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 London |
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  MPs authorise UK action against Islamic State MPs have overwhelmingly backed UK air strikes against so-called Islamic State, by 397 votes to 223, after an impassioned 10-hour Commons deb...
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Syria |
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UK launches first Syria air strikes| RAF Tornado jets have carried out their first air strikes against so-called Islamic State in Syria, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed | |
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| Dec.3 |
Denmark |
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Denmark votes No on adopting EU rules
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| Dec.5 |
 Paris |
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COP21: Climate delegates agree draft deal text  Delegates at a UN climate conference in Paris have approved a draft text they hope will form the basis of an agreement to curb global carbon...
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Colombia |
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Colombia treasure-laden San Jose galleon 'is found'
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London |
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Leytonstone Tube station stabbing a 'terrorist incident' A stabbing at a Tube station in east London is being treated as a 'terrorist incident', the Met Police has said
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France |
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 France votes in first election since Paris attacks France is set to vote in the first round of regional elections, the first electoral challenge since the Paris attacks
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| Dec.6 |
France |
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National Front leads in regional polls| France's far-right National Front (FN) appears to have made big gains in the first round of regional elections, estimates show | |
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| Dec.7 |
Paris |
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Hidden portrait 'found under Mona Lisa'
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| Dec.10 |
Paris |
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COP21: Climate summit inches towards deal
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| Dec.11 |
Paris |
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COP21: Climate deal text 'agreed' in Paris  Map of Le Bourget Paris France Organisers of the climate talks in Paris say a final text has been agreed after nearly two weeks of intensive negotiations
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| Dec.12 |
Paris |
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COP21: Paris climate deal is 'best chance to save planet' | Nearly 200 countries took part in tense negotiations in Paris over two weeks, striking the first deal to commit all nations to cut emissions. The climate deal reached in Paris is 'the best chance we have to save the one planet we have',... | |
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Madrid |
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Farc rebels 'abortions nurse' arrested in Spain
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France |
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France elections: FN seeks to build on gains in second round
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| Dec.13 |
Eastern Germany |
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69 German police officers injured in clash with left-wing protesters
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France |
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French far right National Front routed in key vote | France's far-right National Front (FN) has failed to win a single region in the second round of municipal elections | |
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| Dec.16 |
 Brussels |
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 Migrant crisis dominates as EU holds final summit of 2015 Germany and several other nations are to discuss with Turkey ways of settling thousands of Syrian refugees ahead of the final summit of the ...
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| Dec.17 |
London |
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Jose Mourinho: 'Special One' sacked by Chelsea Chelsea has sacked the Portuguese manager after an awful run of form left the English Premier League champion
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| Dec.19 |
London |
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Chelsea appoints Guus Hiddink as manager for rest of season
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Connecticut |
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Conductor Kurt Masur dies at 88
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Spain |
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Spain holds most open election for decades
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| Dec.20 |
Munich |
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Guardiola to leave Bayern, Ancelotti to take over
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 Madrid |
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PM Rajoy's party loses majority| Spain's governing conservative party has won the most seats in the general election but has lost its majority and must now try to form a coalition | |
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Madrid |
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Real Madrid scores 10 goals in rout of Rayo Vallecano
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Madrid |
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Spain election: Political uncertainty after split result Spain faces political uncertainty after two new movements won nearly a third of the seats in the country's election
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| Dec.21 |
London |
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 Athletics doping crisis: Plan to delay naming Russian cheats A senior figure at athletics' world governing body was planning to delay naming Russian drug cheats in the run-up to the 2013 World Champion...
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| Dec.23 |
London |
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  Russian ex-tycoon Khodorkovsky may seek UK asylum Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, says he feels safe in London
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| Dec.25 |
Southern France |
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Muslim prayer hall attacked in Corsica A crowd has vandalised a Muslim prayer hall in Corsica in apparent retaliation for an attack on firefighters in the French Mediterranean isl...
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| Dec.26 |
Northern England |
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UK floods: Homes evacuated amid heavy rain Map of York United Kingdom Heavy rain has caused more flooding in northern England, with homes evacuated in Lancashire and Yorkshire, and rivers overflowing in Manchester, Leeds
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| Dec.27 |
Paris |
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Paris attacker Samy Amimour buried in unmarked grave One of the men who attacked the Bataclan music venue in Paris on 13 November was buried on Christmas Eve in a northern suburb, reports say
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Spain |
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 Spain deploys firefighting aircraft to combat wildfires in dry weather The government has deployed firefighting aircraft to combat over 40 wildfires in remote locations in unseasonably warm, dry weather
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| Dec.29 |
 Greece |
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Over one million reach Europe by sea More than one million refugees and migrants have reached Europe by sea since the start of 2015, the UNHCR says
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| Dec.30 |
Brussels |
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Belgium terror alert halts New Year fireworks in Brussels Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said the decision had been taken 'given information we have received'
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Scotland |
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Homes evacuated and power cuts as Storm Frank hits UK Storm Frank has battered parts of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland leaving more severe floods in its wake
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| Dec.31 |
Brussels |
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Brussels police detain six over 'New Year terror plot' Map of Molenbeek Brussels Belgium Police in Belgium have detained a further six people in connection with an alleged plot to target Brussels on New Year's Eve, prosecutors say
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