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'Matter of great personal regret': May asks Brussels for Brexit delay
The British PM blamed MPs - of all sides - for playing political games with Brexit, as she plans another vote to win their support for her Brexit deal.
- by Nick Miller
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War
Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic jailed for life over genocidal massacres
War crimes tribunal said Karadzic's crimes in Sarajevo and Srebrenica were noted for their "sheer scale and systematic cruelty".
- by Nick Miller
EU
Hungary's ruling party Fidesz suspended from Europe's centre-right
The decision of the European People's Party came after widespread calls that Viktor Orban's party to be disciplined.
- by Marton Dunai
Driver abducts schoolchildren in Italy, sets bus on fire
A bus driver in northern Italy abducted 51 children and their chaperones on Wednesday, ordering the children's hands to be bound and threatening them with death during the drive, before setting the vehicle on fire when he was stopped by a Carabinieri blockade.
- by Nick Squires
Brexit chaos
EU Commission resists Theresa May's June 30 Brexit date, document shows
In a note on the Brexit process, officials wrote that leaders meeting May at a summit on Thursday faced a "binary" choice.
- by Jan Strupczewski
Genetics
Gene editing for human reproduction 'irresponsible': WHO panel
'At this time, it is irresponsible for anyone to proceed' with making gene-edited babies since DNA changes could be passed down to future generations, experts say.
Paris Agreement
Rainy Britain could run short of water by 2050, official says
Climate change means that Britain "will have hotter and drier summers." Last summer, the country was hit with weeks of unusual heat and unusually dry weather.
- by Iliana Magra
Pollution
British schoolchildren become air pollution lab rats in London first
Schoolchildren from five London suburbs will wear backpacks fitted with air sensors and become 'walking field scientists' in the fight against air pollution.
- by Latika Bourke
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Right-wing extremism
'It does trouble me': Sadiq Khan takes veiled swipe at Trump after Christchurch attacks
Sadiq Khan says political leaders should stop normalising far-right extremism.
- by Latika Bourke
Brexit
May asks EU for Brexit delay as time and patience runs out
Just 10 days before the March 29 Brexit date, the British Prime Minister is writing to European Council President Donald Tusk to ask for a delay.
- by Guy Faulconbridge and Elizabeth Piper
France
France bans protests at key tourist sites in Paris
Move comes after surge of violence during yellow vest demonstrations over the weekend.
- by Elian Peltier