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Donald Trump became only the third US president history to be impeached in a historic vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday.  The House passed two articles of impeachment charging Mr Trump with abusing power and obstructing Congress. The first article passed with 230 votes to 197, the second passed with 229 votes to 198. Impeachment in the…

Red flares raged and drums beat as tens of thousands of French marched in fury at President Emmanuel Macron’s bid to overhaul the country’s exorbitant pension system. As they rumbled down Boulevard Voltaire towards Place de la Bastille, birthplace of the Revolution, propped up against a tree, a sarcastic banner read: “Will there be strikes…

Red flares raged and drums beat as tens of thousands of French marched in fury at President Emmanuel Macron’s bid to overhaul the country’s exorbitant pension system. As they rumbled down Boulevard Voltaire towards Place de la Bastille, birthplace of the Revolution, propped up against a tree, a sarcastic banner read: “Will there be strikes…

It began the day after Robert Mueller flopped. Dressed in a sober suit, the US special counsel investigating Russian election meddling finally broke his silence on July 24. Appearing before a congressional committee, Mr Mueller walked politicians and the public through the most damning findings in his report, answering questions about his investigation for the…

Scott Morrison, the Australian prime minister, has been criticised after reportedly going on holiday while the country battles a bushfire crisis. Mr Morrison, who as head of Tourism Australia promoted the slogan “where the bloody hell are ya?” in 2006, has been asked the same question this week, with the phrase trending on social media. On Monday Greens…

French far-Left firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon has sparked uproar by claiming Jeremy Corbyn should never have apologised over “churlish” anti-Semitism accusations, which he claimed were trumped up by the chief rabbi and Israeli Right. Mr Mélenchon, who came fourth in France’s 2017 presidential election, claimed that the UK Labour leader lost a part of the electorate during…

Stuffed with cured meats and wine, the Christmas hamper has long been a classic festive perk for employees across Spain, but now the country’s Supreme Court has ruled that it is a right that companies must honour. In a ruling made public on Monday, the court declared Fujitsu Technology Spain had been wrong to suspend the…

Harvey Weinstein has angered his accusers with what they see as a self-pitying interview from hospital, in which he claimed he had done more to promote women professionally than anyone else in Hollywood. “I feel like the forgotten man,” the 67-year-old said. “I made more movies directed by women and about women than any filmmaker, and…

Ireland’s state rail company has refused to serve hot drinks in re-usable cups because staff might suffer burns when filling them.  Irish Rail was forced to defend the policy today, citing commercial reasons as well as commercial reasons, amid a barrage of complaints.  The Irish government has unveiled a raft of policies aimed at improving…

Turkey has ratched up tensions in the eastern Mediterranean by sending a military drone to the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to protect ships drilling for oil and gas in the region. The drone took off from an airbase in Dalaman, on the southern coast of Turkey, and landed at the airport of Gecitkala…