Turkey reverses female army officers’ headscarf ban
Craig TaylorThe army was the last institution in officially secular Turkey with a ban on the Muslim headscarf. BBC News – Europe
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Jean-Claude Juncker: UK faces hefty Brexit bill
The European Commission’s president warns of a “tough” two-year divorce negotiation with the EU. BBC News – Europe
Gibraltar seizes Russian’s superyacht over German debt claim
Billionaire owner Andrei Melnichenko is alleged to owe 15.3m euros to the shipbuilder. BBC News – Europe
Russia accepts passports issued by east Ukraine rebels
Ukraine calls the move an escalation while Russia says it is a humanitarian act. BBC News – Europe
Spain’s Princess Cristina cleared in tax trial
Cristina’s husband, Inaki Urdangarin, is given a jail sentence by the court in Majorca. BBC News – Europe
Rex Tillerson to meet Russian counterpart at G20 in Germany
The US secretary of state is set to meet his Russia counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Bonn. BBC News – Europe