Australia sending aid by sea to towns cut off by wildfires
Navy ships and military aircraft were bringing water, food and fuel to towns where supplies were depleted and roads were cut off by the fire...Read More
Erdogan, Istanbul rival lock horns over 'crazy canal'
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's dream project of building a canal in Istanbul to rival those at Suez and Panama has turned into a polit...Read More
North Korea's Kim on sovereignty, sanctions and strategy
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has announced that Pyongyang no longer considers itself bound by its moratoriums on nuclear and intercontine...Read More
US to deploy troops to Middle East after embassy attack
US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper said on Tuesday that the US will deploy the troops immediately to the Middle East, a move taken hours aft...Read More
Trump says he does not want, nor foresee, war with Iran
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Taiwan leader rejects China's offer to unify under Hong Kong model
Tsai, who's seeking re-election in a Jan. 11 vote, also vowed in a New Year's speech to defend Taiwan's sovereignty, saying her ...Read More
Trump says happy to have a trial in the Senate, but he does not really care
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Hong Kong readies for New Year democracy rally
The city has been battered by more than six months of unrest with millions marching, as well as confrontations in which police have fired te...Read More
Kim says N Korea to show 'new strategic weapon,' leaves room for talks
North Korea's leader plans to further develop nuclear programmes and to introduce a "new strategic weapon" in the near future,...Read More
Kim 'a man of his word' on denuclearization, Trump says
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he believes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will stick to his commitments on denuclearization, eve...Read More
Trump warns Iran after Iraqi protesters storm US embassy in Baghdad
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US sending hundreds more troops after Baghdad embassy attacked
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US to send Marines to embassy in Iraq as Trump blames Iran for attack
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Mike Pompeo warns Iraq US will 'defend its people' after embassy attack
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Iraq on Tuesday that Washington will "defend its people" after supporters of pro-Iran factio...Read More
President Xi Jinping expresses concern over Hong Kong protests in his New Year's address
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Donald Trump expects Iraq to 'use its forces' to protect US embassy in Baghdad
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Carrie Lam: Protests brought Hong Kong 'sadness' in 2019
Months of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have brought “sadness, anxiety, disappointment and even rage," the city's leader said...Read More
Taiwan passes law to combat Chinese influence on politics
Taiwan's parliament passed an anti-infiltration law on Tuesday to combat perceived threats from China as the island gears up for a presi...Read More
Washington says Baghdad failed to 'protect' Americans
Washington has accused Iraqi authorities of failing to "protect" US interests, the day after deadly American air strikes against a...Read More
Russia brings in artificial snow to beat its hottest year on record
“This year in Russia was the hottest for the entire period of instrumental observations,” the head of the Gidromedtsentr weather service, Ro...Read More
Thousands trapped on Australia beach encircled by fire
As many as four thousand people are trapped on the foreshore of the encircled seaside town of Mallacoota, as smoke turned day to night and t...Read More
Pompeo to visit Ukraine as Senate weighs impeachment trial
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Muslim women spread Christmas cheer in Gaza
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Bangladesh closes breast milk bank after Islamist protests
Bangladesh's top Islamic leadership has not yet made a ruling on the milk bank, but it was halted after critics said the plan could lea...Read More
Taliban say have 'no ceasefire plans' in Afghanistan
The Taliban on Monday denied agreeing to any ceasefire in Afghanistan after rumours swirled of a potential deal that would see a reduction i...Read More
China convicts researchers in gene-edited baby controversy
Lead researcher He Jiankui was sentenced to three years and fined 3 million yuan ($430,000). He, the lead researcher, said 13 months ago tha...Read More
US civil rights icon John Lewis diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
Civil rights icon and US House Representative John Lewis has announced that he had been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. The dia...Read More
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urges 'offensive' security measures
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called at a ruling party meeting for "positive and offensive measures" to ensure security ahead of...Read More
Ukraine rivals exchange 200 prisoners in controversial swap
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Iraq protesters lock down oil field, call strike
Iraqi anti-government protesters blockaded an oil field and rallied in southern cities Sunday while political factions remained paralysed in...Read More
Taliban council agrees to cease-fire in Afghanistan
The Taliban said Saturday they have agreed to a temporary cease-fire nationwide. It provides a window during which a peace agreement with th...Read More
Five stabbed at New York rabbi's home in 'terrorist' attack
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China to issue GDP figures under new mechanism from 2020
The new mechanism will unify the standards and procedures for calculating national and local GDP numbers which had been calculated under dif...Read More
Pope Francis appeals for prayers for Somalia blast victims
Pope Francis appealed for prayers Sunday for the scores of people who lost their lives in a truck bombing in Somalia's capital. from W...Read More
Fifty dead as cold wave sweeps through Bangladesh
The country's lowest temperature this year was recorded at 4.5 degrees Celsius (40.1° Fahrenheit) early on Sunday in Tetulia, a border t...Read More
Taiwan president: Island's democracy under threat from China
"Taiwan's most pressing challenge arises from China's expanding ambitions,`` Tsai said. ``The situation in our region is ever-m...Read More
Two dead, 2,500 seek emergency shelter in cyclone-battered Fiji
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Philippines Christmas typhoon death toll climbs to 41
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5 people stabbed at during Hanukkah celebration
Multiple people were stabbed at a synagogue in Monsey, New York, while celebrating Hanukkah late Saturday night. The NYPD Counterterrorism ...Read More
Italy's premier sets out fragile coalition's programme
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Death toll rises to 29 in Chile protests
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Thousands march in Paris to protest pension reform plan
In an unusual gesture, unions organizing the march asked yellow vest protesters to join them. The march coincided with the 59th consecutive ...Read More
Kazakhstan observes day of mourning after fatal jet crash
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Serbia plans to spend 14 billion euros by 2025 to boost growth
"We have ample room to further bolster growth which was very good (so far)," Vucic said after presenting the programme which the W...Read More
Lebanese protesters turn their ire on banks
Dozens of Lebanese protesters held a brief sit-in inside a bank in Beirut and another in the country's south on Saturday, part of their ...Read More
Pak tight-lipped about its IS operatives in Afghanistan
Even as the majority of over 600 ISIS Khorasan operatives, who, along with hundreds of their family members, surrendered in Afghanistan last...Read More
US mass killings hit new high in 2019, most were shootings
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Lahore high court returns Pervez Musharraf's application against his conviction
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Truck bomb in Somalia's capital kills at least 61 people
A truck bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia's capital, killing at least 61. It was one of the deadliest attacks in Mo...Read More
Hundreds of accused clergy left off church's sex abuse lists
Victims advocates had long criticized the Roman Catholic Church for not making public the names of credibly accused priests. Despite the d...Read More
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