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Refugee and migration advocates have condemned the deal

Police fires tear gas and rubber bullets at small groups of hardcore activists who had built barricades in Tuen Mun

The United States imposes a new round of sanctions on Iran

Says Iran is determined to respond and will 'not rest until the aggressor's collapse'

Philippines, China, Vietnam and Indonesia are listed among the world's worst offenders

Yemen's conflict has killed thousands & has triggered what the UN describes as the world's worst humanitarian crisis

Dozens of people joined night-time demonstrations around Tahrir Square

Says Iranian attacks represent a dramatic escalation of Iranian aggression

He is also due to hold bilateral talks with leaders

The memorandum was issued to the heads of all government agencies by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on Aug 27

I'm not looking for a partial deal; I'm looking for a complete deal, says Trump

Women dress in purple holding candles, lanterns to honour the memory of domestic violence victims

Pictures of several dozen hunters gather near secretive US base at 'Area 51'

The anti-government protesters are angry about what they see as creeping interference by Beijing

The yellow vest movement erupted 10 months ago and blindsided President Emmanuel Macron

The 26 survivors taken to various hospitals

A stern warning issued ahead of the event saying lethal force will be used against anyone who tried to trespass

Four million people filled city streets around the world in what was expected to be the biggest ever protest

The explosive device planted on the bus detonated at a northern entrance to the city

Huge numbers of children skip school in more than 130 countries to join a worldwide strike against climate change

US has quit the multilateral deal on Iran's nuclear programme and reimposed sweeping sanctions

The Pentagon claims the deployment will involve a moderate number of troops and will be primarily defensive in nature

Wells told committee that Trump administration remained committed to long-term stability of Afghanistan

Trudeau had earlier acknowledged that his actions were 'racist'

A potential military strike on Iran would lead to 'Israel becoming dust in half a day', says high-ranking cleric

No party drawn from the 21 per cent Arab minority has ever been part of an Israeli government

The decision helped buoy stock markets looking for light at the end of the tunnel

kingdom sees strikes on its facilities as worst attack since Iraq’s Saddam torched Kuwaiti oilfields in 1991

Poland moves to improve benefits for its estimated 272,000 citizens with disabilities ahead of October elections

Others in court appeared shocked to be on trial over throwaway comments on Twitter

Information release is part of company's push to improve understanding of how its platform is used

Only two of those killed were security force members, the rest of them civilians

Air strikes by US and Afghan forces killed 363 civilians in Afghanistan in the first half of this year

North Korea’s chief nuclear negotiator welcomes US President Donald Trump’

Victim released a video saying Chinmayanand physically exploited her

Climate march around the world

The commission began work in June when it called for witness statements and set up a telephone hotline

Detectives are interviewing witnesses and looking for camera footage, police commander says

Tahiri cannot hold public office for three years

Irish Foreign Minister Simon says I think the mood music has improved

A study suggests that 40 per cent of Indonesian adolescents engage in pre-marital sexual activity

The suspect was also member of a cult

More than 400,000 Syrians have been displaced since April alone

Experts say humanity must heal oceans made sick by climate change and pollution to protect marine life and itself

Iran denies involvement in the attacks

A protester also died and a number of people on both sides were injured

The Taliban have openly threatened to disrupt the polls

Trudeau was already under fire for an ethics lapse and other controversies

Pakistan's sustained commitment to counter all terrorist groups is critical to regional stability: Alice Wells

Humanity should brace for blowback the report warns