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UK opposition seek ways to stop no-deal Brexit
The Labour leader says he plans to call a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Boris Johnson next week
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UN committee faults Nepal in child labour, abuse case
UN Committee calls on Nepal to remove existing obstacles hindering forced-labour victims from filing complaints
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Beijing expresses "strong dissatisfaction" with G7 on Hong Kong
Geng Shuang expresses opposition to a statement made by the leaders
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Madrid hit by heavy flooding
Firefighters in the region were called out 152 times on Monday
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Iran court upholds British Council staffer's 10-year jail term
Esmaili says that she had been tasked with drawing up and managing cultural "infiltration" projects
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Migrant drowns off Belgium while trying to swim to UK
Body of the 48-year-old was discovered on Friday, wearing a makeshift life jacket made of empty plastic bottles
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India using army against its own people: Arundhati Roy
Author faces social media ire for controversial statement
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China to hold fresh military drills near Taiwan
It did not offer details on the scale of the exercises or which military units were involved
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Australian arrested in China for 'espionage'
Foreign Minister Marise Payne says Yang Hengjun, an outspoken pro-democracy activist, is held under 'harsh conditions'
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Warily, Saudi shops push boundaries on prayer-time shutdown
Stores in Riyadh malls saw it as a nod-and-a-wink approach to avert a conservative backlash
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Oil rises as US-China trade comments calm markets
Trump says China was sincere about wanting to reach a deal,
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Trump asks Supreme Court to allow full enforcement of asylum crackdown
New rule will bar almost all immigrants from applying for asylum at the southern border
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Brazil rejects G7 aid to fight Amazon fires
Bolsonaro reacted by blasting Macron for having a "colonialist mentality"
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US Muslim congresswoman urges respect for human rights in occupied Kashmir
Ilhan Omar stresses international organisations should be allowed to document what is happening on the ground
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African forest fires in spotlight after Amazon outcry
G7 nations pledge $20 million on the Amazon, mainly on fire-fighting aircraft
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Pakistani migrants among six dead in Greece car crash
10 injured in the accident; police believe human smugglers were responsible for the crash near Turkey-Greece border
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Trump says next G7 summit likely to be at his golf club
Critics say Trump is looking to make a profit from his time in the White House
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Hong Kong violence becoming more serious, but government in control, says Lam
The Chinese-ruled city is grappling with its biggest political crisis
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New fires rage in Amazon as Brazil military planes battle flames
Seventy personnel, firefighters and troops, have been deployed to put out the blazes, the Rondonia government said
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Turkey observing ‘IOK situation’
FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi calls his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavusoglu
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Brazilian women should be ashamed of Bolsonaro for mocking my wife: Macron
The leaders have been feuding in recent weeks, with Macron blaming Bolsonaro for fires in the Amazon
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Father-in-law slashes ear, husband bites nose of wife’s mother in dowry dispute
The injured woman was taken to hospital; an FIR has been lodged
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Malaysia in talks with Pakistan, others to barter arms with palm oil
Southeast Asia’s third-biggest economy seeks to replace old equipment to boost its defence capabilities
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In India's Tihar jail, prisoner swallows cellphone to hide it from officers
Cellphone has been retrieved but a micro SIM and a mini charger is still inside the inmate's stomach
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Bosses who do not believe in gender biases seen hiring fewer women
Women remain under-represented in science and technology and are less likely to be promoted, research reveals
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Trump says ready to meet with Iranian leader after G7 diplomacy
US president has put in place a policy of "maximum pressure" on Tehran over its disputed nuclear programme
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Sri Lanka's new army chief dismisses war crimes claims
Shavendra Silva has been accused by UN of committing war crimes during Sri Lanka's separatist conflict
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Lebanon says Israel drone attack is a 'declaration of war'
The army says two Israeli drones had violated Lebanese airspace over Beirut before dawn on Sunday
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Bangladesh court orders 'virgin' removed from marriage certificate
Under the country's law, a bride has to select whether she is a Kumari (virgin), widow or divorced
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Iran president makes case for talks as G7 gambit slammed
"The main thing is our country's national interests," says Rouhani
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Taliban say close to agreement with US
Taliban would invite all Afghan groups to participate in future 'Islamic government': spokesman
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Pakistan, India can handle Kashmir issue on their own: Donald Trump
Trump says Modi has Kashmir 'under control'; Modi admits Kashmir is a bilateral issue
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India must release all political prisoners, end IOK information blockade: Amnesty International
'Detentions not only violate international law but clearly indicate stifling of freedom of expression in IOK'
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Myanmar clashes between army and rebels force thousands from home
Local civil society organisations in Myanmar's Shan state say more than 2,000 people have been displaced by conflict
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Saudi, UAE renew call for south Yemen peace talks
Urging a ceasefire following deadly clashes
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Deal with US will not stop attacks on Afghan forces: Taliban
Both groups have been negotiating in Qatar since 2018 on a deal centred on the withdrawal of US forces
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Battered Hong Kong faces economic recession, existential crisis
Banks of the city are issuing unprecedented profit warnings, while hotels and restaurants are half-empty
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Trump, Abe say US and Japan have agreed in principle on trade deal
The agreement would cool trade dispute between the two allies just as a trade war between the US and China escalates
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UK pledges £10 mn for fire-ravaged Amazon
After French President said world leaders agreed to help the countries affected by the wildfires
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Iranian tanker no longer has Turkey destination - shipping data
The vessel was heading to Kalamata in southern Greece, but Greece said it would not offer any facilities to the tanker
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Sudan triggers state of emergency in east over tribal clashes
Sudanese police say at least 16 people had been killed and forces had been dispatched to contain the fighting
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Anti-G7 activists march with 'stolen' Macron portraits
More than 9,000 protesters join a peaceful anti-G7 march across a bridge linking France and Spain
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Seven dead in mid-air collision in Mallorca
A couple and their two children were aboard the helicopter along with the pilot
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Brazil's army fights Amazon fires after hundreds more flare up
The fires have triggered a global outcry and are a major topic of concern at the G7 meeting in Biarritz
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Iran foreign minister makes surprise visit to G7 summit
Represents a gamble by French president who seeks to soothe spiraling tensions between Iran and the US
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Hong Kong police arrest 36, youngest aged 12, after running battles with protesters
Police fires water cannon and volleys of tear gas in running battles with brick-throwing protesters
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China says wants 'calm' resolution to US trade war
Trade war between the world’s two largest economies escalated with both sides tariffs on each other’s exports
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Israeli warplanes hit Gaza after Palestinian rocket fire: army
Three rockets were fired from Gaza into southern Israel
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Trump suggested nuking hurricanes: report
Hopes to disrupt hurricane formation before they make landfall in the US
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Modi conferred ‘The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance’ in Bahrain
First Indian prime minister to visit Bahrain, received the honour on Saturday night