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9 killed in Spain, Portugal from wildfires

Six people have been killed in Portugal as the country was hit by a record number of forest fires, and three more have died in Spain where blazes sparked by arsonists have been fanned by strong winds from Hurricane Ophelia.

EU to reopen embassy in Libya

The European Union is seeking to reopen its embassy in Libya pending security conditions, officials said on Tuesday, offering further political support for the Tripoli government struggling to establish control.

Anti-nuclear campaign ICAN wins Nobel Peace Prize

Nuclear disarmament group ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its decade-long campaign to rid the world of the atomic bomb as nuclear-fuelled crises swirl over North Korea and Iran.

Spanish court bars Catalan MPs’ independence move

Spain's Constitutional Court has suspended next Monday's session of Catalan parliament, in a bid to pre-empt a possible push for independence.

Catalan declares regional strike after vote

A general strike threatens to bring large areas of Catalonia to a standstill, following the Spanish region's disputed referendum.

Leader of Catalan declares independence after vote

Catalonia's leader Carles Puigdemont has said the region won the right to break away from Spain, with his government claiming on Monday that 90 percent of voters backed independence in a banned referendum marred by clashes.

Merkel re-elected but nationalists make gains

Angela Merkel has won a fourth term, but official results have shown she'll have a "tough road" for coalition talks. While the CDU remains the largest party, the far-right AfD will be the third biggest political force.

London: 22 injured in Underground bomb attack

At least 22 people were injured after a bomb detonated on a packed London Underground train during the monring rush hour on Friday in what police are treating as a "terrorist incident".

Hurricane Irma wreaks havoc in Caribbean

Hurricane Irma has destroyed buildings and caused major flooding on several French island territories in the Caribbean.

Putin warns of ‘global catastrophe’ in N.Korea impasse

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Tuesday of a global "catastrophe" unless a diplomatic solution is reached over North Korea, rejecting US calls for further sanctions on Pyongyang as useless.

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