Five months of deadlock broken as far-right left out of new Austrian coalition

Austria&s three leading centrist political parties said they have reached an agreement to form a coalition government that would shut out the far-right Freedom Party, the leading vote-getter in elections last autumn.

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Mike Amesbury had pleaded guilty to the assault, which happened last October. Photo: Reuters

Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has won an appeal against his 10-week prison sentence for assaulting a constituent.

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Andrew and Tristan Tate arrive in Florida after Romania lifts travel ban amid claims of pressure by Trump White House

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan left Romania and arrived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, yesterday after a travel ban on them was lifted.

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Gaza ceasefire at risk over Israelis& refusal to pull out of corridor

Israel will not withdraw from a strategic corridor in the Gaza Strip as called for by the ceasefire, an official said yesterday. Israel&s refusal could spark a crisis with Hamas and key mediator Egypt at a sensitive moment for the fragile truce.

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Squeaky clean International Space Station may be too sterile for astronauts& good, study shows

The International Space Station (ISS) may be too sterile & and the astronauts on board could benefit from it being a little dirtier, according to a new study.

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Lee Hockstader: As old alliances are ripped up, Europe looks on in horror while Trump becomes Putin&s poodle

It was a revealing moment in the Oval Office on Monday when Donald Trump was told that Europe would not be joining his coalition of the billing. The message was delivered cordially but directly by French president Emmanuel Macron, who contradicted the US president to his face.

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