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Brexit deal seen close as EU-UK talks go down to wire

There was pessimism a breakthrough would happen Wednesday night, with attention focused on a possible… Read More

Landslide kills 22 in southern Ethiopia

The victims included nine women and six children, said sources. Read More

Queen sets out PM Johnson’s Oct 31 Brexit priority

All parties want an early election, but disagree over when it should be held. Read More

Iran discovers gas field near Gulf: state media

Iran has discovered a gas field near the Gulf with enough reserves to supply the… Read More

Britain’s Johnson plays down Brexit breakthrough hopes

Johnson rose to power in July on a promise not to extend Brexit for a… Read More

French police use tear gas to break up yellow vest protest

There were minor clashes in some of the other protests around France. Read More

Four dead in New York shooting

Four men were pronounced dead at the scene, while two other men and a woman… Read More

Thai zoo solves mystery of celebrity panda’s death

Pandas generally live 14-20 years in the wild but can live up to 30 years… Read More

US detained nearly one million migrants in 12 months

The surge came mainly from Central American migrants fleeing poverty and violence, crossing in large… Read More

At least 10 killed in bomb attack on bus in east Afghanistan

There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Read More

Iraqi PM pledges reforms to calm angry protests

The public sector remains the largest employer in Iraq, a country of 40 million people,… Read More

Thousands in bloody protests across Iraq, 28 dead

Riot police and army troops fired at the ground from automatic weapons mounted on military… Read More

Dr Faisal urges world to take notice of blatant rights violations in occupied Kashmir

He said the internationalization of Kashmir dispute has moved India to the corner and it… Read More

Nine dead as thousands protest across Iraq

Protesters regrouped and tried to reach the capital's iconic Tahrir Square for the second day,… Read More

Conservatives take lead in Canada election: polls

The two parties had been neck and neck at the start of the campaign Read More

Amazon vows to be carbon neutral by 2040, buying 100,000 electric vans

Bezos announced a number of actions at a press conference in Washington ahead of the… Read More

Trump lifts tariffs on hundreds of Chinese goods

The trade war has weighed on the global economy. Read More

US to withdraw and withhold funds from Afghanistan, blames corruption

Residents of Kabul have accused the NPA of ignoring people’s need for energy Read More

Israel’s Netanyahu fails to win majority in close election

An election loss could leave Netanyahu at risk of prosecution in the graft cases Read More

Algerians take to the streets to oppose presidential poll

Demonstrations that started in February led to the resignation of president Abdelaziz Bouteflika in April,… Read More