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Peru president dissolves parliament, calls fresh elections 01 Oct 2019 - 10:41 am
 In this file picture taken on January 2, 2019 Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra (L), accompanied by Vice-President Mercedes Araoz, arrives at the Congress in Lima to deliver a bill that would declare the public prosecutor's office in a state of emergenc
UK PM Johnson to submit Brexit grand bargain but Ireland sceptical 01 Oct 2019 - 10:18 am
File photo of Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
What next after Austrian conservative Kurz's election triumph? 30 Sep 2019 - 11:36 pm
Sebastian Kurz
UK's Johnson denies allegations of patronage, groping 30 Sep 2019 - 09:21 pm
Boris Johnson listens in the audience as Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid speaks on the second day of the annual Conservative Party conference in Manchester, on September 30, 2019. AFP / Oli Scarff
Italy's ruling parties call for lowering voting age to 16 30 Sep 2019 - 06:47 pm
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, a technocrat close to 5-Star, welcomed the proposal and said it was now up to parliament to table a bill on the reform.
Storm in central Europe kills 2, fallen trees disrupt travel 30 Sep 2019 - 04:43 pm
Peninsula
No one 'really knows' cost of no-deal Brexit: minister 30 Sep 2019 - 02:32 pm
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid arrives at The Midland hotel opposite the Manchester Central convention complex on the second day of the annual Conservative Party conference at the in Manchester, north-west England on September 30, 2019.
Russia quashes jail sentence for actor after public outcry 30 Sep 2019 - 02:27 pm
Pavel Ustinov, a young Russian actor aged 23, walks after a court hearing in a case that has sparked protests and a star-studded solidarity campaign in Moscow on September 30, 2019. AFP / Vasily MAXIMOV
Hurricane Lorenzo poses flood threat even as weakens towards Portugal's Azores 30 Sep 2019 - 12:28 pm
Peninsula
PM Johnson's spokesman denies groping allegations as party conference opens 30 Sep 2019 - 11:15 am
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits the North Manchester General Hospital before the start of Conservative Conference, in Manchester, Britain September 29, 2019. Andy Stenning/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Rugby World Cup apology to Georgia for Russian music gaffe 30 Sep 2019 - 08:57 am
Georgia supporters celebrate their team winning the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool D match between Georgia and Uruguay at the Kumagaya Rugby Stadium in Kumagaya on September 29, 2019. AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU
In the shadow of strict protest laws, young Russians build a climate movement 29 Sep 2019 - 10:58 pm
Activists attend an environmental demonstration, part of the Global Climate Strike, in Saint Petersburg, Russia September 20, 2019. Reuters/Anton Vaganov
British PM Johnson vows to stay put to hit Oct 31 Brexit deadline 29 Sep 2019 - 08:41 pm
An inflatable effigy resembling Boris Johnson is seen amid a demonstration in central Manchester on September 29, 2019. AFP / Oli Scarff
At least one dead in Greek migrant camp blaze 29 Sep 2019 - 06:39 pm
File photo: A man plays the guitar at an unofficial camp outside the refugee camp of Moria on the Greek island of Lesbos on March 19. 2019. AFP / Aris Messinis
Thousands rally for political prisoners in Moscow 29 Sep 2019 - 06:39 pm
Russian opposition supporters wave flags and hold banners as they attend a demonstration in Moscow on September 29, 2019. AFP / Yuri Kadobnov
UK's Johnson rallies party with vow to 'get Brexit done' 29 Sep 2019 - 12:10 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves The Midland hotel, near the Manchester Central convention complex in Manchester, northwest England on September 29, 2019, on the first day of the annual Conservative Party conference. AFP / OLI SCARFF
Bracing for Brexit: French food companies fear cost of 'no deal' 29 Sep 2019 - 09:16 am
A tractor harvests suger beet on September 20, 2019 in Vendin les Béthune, North of France, as the sugar beet harvesting season enters full swing. AFP / DENIS CHARLET
Austrians vote with conservatives in lead 29 Sep 2019 - 08:36 am
Sebastian Kurz (C-R), leader of Austria's People's party (OeVP), walks past campaign helpers holding balloons during his final election rally in Vienna, Austria on September 27, 2019. AFP / JOE KLAMAR