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At least 13 university students die in Spanish coach crashCoach carrying students of 19 nationalities collides with car in motorway accident near Tarragona -
Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam 'had planned to target Brussels'Belgian authorities say Abdeslam had told investigators he was planning fresh attack in the country’s capital
spotlight
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Obama in Cuba: locals near Guantánamo share mixed feelings on future of US baseIn the shadow of Barack Obama’s historic visit, locals near the Guantánamo military base want Cuban sovereignty respected yet also see chances for work
around the world
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UKUKKeeping the promise of London: a manifesto for the next mayorOne of the capital’s most influential thinktanks has produced a clear, succinct and perceptive set of ideas for Boris Johnson’s successor
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EuropeEuropeAt least 13 university students die in Spanish coach crashCoach carrying students of 19 nationalities collides with car in motorway accident near Tarragona
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Story of cities #5: Benin City, the mighty medieval capital now lost without traceWith its mathematical layout and earthworks longer than the Great Wall of China, Benin City was one of the best planned cities in the world when London was a place of ‘thievery and murder’. So why is nothing left?
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Story of cities #4: Beijing and the earliest planning document in historyThe seemingly incoherent sprawl of modern Beijing is based on meticulous plans to bind citizens together under imperial rule. Conceived as a means of enforcing social order, the impact of planning remains strong in the city today
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What price an Olympics that protects the rights of children and their families?With preparations for the Rio Olympics punctuated by clearance operations and evictions, the Olympic dream has turned sour for thousands of Brazilian children
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Norway takes pathway to ethical investment with human rights policyThe human rights strategy adopted by the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund shows that long-term gain relies on social and environmental sustainability
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opinion & analysis
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What price public service ethos if the BBC had to report on a ‘loud and thuggish’ British clone of the US demagogue?Donald Trump forces us to confront a dilemma on fairness and balance
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Who can stop Trump? Republicans may have little choice but to vote ClintonThe party could change convention rules or bring in an independent candidate, but the more realistic (yet unwelcome) option may be to support a Democrat
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Getting a fair deal for millennials is in all our interestsForget the Russell Brand option. Young adults must vote – and older generations must use their vote to help them, writes David Willetts
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Contested convention: what happens if Trump fails to win enough delegates?Donald Trump leads the Republican presidential race but may fall just short of the 1,237 delegates needed to secure the nomination. Things could get messy
pictures and video
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Hundreds attend memorial for FlyDubai plane crash victims - videoLarge crowds gather at a makeshift memorial outside Rostov-On-Don airport in Russia to pay their respects to the 55 passengers and seven crew members who died when their plane crashed on Saturday
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Bernie Sanders: ‘I'd be better than Clinton against Trump’ - videoDemocratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says polls show he would do better against Donald Trump during a general election than rival Hillary Clinton would
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Protester punched and kicked at Donald Trump rally - videoA protester is violently punched and kicked by a Donald Trump supporter during a rally in Tucson, Arizona, on Saturday
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Istanbul bomber had ‘links to Islamic State’, says Turkish minister - videoTurkish interior minister says authorities have identified the suicide bomber behind the attack in Istanbul on Saturday as 24-year-old Mehmet Ozturk
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Spain coach crash: rescue teams arrive at scene - videoRescue teams tend to the injured after a motorway coach crash near Tarragona in north-east Spain on Sunday
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Salah Abdeslam cooperating with authorities, says lawyer – videoThe lawyer for Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam on Saturday says his client would fight efforts to extradite him to France
Barack Obama lands in Cuba as first US president to visit in 88 years
Obama in Cuba Locals near Guantánamo share mixed feelings on future of US base