London, Sept 16, 2026 (AFP) - English village votes to 'secede' from UK over asylum centre plan

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An English village of around 350 people announced Wednesday that a vast majority of residents had voted to exit the UK in an "independence referendum" in protest at plans to house over 1,200 migrants in a nearby facility. Piddington in central England, 25 kilometres (15 miles) from the university city of Oxford, has grabbed headlines with its tongue-in-cheek breakaway vote. The village's parish council announced that with 312 ballots counted, 285......

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Paris, France, Sept 16, 2026 (AFP) - French ex-minister Dati goes on trial in Renault-Nissan corruption case

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Strasbourg, France, Sept 16, 2026 (AFP) - EU to ban social media for under 13s, curb access until 15

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Pristina, Sept 16, 2026 (AFP) - Kosovo ex-president war crimes verdict 'unacceptable injustice': PM

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sept 16, 2026 (AFP) - Saudi Arabia condemns 'cowardly terrorist attack' by Houthis on Mecca

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Kuala Lumpur, Sept 16, 2026 (AFP) - Malaysia to invite Myanmar leader over Rohingya repatriation push

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Stockholm, Sept 16, 2026 (AFP) - Sweden expels Iran embassy employee, summons ambassador: govt

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Strasbourg, France, Sept 16, 2026 (AFP) - EU chief calls for creation of 'European Security Council'

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Stockholm, Sept 16, 2026 (AFP) - Sweden expels Iran embassy employee, summons ambassador: govt

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Warsaw, Sept 16, 2026 (AFP) - Belarus frees 25 prisoners after US envoy's visit

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