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The EU, Merkel And Migration

EU leaders have agreed on measures to vet migrants and restrict their movements. Will this satisfy Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition partner and prevent Germany's government from collapsing?

The EU, Merkel And Migration

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Friday

An Apology And Back Pay For Editor In BBC Gender Pay Inequity Battle

Former BBC China editor, Carrie Gracie, beams outside the BBC headquarters. Gracie recently came to an agreement regarding her equal-pay dispute with the media company. Dominic Lipinski/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption

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World

An Apology And Back Pay For Editor In BBC Gender Pay Inequity Battle

The media giant admitted to underpaying former China editor, Carrie Gracie. Both parties have decided on a settlement that is touted as a win in the fight against the gender wage gap.

EU Leaders Reach A Deal To Limit Migrant Travel

The MV Lifeline, a vessel for the German charity Mission Lifeline, arrives with 234 migrants onboard in the harbour of Valletta, Malta, on Wednesday. Matthew Mirabelli/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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World

EU Leaders Reach A Deal To Limit Migrant Travel

The deal calls for processing centers to be established on a "voluntary basis" to restrict migrants from moving within the European Union while asylum claims are being considered.

EU Leaders Reach A Deal To Limit Migrant Travel

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National

News Brief: Maryland Newsroom Attacked, Abortion Rights Battle, EU Migrant Summit

We have the latest details about the attack on the Capital Gazette newsroom in Maryland that killed five people. Also, the retirement of Justice Kennedy sets the stage for an abortion rights battle.

News Brief: Maryland Newsroom Attacked, Abortion Rights Battle, EU Migrant Summit

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Thursday

Merkel's Fragile Coalition Teeters On Edge Of Migration Question

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with other Europen Union leaders during a summit Thursday in Brussels. Earlier in the day she delivered a speech to a restive German parliament, deeply divided over matters of migration. Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Merkel's Fragile Coalition Teeters On Edge Of Migration Question

The German chancellor hopes to find some answers to that question at a European Union summit beginning Thursday. The parties she counts as allies have been deeply divided over how to treat newcomers.

Merkel's Fragile Coalition Teeters On Edge Of Migration Question

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France Plans Revival Of Compulsory National Service

French President Emmanuel Macron reviews French army soldiers during a ceremony commemorating General Charles De Gaulle's June 1940 appeal to French resistance against Nazi Germany, earlier this month, at the Mont Valerien national memorial in Suresnes, outside Paris. Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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France Plans Revival Of Compulsory National Service

On the campaign trail, French President Emmanuel Macron first proposed bringing back national service, which was phased out in 1996.

Piece Of 130-Ton Fatberg Goes On Display At London Museum

The display of waste that accumulates inside sewers has been a huge draw. To quote the BBC, "There's even a fatberg musical — currently in the pipeline.

Piece Of 130-Ton Fatberg Goes On Display At London Museum

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Ship Carrying More Than 200 Migrants Allowed To Dock In Malta

The ship operated by German aid group Mission Lifeline, carrying 234 migrants, arrives at the Valletta port in Malta on Wednesday, after a journey of nearly a week while awaiting permission to make landfall. Chris Mangion/AP hide caption

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Ship Carrying More Than 200 Migrants Allowed To Dock In Malta

The ship operated by a German charity languished at sea for nearly a week seeking permission to enter a port. The latest incident comes as the EU is set to discuss the ongoing migrant crisis.

Wednesday

U.K. Supreme Court Rules It's Unfair To Offer Civil Unions Only To Same-Sex Couples

Rebecca Steinfeld, left, and Charles Keidan, shown outside London's Royal Courts of Justice in 2017, wanted their relationship recognized in law without the "patriarchal baggage" of marriage. They said they faced discrimination because only same-sex couples were eligible for civil partnerships. Charlotte Ball/AP hide caption

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U.K. Supreme Court Rules It's Unfair To Offer Civil Unions Only To Same-Sex Couples

A London couple has been fighting to open up civil unions to straight couples. Britain's Supreme Court ruled in their favor on Wednesday, although the decision does not automatically change the law.

Politics

National Security Adviser Bolton Arranging A Summit Between Trump And Putin

National Security Adviser John Bolton met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to arrange a summit between Putin and President Trump.

National Security Adviser Bolton Arranging A Summit Between Trump And Putin

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Poland Backtracks On A Controversial Holocaust Speech Law

Polish lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to remove prison penalties in a controversial Holocaust law. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (upper left) looks on as a right-wing lawmaker blocks the podium in a failed effort to obstruct the vote. Alik Keplicz/AP hide caption

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Poland Backtracks On A Controversial Holocaust Speech Law

Under the law, anyone who accuses the country of complicity in Nazi crimes during World War II could face three years' imprisonment. But lawmakers voted to remove that penalty on Wednesday.