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London terror attack before vote leaves 7 dead, many hurt

Bloomberg Seven people were killed in an attack on a popular London nightlife spot as terrorism struck Britain for the second time in as many weeks, just days before a national election. A van swerved into Saturday-night crowds on London Bridge, before three men got out and went on a stabbing rampage through nearby bars. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick ...

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Turkey says US-backed assault to retake Syria’s Raqqa begins

Bloomberg Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said the US-backed operation to drive IS from its Raqqa stronghold in Syria has begun, state-run Anadolu news agency reported. The offensive started on the night of June 2 and the US notified Turkey beforehand, Yildirim told reporters, Anadolu said on Sunday. US Army Colonel Ryan S. Dillon, a spokesman for the US-backed coalition ...

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Merkel’s chief of staff says EU to join China, India on climate

Bloomberg German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff, Peter Altmaier, said Europe will move forward with countries such as China and India after the U.S. pulled out of the Paris climate treaty. “The U.S. exit from the climate accord is a major setback,” Altmaier wrote in a guest op-ed in Bild am Sonntag newspaper published on Sunday. “Even in the ...

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