world news
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Russian destabilisation of Balkans rings alarm bells on eve of EU summitTop MEP David McAllister says bloc must be more visible in the region to counter Kremlin’s growing influence -
Maltese mourn collapse of Azure Window archLimestone arch, landmark which featured in Clash of the Titans and Game of Thrones, crashes into sea after heavy storm
spotlight
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Can people please stop telling me feminism is hot?The novelist has been accused of making equality mainstream: isn’t that the point? Plus an extract from her new Feminist Manifesto In Fifteen Suggestions
around the world
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UKUKPolice watchdog to investigate three Operation Midland detectivesIPCC to scale back all other lines of inquiry into the handling of allegations of abuse and murder of children by VIPs
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EuropeEuropeBody parts of French family of four found at farm of accusedHubert Caouissin led investigators to home in Brittany after confessing to killing four relatives over inheritance dispute
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Rebels with a cause: the female biker clubs reclaiming Delhi's public spaceIn India’s male-dominated capital where women are often in danger, a group of female bikers are taking to the road to reclaim women’s rights to public space
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Unbuilt Moscow: the 'new Soviet' city that never was – in picturesAs the centenary of the Russian revolution approaches, the designs of top Soviet architects for the capital’s future reveal their visionary aspirations
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Charges dismissed against Irish trawler owners accused of labour offencesCork judge dismisses case against Leonard Hyde and Pat O’Mahony, who were accused of facilitating illegal immigration and employment of a Filipino worker
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Farmers sue World Bank lending arm over alleged violence in HondurasComplaint lodged with US federal court claims World Bank’s private sector lending arm is ‘knowingly profiting from the financing of murder’
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opinion & analysis
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Why James Clapper's Trump comments may not conflict with reports of secret court orderAnalysis: the ex-director of national intelligence rejected the president’s claims of wiretapping – but reports of secret court orders could still hold true
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Replacement healthcare plan would cost poor and older people the mostGOP Obamacare replacement bill’s key provisions include cuts to Medicaid and leeway for insurance companies to charge older Americans five times more
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How do you solve a problem like North Korea?The international community’s impotent rage over Kim Jong-un’s increasingly provocative actions underlines diplomacy’s bankruptcy
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Kim Jong-nam killing: the arrested, the wanted, and people of interestWho are the people arrested and sought in connection with the assassination of the North Korean leader’s half-brother?
pictures and video
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Malta's Azure Window vanishes after heavy storm – videoThe landmark limestone arch that once featured in Clash of the Titans and Game of Thrones has tumbled into the sea
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Anne Hathaway honors International Women's Day at the UN – videoThe Oscar winner used her speech to thank all the inspiring women of the past, and called on the current generation to ‘find their north’
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Kim Jong-nam death: Man claiming to be son makes video statement – videoA man believed to be the son of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, appears in a video released by a group calling themselves Cheollima Civil Defense
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Greek farmers clash with riot police – in picturesGreek farmers armed with shepherd’s crooks and stones are confronted by riot police outside the agriculture ministry in central Athens during a protest against bailout-related income cuts
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International Women's Day around the world – in picturesOur roundup of this year’s celebrations, featuring global events and rallies to mark the ongoing fight for women’s equality
International Women's Day 2017: protests, activism and a strike