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G20 summit: Trump and Putin break the one-hour talk rule
U.S. President and Russian leader seemingly have much to discuss as they chat for two hours and 16 minutes in their first face-to-face
Protesters dig in for a more riots as world leaders arrive at G20
The outbreaks of trouble were deliberately timed to coincide with the summit’s formal opening ceremonies with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is chairing the event, greeting visiting heads of government
German police fire water cannon at G20 protesters
Peaceful protest turns to violence as thousands of anti-capitalist demonstrators clash with police, injuring 76 officers
G20 summit: Raft of contentious issues await Donald Trump
The US president faces disgruntled European heads of government, harbouring sharp differences with him on trade and climate change, inside the summit, while thousands of protesters outside threaten to disrupt the meeting
G20 protest in Hamburg more carnival than revolution
No one expected the protests to remain peaceful and, given the intermittently violent build-up to the G20 summit, the scepticism was amply justified
Terrorism, Qatar and division promise to make G20 summit a tense affair
Prospects of tension rose when the German chancellor Angela Merkel again asserted that Europe could no longer fully rely on the US under Donald Trump’s presidency.
Recent UK events highlight the issue of free speech
Allowing free speech is not the same as permitting, for example, incitement to murder or racial hatred, argues Colin Randall
UN: Refugee numbers reached record in 2016
Conflicts, persecution and human rights abuses forced 65.6 million people from their homes in 2016 – most of them from Syria, Afghanistan and South Sudan.
Decline of Marine Le Pen the latest blow to Europe’s right-wing populists
France’s new president Emmanuel Macron is set to complete a stunning rise to power on Sunday at the expense of the far-right Front National and traditional parties.
Notre Dame and the methodology of extremism
Last week's attack at Notre Dame teaches us that taking terrorists alive may prevent at least some future atrocities, writes Colin Randall
UK police arrest 12 after London Bridge attack
All suspects detained in east London area of Barking just hours after three men killed 7 people and injured nearly 50 others in a ramming and stabbing attack near London Bridge.
Seven dead in London terror attack as van mows down pedestrians and people stabbed
Terror struck at the heart of London for the second time in less than three months on Saturday night when a white van smashed into pedestrians on London Bridge before three attackers jumped out and started stabbing people.
After Manchester, how does a ‘broken’ society heal?
Colin Randall says that the British society must defend itself more rigorously after the recent attack in Manchester
Newsmaker: Gabriel Yared
Currently a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival, the Beirut-born composer has a complex relationship with his art.
Newsmaker: Laetitia Avia
The successful lawyer, the daughter of low-paid Togolese immigrants to France, typifies the spirit of Emmanuel Macron’s new government.
