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The international community must secure a binding deal against climate change at key UN talks in Paris next week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.

• 25 ноября 2015, 17:33

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sought to play down tensions with Russia after Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane on the Syria border sparked fears among NATO allies of a wider conflict.

• 25 ноября 2015, 17:21

US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Zagreb for a Western Balkans summit, highlighting renewed interest from Washington in the fragile region as it deals with an unprecedented influx of refugees.

• 25 ноября 2015, 17:03

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said that the military alliance stands by key ally Turkey after it shot down a Russia fighter jet on the Syrian border but urged both sides to try to calm the crisis.

• 25 ноября 2015, 16:59

France's leading Muslim body said it would create a permit to preach for imams in a bid to root out extremists, as well as a new religious body to fight back against jihadist propaganda.

• 25 ноября 2015, 15:41

Tickets to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday celebrations sold out within hours as Buckingham Palace promised four days of pageantry "fit for the queen" including dancing and horse shows.

• 25 ноября 2015, 11:36

British Prime Minister David Cameron is to promise an additional £12 billion to strengthen the defence forces when he unveils a five-year strategic review on Monday.

• 23 ноября 2015, 17:30

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in an interview published he thought the first explosion he heard a week ago at a Paris stadium was fireworks, but soon realised it was a terror attack.

• 23 ноября 2015, 16:27

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Queen Elizabeth II during his official visit to the United Kingdom.

• 23 ноября 2015, 15:41

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called for dialogue with the country's top powers on retirement reforms days after the ruling coalition was weakened by a dwindling majority.

• 23 ноября 2015, 14:58

More than 1,000 people marched through the streets of Madrid calling for official recognition of crimes committed during the era of dictator Francisco Franco, 40 years after his death.

• 23 ноября 2015, 11:43

The unanimous UN Security Council vote backing action against Islamic State shows the world is united against the "evil death cult", British Prime Minister David Cameron said.

• 21 ноября 2015, 15:46

Benjamin Clementine, the experimental singer and poet with deep roots in Paris, won Britain's Mercury Prize and dedicated the award to the attack-stricken city.

• 21 ноября 2015, 15:45

The European Union agreed to rush through reforms to the passport-free Schengen zone by the end of the year amid growing concerns about border security in the wake of the Paris attacks.

• 21 ноября 2015, 13:54

Sweden has been naive about the risk of an attack on its soil and plans to beef up security measures, including surveillance of encrypted communications.

• 20 ноября 2015, 18:44

Russia plans to unveil a bronze "Wall of Grief" in Moscow next year in its first tangible condemnation of Stalin-era crimes but critics accuse the government of playing a double game.

• 20 ноября 2015, 18:42

Adele will shun streaming as she launches her long-awaited album "25," which is predicted to be the biggest release in years.

• 20 ноября 2015, 13:49

Some of the suspects in the Paris attacks took advantage of Europe's migrant crisis to "slip in" unnoticed, warning the EU needed to "take responsibility" over border controls.

• 20 ноября 2015, 13:16

France revealed it will spend an extra 600 million euros ($641 million) next year to ramp up security after the Paris attacks.

• 20 ноября 2015, 11:37

German automaker Volkswagen, tainted by an emissions scandal expected to cost it billions, said it had postponed a planned investment in China.

• 20 ноября 2015, 11:27