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These are the headlines reviewed today by our researchers and editorial team.
83 persons die as boat carrying migrants from Libya sinks in the Mediterranean Sea
6.4 Earthquake hits remote area in Southern California
Pope Francis receives Vladimir Putin
George Osborne’s ambitions to run IMF
Tusk asks European Parliament to approve von der Leyen
von der Leyen nomination met with resistance and frustration from the MEPs
4,500 jobs at risk at William Hill
UN says Libyan guards opened fire on fleeing migrants after airstrike on detention centre
One person dead after volcanic eruption on the island of Stromboli off Sicily
World food prices ease in June – FAO
Political storm in Germany over choice of von der Leyen for European Commission chief
Turkey ready to mediate between the US, and Iran
Fears protests could worsen in Hong Kong as police make arrests
Reports of new strikes on Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport
Royal Marines board oil tanker in Gibraltar
Australian student released from arrest in North Korea
Tragedy strikes Honduras fishing community as fishing boat capsizes killing 26
Plans to overhaul Amsterdam’s red-light district
Joint foreign policy for Kosovo and Albania
Royal baby Archie to be baptized on Saturday
North Korea accuses the US of being “hell-bent on hostile acts”
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