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European powers have triggered a formal dispute mechanism over Iran’s breaches of key parts of the 2015 nuclear deal – a move that could spell its end. Iran has gradually lifted all limits on its production of enriched uranium, which can be used to make reactor fuel but also nuclear …

Barcelona have sacked coach Ernesto Valverde and replaced him with former Real Betis coach Quique Setien. Valverde, 55, helped the club to two successive La Liga titles and they lead the league on goal difference. However, the Catalan side have produced a series of unconvincing displays under his leadership and …

The Duke of Sussex and the Duke of Cambridge have denied “false” claims in the Times that their relationship was damaged by bullying. A statement on behalf of Princes Harry and William described the story’s “inflammatory language” as “offensive”. The Times quoted a source saying the Sussexes felt they had been …

Retired Pope Benedict XVI has issued a defence of priestly celibacy in the Catholic Church as his successor considers easing a ban on married men serving as priests. Pope Benedict made the appeal in a book co-authored with Cardinal Robert Sarah. It comes in response to a proposal to allow …

Iran’s leaders are facing growing calls to dismiss senior officials after a Ukrainian passenger plane was shot down killing all 176 people on board. Thousands of protesters demanded accountability on Saturday after the military said it had mistakenly downed the jet, having earlier denied it. Riot police have been deployed …

Iran has admitted “unintentionally” shooting down a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing all 176 people on board. An investigation found that “missiles fired due to human error”, President Hassan Rouhani said. He described the crash as an “unforgivable mistake”. The military said the jet turned towards a sensitive site belonging to …

Remember the old lady who went viral after dancing to Fireboy’s song Vibration? Yes, that old lady has passed away. Reports suggest that the 92-year-old woman in the viral video could be heard saying she didn’t want to carry overload, which is the catchy phrase in the song while vibing …

US President Donald Trump’s decision to assassinate Gen Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Quds Force, has set off a chain of consequences. One of the first was on the unfinished war against jihadists. Almost immediately the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group suspended operations in Iraq. The US …

The body of child aged around 10 has been found in the undercarriage of plane that had arrived in Paris from Abidjan, sources close to the investigation have told French media. Air France confirmed that “the lifeless body of a stowaway” was discovered at Charles de Gaulle Airport early in …

Iran has carried out a ballistic missile attack on air bases housing US forces in Iraq, in retaliation for the US killing of General Qasem Soleimani. More than a dozen missiles launched from Iran struck two air bases in Irbil and Al Asad, west of Baghdad. It is unclear if …