Culture minister steps in at last minute to save Rome&s oldest cafe, which opened in 1760

The Italian government has swooped in to save Rome&s oldest cafe - once a haunt of the poets Lord Byron and John Keats - from imminent closure.

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Israel announces crackdown in West Bank after Tel Aviv bus explosions

Israel has vowed to intensify &anti-terror& activity in the West Bank after three buses exploded in a suspected terror attack on Thursday night in the Israeli city of Bat Yam, just south of Tel Aviv.

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Men who lead ‘race& to be next Pope have varying views on remarrying and sexuality

While Pope Francis remains in hospital with double pneu­monia, many are asking who might lead the Vatican and Catholic Church in the future.

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Obsessive aide sparked security concerns, Melania ‘f***ing hates him& and Elon Musk&s annoying leaps & explosive claims about Donald Trump in new book

Donald Trump&s devoted aide Natalie Harp sparked Secret Service security concerns over her intense behaviour towards the Republican leader, it has been claimed.

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Sweden and Finland probe damage to vital undersea cables amid fears they were sabotaged

Swedish and Finnish police are investigating a suspected case of sabotage of an undersea telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea.

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