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Iraqi PM Vows Fallujah will be Retaken
'Zero hour for the recapture of Fallujah' - Iraqi PM; Controversial presidential candidate could win in Austria; Anti-austerity British film wins Palme d'Or prize at Cannes
Iraq's military has launched an offensive to retake Fallujah, with reports of heavy shelling on the city. Austrian presidential election candidate Norbert Hofer, of the far-right and Eurosceptic Freedom Party, and the former Green Party leader Alexander Van der Bellen, are neck-and-neck. British film director Ken Loach wins second Palme d'Or with anti-austerity film.
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