Support for Spain's Socialists rises before April election: poll

Spain's ruling Socialists would lead the vote if general elections were held today, with 33.3 percent of the vote and up from 29.9 percent a month earlier, according to the official state-run CIS opinion poll published on Thursday.

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Brexit talks are moving forward, work still to be done: UK PM's spokesman

British talks with the European Union to secure changes to a Brexit deal have moved forward in the last week, but there is still a significant amount of work to do, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said on Thursday.

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Mass grave found in last Islamic State bastion: SDF

A mass grave containing the bodies of dozens of people who may be Yazidis enslaved by Islamic State has been found in territory recently seized by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an SDF official said on Thursday.

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Russian court denies detained U.S. investor Calvey bail

A Russian court on Thursday ruled that prominent U.S. investor Michael Calvey should remain in custody pending trial, rejecting his appeal to be released on bail or moved to house arrest.

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Japanese PM Abe says fully backs Trump over North Korea no deal

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday he fully backed U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to end his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un without an agreement.

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Cardinal Pell's lawyer apologizes for 'terrible choice of phrase'

The defense lawyer for Australian Cardinal George Pell, a former top Vatican official now in custody pending sentencing for sexually abusing 13-year-old boys, apologized on Thursday for controversial comments he made about the assault.

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SDF trying to confirm whether Yazidis buried in mass grave: SDF commander

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces are trying to confirm if dozens of bodies found in a mass grave in territory recently captured from Islamic State are Yazidis who were held captive by the jihadists, an SDF commander said on Thursday.

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'Sometimes you have to walk:' Trump leaves Hanoi with no deal

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The best pictures from the curtailed Trump-Kim summit

The second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended abruptly on Thursday, with a working lunch and a scheduled signing ceremony being called off.

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A remote group of islands is closing to tourists. Here's why

Managing a popular tourist attraction can be kind of like throwing a party -- everyone wants to come and have fun, but nobody wants to help clean up when it's over.

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How rovers are searching for alien life in the desert

Before they go to Mars, rovers like NASA's Mars 2020 and the European Space Agency's ExoMars missions need to be equipped to study the Red Planet and collect samples. So where's the best Mars on Earth? These researchers think the closest analog is Chile's Atacama Desert.

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Mass grave found in last Islamic State enclave: SDF commander

A mass grave containing the bodies of dozens of people believed to be Yazidis held captive by Islamic State has been found in territory recently captured from the jihadists by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an SDF commander said.

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China's ruling elite tell Xi they have 'strengthened education' of families

Members of the ruling elite of China's governing Communist Party have written to President Xi Jinping to tell him of their efforts to "strengthen education" of their families, state media said on Thursday, part of Xi's stringent anti-graft campaign.

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'Sometimes you have to walk:' Trump leaves Hanoi with no deal

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The best pictures from the curtailed Trump-Kim summit

The second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended abruptly on Thursday, with a working lunch and a scheduled signing ceremony being called off.

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A remote group of islands is closing to tourists. Here's why

Managing a popular tourist attraction can be kind of like throwing a party -- everyone wants to come and have fun, but nobody wants to help clean up when it's over.

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How rovers are searching for alien life in the desert

Before they go to Mars, rovers like NASA's Mars 2020 and the European Space Agency's ExoMars missions need to be equipped to study the Red Planet and collect samples. So where's the best Mars on Earth? These researchers think the closest analog is Chile's Atacama Desert.

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If UK government can bring Brexit deal back for vote before March 12 it will do so: minister

If the government can bring a revised Brexit deal back to parliament for its approval before March 12 it will do so, the leader of the House of Commons, Andrea Leadsom, said on Thursday.

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Thousands stranded in Bangkok as flights affected by India Pakistan tensions

Thousands of travelers were stranded in Bangkok on Thursday when Thai Airways International canceled more than a dozen flights to and from Europe after Pakistan closed its airspace amid rising tensions with India.

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Russia offers to help mediate between India and Pakistan: agencies

Russia is prepared to offer India and Pakistan a platform to talk after tensions between the two nuclear powers flared, Russian news agencies cited Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Thursday.

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Trump walks away from deal with North Korea's Kim over sanctions demand

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had walked away from a nuclear deal at his summit with Kim Jong Un because of unacceptable demands from the North Korean leader to lift punishing U.S.-led sanctions.

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