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WATCH: NZ parliament speaker feeds lawmaker's baby during debate
There are times when I can be vaguely useful, says speaker Trevor Mallard
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India PM Modi uses Pakistani airspace for first time after botched Balakot attack
Pakistan had closed its airspace in February after a standoff with India in the wake of an attack in IoK
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Indonesia arrests 34, blocks internet in Papua to curb protests
As violence over mistreatment of students and perceived ethnic discrimination continues
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Damascus to let civilians flee rebel-held Idlib
Damascus has opened such corridors out of other rebel bastions in the past as a prelude to retaking them
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MIT professor quits in protest over lab links to Epstein
MIT lab director Joi Ito took money from Epstein, who committed suicide in prison on August 10
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Israel strikes Hamas base after new rocket attacks: army
A Palestinian security source said a naval base west of Gaza had been "targeted several times" by Israeli aircraft
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Iran unveils home-grown missile defence system
Officials say it is the Islamic republic's first domestically produced long-range missile defence system
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No Rohingya turn up for repatriation to Myanmar
Rohingya refugees said they did not want to return unless their safety was ensured and they were granted citizenship
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Pro-government forces claim advance south of Libya capital
Territorial gains made in Esbea sector, some 40 kilometres south of the capital
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Amazon burning: Brazil's president blames NGOs for forest fires
#PrayforAmazonas becomes a top trend on social media as millions of people shared concerns over Amazon’s future
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Syria regime forces take full control of key town
Regime forces have taken full control of the town of Khan Sheikhun and are currently clearing it of mines
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'I am the chosen one': Trump defends China trade war
He had earlier approvingly retweeted a description of himself as the king of Israel
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Sudan swears in ruling council and prime minister
A government is expected to be formed within a week
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Pentagon axes troubled $1 bn contract for missile defence
The Defense Department says it would seek bids for a new version of the weapons system
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US marks the arrival of Angela, the 'Eve' of enslaved Africans
She was one of the first African slaves known to reach the first permanent English settlement in North America
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Iraq paramilitary chief walks back accusations against US
Analysts say the divergent statements from Iraq's top commanders reflect a wider rift within the alliance
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UN says 'desperate' for Yemen aid funding
As a cash shortage threatens to reduce food rations for 12 million people
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'We won't give an inch': India faces defiance in 'Kashmir's Gaza'
Just like Gaza is resisting Israel, we will fight for our motherland with all our might, says area resident
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UK's Johnson to hold Brexit talks with Macron after Merkel offers glimmer of hope
The latest attempt to renegotiate UK's impending divorce from the EU days before the G7 summit in France
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India doing nothing, Pakistan doing very little in terrorism fight: Trump
US president criticises Pakistan a month after he hailed Islamabad's efforts for Afghan peace process
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N Korea dismisses nuclear talks if US 'hostile military moves' continue
Talks between Pyongyang and Washington have stalled since a second summit in Hanoi
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Two US soldiers 'killed in action' in Afghanistan
At least 14 US military members have been killed in action in Afghanistan this year
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India's ex-finance minister arrested at home in dramatic raid
P Chidambaram is accused of corruption
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Iran urges India to adopt ‘fair policy’ towards Kashmiri Muslims
'The British have intentionally inflicted this wound on that region for the continuation of clashes in Kashmir'
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Man arrested in Spain for 'upskirting' over 500 women
Accused uploads 283 videos to pornographic site where they were viewed over a million times
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Trump's new administration proposes longer-term detention of child migrants
New rules would replace a 1997 legal agreement that limits the time US immigration authorities can detain migrants
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Saudi women allowed to travel abroad without male guardian’s permission
The reforms are widely celebrated in the kingdom, but they also draw backlash from some people
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Man gives ‘triple talaq’ to wife for refusing chewing gum
Indian parliament has recently passed a bill banning men to separate from their wives by saying talaq three times
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‘Water pollution can reduce economic growth by a third’
World Bank report also reveals early exposure of children to nitrates affects their growth and brain development
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Bill Gates reaffirms support for Pakistan's polio eradication efforts
Gates hopes to see a polio-free Pakistan and world
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In pictures: Fortnight of curfew in occupied Kashmir
Thousands of arrests reported in occupied Kashmir
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Pope gives sick girl free run of audience stage, delighting crowd
Last year, Francis allowed a boy with autism to romp around the stage undisturbed
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Toll from Tanzania truck blast reaches 100
A doctor said most of those who survived the initial blast had suffered burns on over 80 percent of their bodies
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Welcome wears thin for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Locals blame them from everything from increased pollution and a rise in petty crime, to a lack of work
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Indonesia deploys more troops as Papua hit by fresh unrest
Indonesia's Papua was hit by fresh unrest
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Despite China warning, US approves sale of 66 F-16 fighters to Taiwan
Beijing says US arms sales to Taiwan 'constitute severe interference in China's internal affairs'
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US ports brace for surge of imports ahead of new tariffs on China
Trump announced on August 1 his plan to impose 10 percent tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese goods
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In Occupied Kashmir, families demand answers for 'unaccounted for' deaths
Multiple hospital sources told AFP at least 100 people had been hurt, some of them by firearm injuries
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Brazil bus hijacker, armed with fake gun, killed by police
The man had placed plastic bottles cut in half and partially filled with gasoline throughout the bus
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Australia's Cardinal Pell loses child sex abuse appeal
Pell had been trying to overturn the verdicts and six-year sentence for sexually assaulting two 13-year-old choirboys
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Australia to join US in Gulf maritime security mission
Morrison says Australia will send a "modest" contribution
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Forest fires in Brazil surge as deforestation accelerates
Forest fires tend to intensify during the dry season, which usually ends in late October or early November
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Toll from attack on Burkina military base rises to 24
Seven people were wounded and five others were missing
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More than 2,300 tigers killed and trafficked since 2000
In 1900, more than 100,000 tigers were estimated to roam the planet, that fell to record low of 3,200 globally in 2010
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Trump delays Denmark PM talks over lack of interest in Greenland sale
We're open for business, not for sale, says Greenland's foreign ministry
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Israel seeks to beat PTSD with 'ecstasy' therapy
Dr Keren Tzarfaty says the results of the trial's first two phases were "extraordinary
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Trump or Europe? UK's Johnson to sample post-Brexit reality at G7 summit
Johnson makes his international debut at a gathering of G7 leaders
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More action needed to boost car sales in China
Industry body calls on authorities to implement govt guidelines
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Trump once again offers to mediate on Kashmir
US president says will raise matter with Indian premier Narendra Modi over the weekend at G-7 Summit
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Offsets no match for flying less, jetsetting Prince Harry told
Questions have been raised about the royal couple's use of private jets and their environmental impact