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Jeb Bush: 'I will run to win'
Jeb Bush jumped headlong into the presidential race, insisting "America deserves better" after eight years of Barack Obama.
16 June 2015
Kerry urges Lavrov to respect Ukraine ceasefire
Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday pressed his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov to ensure that Moscow respects the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine.
16 June 2015
France's Hollande boosts ties with former foe Algeria
French President Francois Hollande arrived in Algeria for a visit aimed at tackling the "common battle" of the once bitter foes against jihadists from Mali to Libya.
16 June 2015
France and Italy clash as migrant stand-off opens EU rift
Italy and France engaged in a war of words as a standoff over hundreds of Africans offered a graphic illustration of Europe's migration crisis.
16 June 2015
Line-up of UK Labour leadership race announced
Four candidates have registered to lead Britain's opposition Labour Party after its former chief Ed Miliband resigned in the wake of a devastating election defeat last month.
16 June 2015
Hate and extremism 'not Islam', says French PM
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls stressed there was no link between extremism and Islam.
16 June 2015
Greek PM urges creditors to get 'realistic'
Athens will stand its ground until its creditors become "realistic", a day after last-ditch debt talks collapsed and raised fears of a Greek default.
15 June 2015
With wary eye, Turkey readies for return of coalition rule
Turkey is preparing for a return to coalition government after 13 years of one-party rule by the Justice and Development Party (AKP).
15 June 2015
Greece bailout talks end with no deal, 'significant gap' remain : EU
Crunch bailout talks between Greece and its EU-IMF creditors ended without a deal on Sunday, with a "significant gap" still remaining.
15 June 2015
Bush ready to jump into presidential campaign
The campaign logo is ready, so is the big speech, and his message is taking shape: Jeb Bush is about to join the crowded Republican field running for president in 2016.
15 June 2015
Michelle Obama gets more personal
Stung by criticism over what she said during her husband's first run for the presidency, Michelle Obama was measured in sharing her views when she entered the White House in 2009.
15 June 2015
Burundi opposition denounces election commission
Burundi's opposition late Friday slammed the election commission for steering the country towards a controversial presidential vote next month.
13 June 2015
Russia says 'very worrying' slowdown in Iran nuclear talks
Russia's negotiator has described a "very worrying" slowdown in progress in nuclear talks between Iran and six major powers ahead of a June 30 deadline to finalise a historic accord.
13 June 2015
Clinton to launch formal campaign with New York rally
Hillary Clinton formally launches her bid to become America's first woman president, holding in New York her first big campaign rallyю
13 June 2015
IMF: Ukraine cannot use reserves to pay bondholders
IMF chief Christine Lagarde said that Ukraine cannot use its central bank reserves to pay creditors, rebuffing a suggestion by bondholders that it do so.
13 June 2015
Russian fighter flies dangerously close to US plane: Pentagon
A Russian fighter jet flew dangerously close to an American reconnaissance aircraft during an “unprofessional” intercept in international airspace over the Black Sea.
13 June 2015
UN chief calls on Uzbekistan to end forced labour
UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon called on ex-Soviet Uzbekistan to end the practice of forced labour in its strategic cotton sector.
13 June 2015
Australian PM refuses to deny people-smugglers were paid to turn back boat
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Australia would do "whatever we need to do" to combat people-smuggling.
12 June 2015
Washington accuses Russia of 'outright lies' on Ukraine
Washington's UN envoy accused Russia of spinning "outright lies" on Ukraine designed to hide the Kremlin's direct involvement in a war it launched to thwart Kiev's pro-Western drive.
12 June 2015
Britain's Cameron 'defends Falklands' in clash with Argentina minister
British Prime Minister David Cameron defended London's claim to the Falklands during a confrontation with Argentina's foreign minister at a summit in Brussels.
11 June 2015