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Hours after van killed 13 people and injured 100 in Las Ramblas, seaside town of Cambrils hit by second vehicle attack, leaving seven wounded
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Thousands of residents and visitors gather in Plaça de Catalunya to observe minute’s silence a day after Las Ramblas attack
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There is ‘no way’ Zimbabwean first lady will be arrested over model’s allegation of assault in hotel, says source in Pretoria
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Documents show how the world’s largest publicly traded tobacco company pursued growth and profit amid instability in African and Middle East countries
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Pact would give Saudi Arabia a leading role in rebuilding war-torn country, and allow it to shepherd Iraq away from its rival Iran
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Magazines show Trump blowing wind into a Ku Klux Klan sail and shouting through a KKK megaphone
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UKUKJudge backs Michael Barrymore in damages claim against policeCourt rules that entertainer should receive more than nominal payment for wrongful arrest over death of man found in his pool
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EuropeEuropeBarcelona and Cambrils attackers planned bigger atrocity, say police – live updatesHours after van killed 13 people and injured 100 in Las Ramblas, seaside town of Cambrils hit by second vehicle attack, leaving seven wounded
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Women of the Baiga tribe have traditionally been marked as a sign of identity. But as more girls go to school, they are starting to reject the practice, which they say is ‘painful and embarrassing’
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Transparency campaigners highlight alleged human rights abuses in Egypt as controversial conflict, stability and security fund comes under scrutiny again
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The van narrowly missed us, writes psychiatrist Michele Hill
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Country has been on its second highest alert since 2015, and Catalonia has a reputation as a meeting place for radicals
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It is impossible to make cities 100% safe from attacks with vehicles, but authorities can still do much to mitigate the threat
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An open letter from political figures around the world calls on Beijing to free three jailed pro-democracy activists
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Donald Trump’s appointment of Steve Bannon as his chief strategist brought the ‘alt-right’ into the heart of the White House. Now that he has been removed, will they lose their influence?
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Witnesses to the van attack in central Barcelona describe the events that led to the deaths of 13 people
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At the end of a minute’s silence a day after the attacks in Catalonia, the crowd in Barcelona’s main square broke into applause and chanted: ‘ No tinc por’ (‘I am not afraid’)
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Amateur footage appears to capture the moment officers shoot at a suspected terrorist in the coastal town of Cambrils
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When she was 30, Suzy Hansen left the US for Istanbul – and began to realise that Americans will never understand their own country until they see it as the rest of the world does
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Memorials are laid and security forces on high alert across Spain the day after terror attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils
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