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Spanish parliament passes no-confidence against PM

The new prime minister will be the leader of the Socialists, Pedro Sanchez.

International media said that the reason for the vote was last week's verdict in a corruption case involving some former members of Rajoy's conservative People's Party.

180 MPs voted to oust Rajoy on Friday, with 169 against, and one abstained.

Thaci expects deal this year that would give Kosovo UN chair

As he said, this agreement would not have to mean recognition of Kosovo - but would allow Pristina a place in the United Nations.

"The deal between Kosovo and Serbia, which I believe will happen in 2018, will be a historic, a comprehensive agreement which will result in Kosovo's membership in United Nations," Thaci told Reuters.

7.3 earthquake devastates Iraq-Iran borders. Hundreds dead (photos)

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake has rattled the northern border region between Iran and Iraq, killing at least 135 people and injuring hundreds more.
At least 129 people died in western Iran’s Kermanshah province, officials told state media.
Six more were reported dead in Iraq. The death toll is likely to rise.

Ariana Grande Concert: Deaths After Reported Blast

A blast at an Ariana Grande concert in the northern English city of Manchester has killed an unknown number of people and wounded others, according to Aljazeera.

Police said on Monday night they were responding to reports of an explosion and there were a number of confirmed fatalities. The bomb disposal unit was on the scene.

Halkbank executive arrested in US over 'Zarrab links'

U.S. prosecutors on Match 28 charged a senior executive at a Turkish state-owned bank with participating in a multi-year scheme to violate U.S. sanctions against Iran, escalating a case that has added to tensions between the United States and Turkey ahead of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's visit to Ankara on March 30.

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