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Macy's and Costa Rica dump defiant Trump Macy's became the latest company to sever ties with Donald Trump, and Costa Rica decided to pull out of his Miss Universe competition following the mogul's controversial remarks about Mexican immigrants.

02 July 2015

Defiant Greek PM vows referendum will go ahead Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras vowed to press ahead with a controversial bailout referendum as European leaders ruled out any fresh debt offer before Sunday's vote.

02 July 2015

Ukraine leader lays out vision of new war-time constitution Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko proposed constitutional changes giving sweeping powers to the regions but critically failing to address demands of pro-Russian militants in the separatist east.

02 July 2015

Clinton raises record $45 mn in first campaign quarter Hillary Clinton announced she raised a record $45 million in the first quarter of her US presidential bid.

02 July 2015

UNESCO chief warns about jihadist 'culture cleansing' The head of the UN cultural organisation called for a campaign against the "culture cleansing" being carried out by Islamic State jihadists.

02 July 2015

NATO keeps mum on 'Baltic brigade' request: Lithuania NATO has vowed to hold "continuous" military exercises in eastern Europe to deter Russia but has yet to respond to a request by Baltic states for a permanent brigade.

02 July 2015

Cuban foreign minister to open embassy in Washington Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez will preside over the historic opening of his country's embassy in Washington on July 20.

02 July 2015

Kuwait makes DNA tests mandatory after IS bombing Kuwait's parliament, reacting to a suicide bombing last week that killed 26 people, adopted a law requiring mandatory DNA testing on all the country's citizens and foreign residents.

02 July 2015

All countries need to join efforts to ensure food security: Nazarbayev The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has stressed the importance of all countries joining their efforts to ensure global food security.

01 July 2015

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Votes counted in controversial Burundi polls as ruling party eyes win Burundi election officials finished vote-counting, a day after internationally condemned polls boycotted by the opposition, with the ruling party expected to win a sweeping victory.

01 July 2015

Russia 'reviewing' legality of Baltic states independence Russia's Prosecutor General is reviewing the legality of the independence of the three Baltic countries from the Soviet Union.

01 July 2015

Obama says 'I will walk away' from bad Iran deal US President Barack Obama warned he will "walk away" from a bad nuclear deal with Iran, as Tehran and six world powers gave themselves until July 7 to reach an agreement.

01 July 2015

Merkel says won't discuss new Greek request before referendum Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Germany won't enter into new aid negotiations with Athens before Greece's weekend referendum.

01 July 2015

Obama, Rousseff visit Martin Luther King memorial President Barack Obama and Brazil's Dilma Rousseff paid a surprise joint visit Monday to Washington's Martin Luther King Memorial, part of efforts to mend fences after a spying row.

30 June 2015

Ireland says door remains open for Greece debt talks Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny said that Greece can still return to negotiations with its international creditors to avert a default and possible exit from the euro.

30 June 2015

Obama offers condolences to Tunisian leader US President Barack Obama offered condolences to Tunisian leader Beji Caid Essebsi, after a jihadist attack that killed 38 people.

30 June 2015

Canada slaps new sanctions on Russian biker gang over Ukraine Canada announced fresh sanctions on Russia over its support for rebels in Ukraine, targeting youth leaders, the pro-Moscow Night Wolves motorcycle club.

30 June 2015

Italy begins recovery of 800 migrant bodies from Med shipwreck The Italian navy said it had begun efforts to recover the bodies of some 800 migrants killed in a shipwreck in the Mediterranean in April.

30 June 2015

Iraq PM 'retires' army chief of staff: spokesman Iraqi premier Haider al-Abadi has "retired" the army's chief of staff, the most senior officer removed since jihadists overran large parts of the country last year.

30 June 2015