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UK 'will not block death penalty'
BBC News
The UK will not block use of the death penalty by the US in the case of two men who are accused of being Islamic State members, the home secretary says.
Mexico earthquake leads to discovery of ancient temple
BBC News
Archaeologists scanning a Mexican pyramid for damage following September's devastating earthquake have uncovered traces of an ancient temple.
Iranian man flogged 80 times for drinking alcohol as a child
BBC News
Amnesty International has condemned the Iranian authorities for publicly flogging a man who was convicted of consuming alcohol when he was 14 or 15.
Trump says NATO members agreed to spending increases
Al Jazeera News
US President Donald Trump says he is "very, very happy" because NATO members have pledged to increase defence spending to levels "never seen before", despite denials from allies such as France that additional pledges were made beyond previous targets.
Polish parliament approves change to controversial Holocaust law
Al Jazeera News
Poland's parliament approved on Wednesday changes to a controversial bill that imposed fines and prescribed a maximum three-year sentence to anyone found guilty of ascribing "responsibility or co-responsibility to the Polish nation of state for crimes committed by the German Third Reich" during World War II.
Trump and Putin to meet in third country mid-July
Al Jazeera News
Moscow and Washington have struck a deal to hold a summit soon between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, according to Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov.
France's Macron brings back national service
BBC News
The French government has introduced a plan to bring back national service for all 16-year-olds. It was an idea put forward by Emmanuel Macron in his presidential campaign, to promote a sense of civic duty and national unity among French youth.
Israeli PM’s wife charged with fraud, breach of trust
JERUSALEM (AP) — The wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was charged Thursday with misusing some $100,000 in public funds to order lavish meals from celebrity chefs, dealing an embarrassing blow to the country’s first family and drawing fresh attention to a series of separate corruption investigations plaguing the prime minister.
Lucasz Herba guilty of kidnapping model Chloe Ayling
BBC News
A man has been found guilty of kidnapping 20-year-old British model Chloe Ayling and holding her captive for six days in a farmhouse in Italy. Lucasz Herba, 30, from Poland, was sentenced at a court in Milan to 16 years and nine months in prison.
Spain 'will accept' disputed Aquarius migrant ship
BBC News
Spain's prime minister has said the country will take in a rescue ship stranded in the Mediterranean, to help avoid a humanitarian catastrophe. Pedro Sánchez said he would give "safe harbour" to the Aquarius and the 629 people on board, after Italy and Malta both refused to let the ship dock.
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