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Russian marine killed in rescue bid

Rebels show parts of a parachute near the northern Syrian village of Yamadi, 24 November

A Russian marine is killed on a mission to rescue from rebels the crew of a jet downed by Turkey near the Syrian border, as Nato states join ranks.

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Paris 'ringleader was near Bataclan'

Paris's chief prosecutor says the suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, was near the Bataclan theatre while a siege was taking place.

  • 24 November 2015
  • From the section Europe

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Vatican puts five on trial over leaks

Five people, including two investigative journalists and a Spanish priest, go on trial in the Vatican over the leaking of secret documents.

  • 24 November 2015
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Hostages freed from gunmen in France

  • 24 November 2015
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Socialist Costa named Portuguese PM

  • 24 November 2015
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France and US intensify anti-IS push

  • 24 November 2015
  • From the section Europe

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President Hollande's search for allies

UN resolution on IS 'extraordinary step'

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Features

Sport 'My world looks different'

Is Klitschko really bad for boxing?

  • 23 November 2015
  • From the section Boxing
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Polls apart

How Twitter users mocked survey on Muslim "sympathy" for jihadis

  • 24 November 2015

EU's testing times

UK deal looks difficult in nervous Brussels

  • 24 November 2015

'Treated like terrorists'

How the Paris attacks are affecting Muslim children

  • 24 November 2015
  • From the section Magazine

Briton with a mission

Astronaut Tim Peake excited as trip to space station looms

  • 23 November 2015
  • From the section Europe

Leap of faith

Has the Catholic Church really changed?

  • 22 November 2015
  • From the section Magazine

Our Expert

Paris attacks: The huge implications for Europe

The horrific assault one Friday night in Paris will have a huge impact on Europe, writes the BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler

20 November 2015
Katya Adler Europe editor

Business

EU-Ukraine free trade 'set for 2016'

  • 17 November 2015
  • From the section Europe

VW's EU car sales slip in October

  • 17 November 2015
  • From the section Business

Eurozone October inflation revised up

  • 16 November 2015
  • From the section Business

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