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  Islamic State advances near Turkish border, civilians trapped

  Islamic State fighters captured territory from Syrian rebels near the Turkish border on Friday and inched closer to a town on a supply route for foreign-backed insurgents fighting the jihadists, a monitoring group said.

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  Bathroom lawsuit could send transgender rights to Supreme Court

  A lawsuit brought by Texas and other states against the Obama administration's policy on bathroom access may move the United States closer to a resolution on transgender rights by putting the issue on a trajectory for the Supreme Court.

• EU officials hold secret talks to plan for Brexit

  European Union officials and diplomats launched a round of confidential discussions this week to prepare a coordinated response to a possible British vote to leave the bloc next month, EU sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

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  Charleston massacre: We will seek death penalty for Dylann Roof, say prosecutors

  Roof is accused of murdering nine people during Bible study at Charleston's historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.

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  Far right narrowly defeated in Austrian presidential election

  The results were awaited nervously by governments across Europe, where populist anti-immigration parties have surged over the past year.

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  Britain risks year-long recession if it votes for Brexit – Osborne

  "The British people must ask themselves this question: can we knowingly vote for a recession?" Osborne said.

• EgyptAir: Sisi warns of long investigation

  Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday that an investigation into the cause of an EgyptAir plane crash could take a long time but the facts would be made public as soon as they were available.

• Taliban chief likely killed in US air strikes

  The Afghan Taliban head has been killed in US air strikes on Pakistan, in unconfirmed reports.

• ISIS urge attacks over Ramadan

  ISIS followers have been told to launch attacks on Western targets during the month of Ramadan, which begins in early June.

• Dozens injured in Baghdad's Green Zone protests

  Calm has been restored after a protest in Baghdad's heavily armed fortified Green Zone turned violent.

• Spike in sex abuse reports against US Catholic clergy

  There has been a sharp increase in reports of sex abuse against US Catholic clergy, according to an annual audit released on Friday.

• EgyptAir: Human remains found among wreckage in the Med

  Human remains and personal belongings have been found among wreckage in the Mediterranean in the first confirmation that an EgyptAir jet with 66 people on board had plunged into the sea.