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US officials believe Saudi crown prince has blocked his mother from seeing King Salman, says NBC
Reports suggest King Salman has told people around him that he misses his wife and does not know her current status
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Yemen's Houthis and Saudi Arabia in secret talks to end war: sources
Sources report Houthi spokesperson Salam in direct communication with Saudi officials to find solution to conflict
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Assad regime's blitz of eastern Ghouta in numbers
Onslaught has retaken 70 per cent of the area and killed nearly 1,260 civilians - a fifth of them children
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Western allies confront Moscow over spy attack, vote meddling
Allies demand explanation from Russia for planting nerve agent in returned spy's daughter's luggage
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Trump to oust national security advisor HR McMaster, says report
White House spokesperson denies reports, says official has a 'good relationship' with the US President
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Dramatic escape: Hostage shoots Afghan Taliban captors as they pray
Awal grabbed a weapon belonging to one of his captors and opened fire
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Vanessa Trump files for divorce from Donald Trump Jr
The former model filed for an uncontested divorce
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Chamber of Commerce warns Trump against China tariffs
Tariffs could lead to a destructive trade war with serious consequences for US, says US Chamber of Commerce President
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UN staff in Geneva set to strike in protest at pay cut
Angry UN staff in Geneva began protesting last May against a 7.5 per cent cut to their salaries
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Top Nike executive resigns amid complaints: report
Parker says, 'this has been a very difficult time for Nike'
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Death toll in Bolivia prison raid rises to eight
National police chief Alfonso Mendoza says there is complete lawlessness in Palmasola
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Spanish police raid Catalan govt HQ in vote probe
Civil Guard spokesperson says operation targets citizens assistance office and separatist group
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UN condemns abuses in Mexico probe of 43 missing students
UN says evident torture of suspects arrested in the case amounted to 'double injustice'
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Iran slams 'simple-minded' Saudi crown prince
Crown Prince Salman says if Tehran develops a nuclear weapon, Riyadh will follow
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Thousands of Brazilians mourn slain Rio councillor, rights activist
Around 10,000 people marched to the Rio state assembly to protest the slaying of Marielle Franco
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White House: Will remain tough on Russia until its behaviour changes
White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders urges on the sanctions until Moscow changes attitude
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Florida foot bridge collapse leaves four people dead
Newly installed pedestrian bridge collapses at Florida International University
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Dog destined for Kansas flown to Japan via United Airlines
The owner found a Great Dane that was supposed to on his way to Japan instead of her dog
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Plane loses 3 tonnes of gold during take-off
An-12 plane was carrying 8.3 tonnes of gold and other precious metals
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Warmer weather increases break-ups, says psychologist
Increase and decrease in sunlight has something to do with the warm weather break-ups
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‘People in relationships more likely to gain weight than singletons’
More pressure to look good and the impact of having children are reasons to gain more weight
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Queen gives formal consent for grandson Harry to marry Meghan Markle
The queen confirms her approval of the wedding of Harry
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British PM urges global response in visit to spy attack scene
May has blamed Moscow for the attack
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Rwanda bans mosques from using loudspeakers for call to prayer
An official from a Muslim association criticises the harsh decision, saying they could instead keep the volume down
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Rape used as wide-scale weapon of war in Syria: UN
29-page report is based on 454 interviews with survivors, relatives, eyewitnesses, defectors and medical staff
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No "bloody nose" plan for N.Korea strike: US commander
Harris said 'We have no bloody nose strategy,'
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French arrest warrant out for Saudi crown prince's sister
This was done on suspicion of ordering her bodyguard to beat up a worker at her Paris apartment
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US hits Russians with sanctions for election meddling, cyber attacks
Mnuchin said additional sanctions were planned against Russian government officials and oligarchs
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Saudi Arabia will develop nuclear bomb if Iran does, says crown prince
Kingdom accelerates plans to build 16 nuclear reactors of $80 billion over the next two decades
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Astronaut's DNA changed by spending a year in space
Identical twins are no longer genetically the same after astronaut Scott Kelly returned from space
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Chinese crackdown in Xinjiang separates Pakistanis from Uighur wives
Lawmakers have urged authorities to raise the issue of detention of 50 Chinese women
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Bali to temporarily close international airport, curb internet use over Hindu holiday
Hospitals, banks, and certain public places will not be included in the cellular restriction
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World's leading bottled water brands contaminated with plastic particles: report
Plastic was identified in 93 per cent of the samples
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Woman who shot boyfriend dead in YouTube stunt jailed 6 months
"Me and Pedro are probably going to shoot one of the most dangerous videos ever-HIS idea not MINE."
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Bankrupt Toys 'R' Us to shut down all 885 stores in US
In Britain, its 75 remaining shops will close within six weeks
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India eyeing Boeing's Super Hornet to boost its air force
Defense ministry plans to within weeks issue a request for information for a fighter to be built in India
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Left-leaning Rio city councillor gunned down
Franco's party said she had not reported receiving threats of late
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Nigeria's Buhari meets parents of kidnapped schoolgirls
President visits school from where Boko Haram militants abducted girls
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Nepal chief justice sacked for faking date of birth
A judicial council concluded that Parajuli should have retired seven months ago when he turned 65
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Russia lauds Pakistan's anti-terror efforts
Kremlin security official meets NSA adviser, foreign secretary
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Pakistan among top 80 happiest countries, beats India, Afghanistan: UN report
Pakistan jumped up five spots from 2017
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China's Jiangsu vows to step up smog war after Jan spike
Governor Wu Zhenglong promises 'stricter strategies with higher standards' to control emissions
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Syria regime enters key rebel-held Ghouta town: monitor
Regime forces assaults Hammuriyeh and are able to control parts of it, says Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
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'Panama Papers' law firm shuts down operations
At least 150 investigations were opened in 79 countries to examine possible tax evasion and money laundering
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Slovakia's Fico: Anti-migrant leftist haunted by dead journalist
Announcing his resignation, Fico insisted he would propose a new prime minister from his own Smer party
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Two killed as Guinea teachers call off month-long strike
Strikes have paralysed the country's education system and fractured relations between teachers, parents and the state
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Slovenian PM Cerar resigns as pressure mounts ahead of election
Cerar says to step down in the wake of a Supreme Court decision to annul the result of a September referendum
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Israeli manslaughter soldier seeks cut in jail term
Shooting in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron was caught on video by a human rights group and spread widely online
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UN set to threaten arms embargo on South Sudan
Draft resolution to renew the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission for a year
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German woman lands in Dubai jail for tampering with parking ticket
The offender confessed that she had got a paid parking ticket and tried to use the same ticket later