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State of emergency declared in Papua New Guinea after major quake
Government is working to restore services and provide aid to affected areas
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Eight Turkish soldiers killed in Syria, 13 wounded: army
Attack makes thursday one of the deadliest days for Ankara since its cross-border operation against YPG
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China's rubber-stamp legislature to give Xi free rein
The two-week session will likely clear way for Xi to rule for life
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Conflict between imams and local government in Russia's North Caucasus region
Imams accuse politicians of corruption
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Trump moots 'ultimate' punishment for drug dealers
We need strength against pushers and drug dealers: Trump
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Key Brexit dates ahead
the two sides are now seeking to agree a transition and trade deal
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How US should react to Putin’s nuclear threats
America cannot allow nonproliferation efforts to fall, given tensions over nuclear programs in other countries
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US accuses Russia of breaching treaties with 'invincible' weapons
Putin unveiled the new Russian nuclear arsenal earlier in a state of the nation address
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America's missile-defense system not ready for hypersonic threats
US Missile Defense Agency says hypersonic weapons create a 'significant' gap in US missile interceptor capabilities
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One killed, scored injured as Kabul car bomb targets foreign forces
Attack came two days after Ashraf Ghani offered to start peace talks with Taliban
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New York regulator asks Deutsche, other banks about Kushner loans
According to government financial disclosures, Kushner has lines of credit at three banks
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Catalonia: Key dates in fight for independence
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, refuses to negotiate greater budgetary autonomy
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Resumption of Afghan peace process on the cards again: sources
Strategy of 'behind the scene' talks will be adopted to settle important issues before announcement of formal talks
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Saudi Arabia begins issuing cinema licences
Culture and information ministry said it had 'finalised the terms of licencing to restore cinema in Saudi'
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Siberian blizzards blast Britain and Ireland, drivers trapped in Scotland
Hundreds of people were trapped in their cars overnight on the M80 motorway between Glasgow and Edinburgh
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Egypt's Sisi warns 'defaming' army is treason
The military says it has killed scores of Islamic State group extremists in the offensive
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Man calls police on KFC chicken shortage in Britain
Police say behaviour is 'putting lives at risk by keeping call handlers from answering real emergencies'
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In a first, Prince William to visit Palestine, Israel
There have been no previous official visits by members of the British royal family to the Palestinian Territories.
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Not cutting ties with Pakistan: US diplomat
'We are backing Pakistan against all militant groups'
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Elderly Pakistani couple leave Syria's embattled Ghouta, says Red Crescent
Mohammad Fadhl Akram, 73, and his wife Saghran Bibi have been evacuated to Damascus
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Taliban pour cold water on invitation to Afghan peace talks
Response by the insurgent group states Kabul Peace Process is simply aimed at seeking the 'surrender' of Taliban
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India requests new Apache helicopters from US to protect border with Pakistan, China
New Delhi has sent a letter of request to Washington regarding a possible purchase of the defense item
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Ready to facilitate talks between Afghan govt, Taliban: Khawaja Asif
"We wish to see peace in Afghanistan so we welcome its president’s proposal of dialogue with Taliban"
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Nations 'inflexible' in push for permanent seats at UNSC hampering reform: Maleeha Lodhi
Despite a general agreement on enlarging the Council, member states remain sharply divided over the details
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Man jailed 44 years for supplying gun in Australia shooting makes IS salute
The teenager then shot Curtis Cheng in the back of the head outside the New South Wales police headquarters
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For the love of gun: US couples take weapons to church
Event underscores gulf between those who defend the US constitutional right to bear arms, and advocates of gun control
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India refuses to grant Pakistani pilgrims visas
India continues to violate the 1974 Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines
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African Mona Lisa' smashes estimates at London auction
The portrait of Tutu is a national icon in Nigeria, and of huge cultural significance
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Civilians stay put despite 'pause' in Syria Ghouta bloodshed
Bombardment quietened since the Kremlin ordered a daily "humanitarian pause" but no residents left home
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Pakistani student scores gold at international math competition
A total of 180 teams belonging to 17 countries from around the world competed at the event
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US warns law enforcement partners of spreading Islamic State threat
US State Department designated 7 Islamic State linked groups
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Sridevi's death in Dubai highlights delays in repatriating deceased migrant workers
'Thousands of migrant workers die in the Gulf yearly; this is the first time the wait for bodies is being discussed'
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Senators to force vote against US involvement in Yemen war
Lawmakers urge US withdrawal from the conflict
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Thai tourism body says it opposes 'sex tourism'
Although prostitution is illegal in Thailand, it is tolerated along with brothels
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Singapore's planned terror response stokes concerns over press freedom
Proposed law prohibits anyone from taking videos or photographs of area of a terror attack
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Astronomers detect 'cosmic dawn' signal from earliest stars in the universe
Revolutionary observations suggest first stars appeared 180m years after big bang, may hold information on dark matter
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US Senate passes bill promoting ties with Taiwan
In 2016, similar move from US sparked protest from China as it saw US-Taiwan relations breaking One China policy
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Indonesia brings together former militants and attack survivors
Gathering part of a broader deradicalisation push by authorities in the world’s biggest Muslim-majority country
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The real reason to worry about Italy’s election
Sunday’s vote more likely to result in a hung parliament than rather than a disruptive new government
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New York to pay Muslim women forced to remove hijabs
women offered $180,000 to take off headscarves by law department
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Hamburg Islamist knife attacker gets life in prison
He surprised the court in a recent hearing appearing with his beard shaved off, showing remorse
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China's top paper says reform does not mean life-long presidency
New amendment will likely be approved at this month’s annual meeting of China’s largely rubber stamp parliament
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German 'military advisor' to Taliban arrested in Afghanistan
Gereshk police chief Ismail Khplwak says the man is the 'military adviser of Taliban leader Mullah Nasir'
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Sex abuse scandal widens to Britain's foreign aid agency
DFID has sharply criticised the aid sector and threatened to cut funding to charities tangled in the sex scandal
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'Bittersweet victory' for Moroccan women facing domestic violence, activists say
Newly passed law criminalises ill-treatment of women but fails to define domestic violence, outlaw marital rape
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World's first hand-painted film vies for an Oscar
Working in Poland's Baltic port city of Gdansk, artists based their oil paintings on scenes shot on film with actors
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Aid convoy blocked in Syria despite UN ceasefire order: official
Top UN officials for humanitarian aid and political affairs lash out at Security Council members over 'inaction'
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Antarctica: a laboratory for climate change
Presence in Antarctica of plants proving resistant to extreme conditions has sparked hope for a warming planet
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Pakistan, India need to sit and talk on border tensions: US State dept spokesperson
Spokesperson reiterated there is no military solution in Afghanistan, ultimately has to be a political solution
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Saudi-led airstrikes kill 9 Yemeni civilians
Coalition also impose air and sea blockade to prevent weapons from reaching Houthis

















































