind the truck attack that killed at least 84 people celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice had recently been radicalised, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said in remarks published on Sunday.
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Turkey purge begins as Erdogan arrests thousands in mass crackdown
Turkish authorities rounded up nearly 3,000 suspected military plotters on Saturday and ordered thousands of judges detained after thwarting a coup by rebels using tanks and attack helicopters to try to topple President Tayyip Erdogan.
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ISIS claim responsibility for Nice attack
Islamic State claimed responsibility for the truck attack on the French city of Nice on Saturday as French police arrested three people there in connection with the carnage that claimed the lives of at least 84 people.
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Turkey President Erdogan crushes military coup
Forces loyal to the Turkish government fought on Saturday to crush the remnants of a military coup attempt which crumbled after crowds answered President Tayyip Erdogan's call to take to the streets and dozens of rebels abandoned their tanks.
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Turkey army says it has seized power; PM says government still in charge
Turkey's military said on Friday it had seized power, but the prime minister said the attempted coup would be put down.
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Labour rules Corbyn has automatic right to be on leadership ballot
Labour's left-wing leadership is locked in a bitter internal power struggle with its more moderate MPs.
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High stakes legal ruling looms in South China Sea dispute
China has boycotted the hearings at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, saying it does not have jurisdiction to decide on the matter.