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Kosovo lawmakers vote to dissolve parliament, paving way for election 22 Aug 2019 - 11:35 am
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British PM Johnson faces tough Brexit lunch with Macron 22 Aug 2019 - 09:54 am
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a speech during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not seen) following their meeting in Berlin, Germany on August 21, 2019. (Abdülhamid Ho?ba? - Anadolu Agency)
At least one killed after fire breaks out in hospital near Paris 22 Aug 2019 - 08:43 am
A firefighter works at Henri-Mondor Hospital in Creteil, the suburbs of Paris, early on August 22, 2019, after a fire broke out in the nursing students' residence leaving one dead and multiple wounded. / AFP / GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT
Johnson launches review of high-speed UK railway 21 Aug 2019 - 06:26 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seen at the back of Downing Street in London, Britain, August 21, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Czech president backs new culture minister nominee, defusing gov't crisis 21 Aug 2019 - 05:30 pm
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Merkel hosts UK PM Johnson in Berlin as Brexit drama grows 21 Aug 2019 - 03:01 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel leads the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin, Germany, August 21, 2019. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt
Italy president begins talks to seek way out of government crisis 21 Aug 2019 - 11:21 am
A kiosk owner reads a newspaper with news of Government crisis and the resignation of the prime minister Giuseppe Conte, in Rome, Italy, August 21, 2019. Reuters/Yara Nardi
Danish royal household 'surprised' by Trump canceling trip 21 Aug 2019 - 10:40 am
This combination of pictures created on August 20, 2019 shows Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (L) at a joint press conference on July 11, 2019 at the Chancellery in Berlin and US President Donald Trump before boarding Air Force One in Morristow
Trump cancels Denmark visit because Greenland isn't for sale 21 Aug 2019 - 10:03 am
FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington from Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey U.S. August 18, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Italy's kingmaker Mattarella holds talks after PM Conte resigns 21 Aug 2019 - 08:06 am
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte looks on as he delivers a speech at the Italian Senate, in Rome, on August 20, 2019, as the country faces a political crisis. / AFP / Andreas SOLARO
EU rejects Johnson's demand to scrap Irish backstop 20 Aug 2019 - 02:56 pm
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson. / AFP / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS
Elton John blasts "relentless" character assassination of Harry and Meghan 20 Aug 2019 - 12:46 pm
Image taken from Elton John's Twitter account.
Russia says US missile test 'escalation of military tensions' 20 Aug 2019 - 11:09 am
This US Department of Defense (DOD) handout photo shows on August 18, at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, when the Defense Department conducted a flight test of a conventionally configured ground-launched cruise missile at San Nicolas Island, California.
Lightning strike caused power cuts in Britain -grid operator 20 Aug 2019 - 10:22 am
Electricity pylons are seen at the National Grid Barking Substation in east London on August 16, 2019. / AFP / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS
Idlib ceasefire must be respected, Macron tells Putin 19 Aug 2019 - 08:13 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron meets with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, at his summer retreat of the Bregancon fortress on the Mediterranean coast, near the village of Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France, on August 19, 2019. Gerard Julien/Pool via
Rescue group proposes flying blocked migrants to Spain 19 Aug 2019 - 04:10 pm
The Spanish migrant rescue NGO ship Open Arms is seen off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa on August 17, 2019.   AFP / Alessandro SERRANO
UK prime minister under pressure to recall Parliament 19 Aug 2019 - 01:33 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks as he meets with health professionals during his visit to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, Britain, August 19, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Wildfire on Canary Islands forces evacuation of 5,000 19 Aug 2019 - 01:09 pm
People who were evacuated from their homes look at a helicopter dropping water to fight a forest fire seen in the village of Valleseco, in the Canary Island of Gran Canaria, Spain, August 17, 2019. REUTERS/Borja Suarez