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Brexit: Chancellor warns of dangers of no-deal, as Cabinet debates 'improved' plan
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Brexit: Chancellor warns of dangers of no-deal, as Cabinet debates 'improved' plan

Rival Conservative factions are vying for influence over the future of BrexitAs a furious battle get...

Jean-Claude Juncker fumes in rare statement about 'drinking problem' claims
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Jean-Claude Juncker fumes in rare statement about 'drinking problem' claims

JEAN-CLAUDE Juncker has furiously hit out at repeated allegations he has an alcohol problem.The Euro...

Candidates spar for European Commission president job
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Candidates spar for European Commission president job

The candidates to take over from Jean-Claude Juncker as President of the European Commission have cl...

Steve Bannon sought alliance with FBI in 2017 White House meeting
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Steve Bannon sought alliance with FBI in 2017 White House meeting

Steve Bannon urged two senior FBI officials to put their differences with the White House “behind th...

Sweden reopens rape case against Julian Assange
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Sweden reopens rape case against Julian Assange

Swedish prosecutors are to reopen an investigation into a rape allegation against Julian Assange.The...

Poll surge for Brexit party sparks panic among Tories and Labour
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Poll surge for Brexit party sparks panic among Tories and Labour

Senior Tory and Labour politicians have issued frantic calls to their voters to back them in next we...

Nearly all countries agree to stem flow of plastic waste into poor nations
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Nearly all countries agree to stem flow of plastic waste into poor nations

Almost all the world’s countries have agreed on a deal aimed at restricting shipments of hard-to-rec...

US-China trade deal: higher tariffs come into effect as talks continue
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US-China trade deal: higher tariffs come into effect as talks continue

Financial markets were braced for a full-blown trade war between the world’s two economic superpower...

'They'll be paying': Trump blasts China as US prepares to raise trade tariffs
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'They'll be paying': Trump blasts China as US prepares to raise trade tariffs

Donald Trump has accused China of “breaking” a deal it had reached in trade talks with the US, as th...

Iran announces partial withdrawal from nuclear deal
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Iran announces partial withdrawal from nuclear deal

Iran has announced its partial withdrawal from the nuclear deal signed with world powers in 2015, a...

Revealed: new evidence of China's mission to raze the mosques of Xinjiang
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Revealed: new evidence of China's mission to raze the mosques of Xinjiang

destruction of mosques in Xinjiang. Photograph: Planet LabsAround this time of the year, the edge of...

US deploys aircraft carrier and bombers after 'troubling indications' from Iran
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US deploys aircraft carrier and bombers after 'troubling indications' from Iran

National security adviser John Bolton says any Iranian attack on US or its allies will be met with ‘...

Turkey condemns 'Israeli terrorism' for bombing news agency in Gaza
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Turkey condemns 'Israeli terrorism' for bombing news agency in Gaza

Turkey’s president has attacked what he called “Israeli terrorism” after the Gaza office for the Tur...

Passengers escape after plane skids off runway into river in Jacksonville, Florida
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Passengers escape after plane skids off runway into river in Jacksonville, Florida

Boeing 737 was landing at a naval airport when it ended up in the St Johns river but 143 passengers...

End to Aids in sight as huge study finds drugs stop HIV transmission
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End to Aids in sight as huge study finds drugs stop HIV transmission

An end to the Aids epidemic could be in sight after a landmark study found men whose HIV infection w...

Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn weds bodyguard in surprise ceremony
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Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn weds bodyguard in surprise ceremony

Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has married the deputy head of his personal security detail in a...

Gavin Williamson: 'I was tried by kangaroo court – then sacked'
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Gavin Williamson: 'I was tried by kangaroo court – then sacked'

Gavin Williamson has claimed that he is the victim of a “kangaroo court” after being dramatically sa...

Venezuela crisis: Maduro claims victory over 'deranged' coup attempt
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Venezuela crisis: Maduro claims victory over 'deranged' coup attempt

Nicolás Maduro claimed his troops have thwarted a botched attempt to topple him masterminded by Vene...

Japan's emperor Akihito abdicates with message of love
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Japan's emperor Akihito abdicates with message of love

Akihito has become the country’s first monarch to give up the chrysanthemum throne in two centuriesJ...

Spanish election: socialists win amid far-right gains for Vox party
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Spanish election: socialists win amid far-right gains for Vox party

Spain’s ruling socialists won the most votes but fell short of a majority in Sunday’s snap general e...