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Protests over mobilisation have taken place in more than a dozen cities across Russia.

The protest in Moscow was so small and so overrun with press in yellow vests you could hardly make out the few solitary figures who'd had the courage to come to the designated spot at the appointed time. But the police have their ways. 

The smell of death lingers long after occupation.

A century ago, in 1922, Benito Mussolini's Black Shirts marched on Rome, the start of 20 years of Fascist rule. Now, Italy could for the first time elect a prime minister whose party is rooted in neo-Fascism.

A British woman has died on a beach in Portugal.

An airport in France has been closed "indefinitely" after a cargo plane went too far on landing, with its front end finishing up in a lake.

Iran's president says protesters should be "dealt with decisively" following nationwide anti-government unrest sparked by the death of a young woman in police custody.

Abortions have effectively been banned in Arizona after a judge lifted an injunction that had blocked prosecutions for nearly 50 years.

The death toll from a migrant boat that sank off Syria this week has risen to 86.

The exodus from Russia in the wake of Vladimir Putin's call-up of 300,000 reservists continues, with people scrambling to escape to neighbouring countries.