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Al-Furqn Media | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images An image grab taken from a video released on July 5, 2014 by Al-Furqan Media shows alleged Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi preaching during Friday prayer at a mosque in Mosul. The Russian Defense Ministry …

Getty Images British Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Theresa May speaks at the declaration at the election count at the Magnet Leisure Centre on June 9, 2017 in Maidenhead, England. Meanwhile, a Conservative source told Reuters talks with the DUP have been very positive and constructive so far with …

Carl Court | Getty Images Fire fighters drench the burning 24-storey residential Grenfell Tower block on June 14, 2017 in London, England. The death toll from the London tower block fire has risen to 17 and the figure is expected to rise further, police said on Thursday. “Sadly, I can …

Gianluca Colla | Bloomberg | Getty Images A cyclist rides past the Swiss National Bank’s headquarters in Bern, Switzerland. The Swiss National Bank maintained its ultra-loose monetary policy on Thursday in a bid to reduce upward pressure on the strong Swiss franc. The SNB kept its target range for three-month …

Getty Images ormer UKIP leader Nigel Farage canvasses for votes for UKIP candidate Victoria Ayling ahead of the Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election on December 5, 2016 in Sleaford, England. British Prime Minister Theresa May could be under pressure to give extreme Eurosceptic Nigel Farage a key role in Brexit …

Jasper Juinen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), reacts ahead of a Eurogroup meeting of European finance ministers in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, May 22, 2017. The euro could rally Thursday afternoon in the aftermath of a monetary policy meeting from the …

Christian Hartmann | Reuters French President-elect Emmanuel Macron celebrates on the stage at his victory rally near the Louvre in Paris, France May 7, 2017. Partial official results show that French President Emmanuel Macron’s new centrist party is clearly leading the first round of parliamentary elections crucial to his plans …

Anthony Devlin | Getty Images Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks at the Labour Party general election campaign launch at Event City on May 9, 2017 in Manchester, England. Corbyn recently said the president’s behavior risked making the world a more dangerous place. “The new U.S. president seems determined to …

Tomas Sereda | Getty Images Park Guell in Barcelona, Spain. Under Article 155 of Spain’s constitution, Madrid has the power to intervene directly in the running of Catalonia’s regional government, forcing it to drop the vote and obey the law. This could involve sending in the police or suspending the …

Chris J Ratcliffe | Getty Images Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn arrives at Labour Headquarters on June 9, 2017 in London, England. After a snap election was called by Prime Minister Theresa May the United Kingdom went to the polls yesterday. The closely fought election has failed to return a clear …