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REVEALED: How Argentina tried to convince the UK to give up the Falklands in secret talks
ARGENTINA attempted to prise control of the Falkland Islands from the UK by proposing the territory become independent in secret talks with senior British cabinet ministers, it has emerged. Sir Malcolm Rifkind, who served as foreign secretary in the 1990s, revealed how he held discussions with Argentine officials over the...
Nice attack: President Hollande to chair crisis talks
French President Francois Hollande is to chair crisis talks with his inner security cabinet following Thursday's attack in Nice that killed 84 people. Mr Hollande, who says the attack was a terrorist act, has already extended a state of emergency by three months. On Thursday, a lorry driver ploughed through a crowd marking...
EU opens new phase in Turkey membership bid talks
The EU has opened a new chapter in Turkey's EU membership talks, covering budget contributions to the bloc. By moving on with the negotiations the EU is delivering on a pledge it made to Turkey in March, said Slovakia — the country now set to manage EU affairs. Turkey's bid to join the EU is highly controversial...