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News AFP NewsItaly's Salvini sparks outcry over Roma census plans
Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Tuesday defended his plans to count the Roma community living in the country and deport those without legal status, despite outrage at home and abroad. "I'm not giving up and I'm pushing ahead! The Italians and their safety first
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News AFP NewsYemen government forces enter Hodeida airport
UAE-backed Yemeni government forces fought their way into Hodeida airport on Tuesday, pressing an offensive that has seen some of the most intense fighting of a three-year war against Shiite Huthi rebels. The United Arab Emirates, which has US-trained troops fighting alongside the Yemeni army, said
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News AFP NewsBaby joy for Britain's Zara Tindall
Zara Tindall, Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter, has given birth to a baby girl, Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday. Tindall, the daughter of the monarch's only daughter Princess Anne, suffered a miscarriage in December 2016. Tindall is an equestrian who won the 2006 eventing world
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News AFP NewsHarry and Meghan light up Royal Ascot as racing carnival begins
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, as she has done for over 60 years, led the Royal Procession down the finishing straight on Tuesday to get probably racing's most famous carnival Royal Ascot under way. The greatest cheers, though, were reserved for newly-married couple Prince Harry and his wife
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News AFP NewsCentral Africa says Boris Becker's diplomatic passport is 'fake'
The Central African Republic (CAR) said on Tuesday that a diplomatic passport that tennis star Boris Becker claims entitles him to immunity in bankruptcy proceedings in Britain "is a fake." "The diplomatic passport that he has is a fake," foreign ministry chief of staff Cherubin Moroubama
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News AFP NewsNorth Korea's Kim briefs China's Xi on Trump summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un briefed Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday about his historic summit with US President Donald Trump, a visit that underscores Beijing's efforts to remain at the centre of fast-moving nuclear diplomacy. Xi urged the US and North Korea to implement the agreements
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Central Africa says Boris Becker's diplomatic passport is 'fake'
The Central African Republic (CAR) said on Tuesday that a diplomatic passport that tennis star Boris Becker claims entitles him to immunity in bankruptcy proceedings in Britain "is a fake." "The diplomatic passport that he has is a fake," foreign ministry chief of staff Cherubin Moroubama
