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Interpol have rescued 216 human trafficking victims, mainly children, from forced labour and prostitution in a major operation in Benin and Nigeria.

Pope Francis says he is praying for French Catholics and for the people of Paris in face of the terrible fire which has ravaged Notre Dame cathedral.

French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to rebuild the medieval cathedral of Notre-Dame after a major fire partially destroyed the Paris landmark.

MPs have again failed to agree on proposals for the next steps in the Brexit process. The Commons voted on four alternatives to Theresa May’s withdrawal deal, but none gained a majority.

The United States Navy and 33 other countries recently carried out weeks of maritime training in the Gulf of Guinea, to improve safety against pirates and monitoring of the West Africa coastline.

The party of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lost control of the capital, Ankara, in local elections in a setback after 16 years in power.

A British Airways flight destined for Dusseldorf in Germany has landed in Edinburgh by mistake, after the flight paperwork was submitted incorrectly.

The European Union (EU) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to strengthen Nigeria’s democracy and unify its people, in line with the 2019 Abuja Peace Accord.

EU leaders have agreed on a plan to delay the Article 50 process, postponing Brexit beyond the earlier agreed 29 March. The UK will be offered a delay until 22 May

The passwords of millions of Facebook users were accessible by up to 20,000 employees of the social network, it has been reported.