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Twitter employee ‘deactivated’ Trump account on last day

US President Donald Trump's Twitter account briefly vanished on Thursday but has since been restored, the social media company said. An employee deactivated the @realdonaldtrump account, it said, clarifying that it had been their last…

Catalonia crisis: Sacked ministers held by Madrid court

Eight sacked Catalan ministers have been remanded in custody by a Spanish high court judge over the region's push for independence. Prosecutors had asked the judge to detain eight of the nine former regional government members who turned…

Grenfell Tower fraudster admits making up family deaths

A serial conman has admitted pretending his family died in the Grenfell Tower fire to obtain about £12,500 from funds meant for victims. Anh Nhu Nguyen claimed his wife and son were killed in the blaze. READ MORE:…

New York truck attack: Five Argentine friends killed

Five friends from Argentina were among those killed in a truck attack in New York on Tuesday. Eight people were killed and 12 injured when the driver of the truck hit people on a cycle path in Lower Manhattan. Read more:…

Myeshia Johnson: Widow of dead soldier hits out at Trump

The widow of a dead US soldier says Donald Trump could not remember her husband's name when he phoned to offer condolences. Myeshia Johnson, widow of Sgt La David Johnson, told ABC News the president's "stumbling" had "hurt her the…

British IS fighters ‘must be killed’, minister says

The "only way" to deal with British IS fighters in Syria is "in almost every case" to kill them, the minister for international development has said. Rory Stewart said converts to so-called Islamic State believed in an "extremely hateful…

Bush, Obama blasts will be water off Trump’s back

(CNN) The Presidents club is turning on its newest member. Breaking the code of silence that retired commanders in chief normally maintain about their successors, both George W. Bush and Barack Obama delivered clear jabs at the current…

Angela Merkel eases Theresa May’s Brexit nightmare

Brussels (CNN) European leaders have indicated that they are ready to start discussing their relationship with the UK after Brexit, giving embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May a much-needed boost after months of talks that appeared…

Top aide defends Trump over widow remarks

The White House chief of staff has launched an impassioned attack on a congresswoman who said President Trump made a war widow cry. General John Kelly said he was "broken-hearted" that the Democrat had listened to the president's…

Catalonia crisis: Spain moves to suspend autonomy

Spain is to start suspending Catalonia's autonomy from Saturday, as the region's leader threatens to declare independence. The government said ministers would meet to activate Article 155 of the constitution, allowing it to take over…