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Suspect Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel had no obvious links to radical Islam, says Paris prosecutor
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At the Fondation Lenval hospital on the Promenade des Anglais, professionalism mixes with intense grief at the number of children caught up in Bastille Day carnage
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Some international observers are amused, but others regard Britain’s top diplomat as a new and unnecessary problem
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UKUKTrident is a redundant technology that should not be replacedLetters: Spending vast amounts on redundant technology to retain a cold war totem make us look antiquated and out of touch with the reality of the world today. We urge MPs to vote against Trident replacement
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EuropeEuropeNice attack: what we know so farAt least 80 people have been killed after a vehicle was driven into a crowd in the French city of Nice
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The Spanish city – grappling with the effects on residents of 27 million tourists a year – has banned Segways from the waterfront over the summer
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Whether for safety, art or celebration, pedestrian crossings in cities around the world have been transformed with colourful or unusual designs – from rainbows and piano keyboards to french fries and bullets
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The US ploughs billions into fighting global poverty yet ignores similar issues in its own backyard. Embracing the sustainable development goals could change that
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Women in the poorest parts of Uganda are reaping the personal and economic rewards of a scheme that trains them to sell clean energy sources
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Cleric who leads global Hizmet movement from exile in Pennyslvania, US, is a critic of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and remains influential in Turkish affairs
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Military action comes amid terrorist attacks and alarm over president’s increasingly authoritarian views
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After the atrocities on Nice’s waterfront, a country reeling from multiple attacks in recent months teeters on the edge of political upheaval
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Middle East experts say Turkish military’s apparent attempt to seize power on Friday has sent shockwaves through Nato and across the world
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tells his nation on Saturday that his government was working to crush a coup attempt after a night of explosions, air battles and gunfire
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Turkish police arrest soldiers in Turkish broadcaster CNN-Turk’s offices on Saturday morning
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Footage shown on CNN Turk shows military officers, who were barricading the Bosporus bridge in Istanbul, surrendering on Saturday morning
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Gunfire broke out on the Bosphorus Bridge as hundreds took to the streets in Istanbul early Saturday to protest an attempted military coup in Turkey
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appears on television through FaceTime to address the nation as a coup threatens to topple the government
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An attempted coup was under way in Turkey on Friday night, with soldiers at Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul and jets flying over the capital Ankara
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Why is France targeted so often by terrorists? – video explainer
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Republicans quash last-ditch attempt to stop Donald Trump becoming nominee