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Failure to tackle warming ‘suicidal’ warns UN secretary-general
The UN secretary-general has warned negotiators at a major meeting that failing to increase efforts on climate change would be "not only immoral but...
Second Canadian held as China row deepens
A second Canadian has been detained in China on accusations of harming national security, as tension continues between the two countries.
It was confirmed today...
Most London homicides for a decade
The number of killings in London has reached the highest number for a decade.
The fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old man in Lee on Tuesday...
Mozambique busts ‘30,000 ghost workers’
Mozambique's government has discovered more than 30,000 ghost workers on the civil service payroll.
The civil service minister said some were paid for jobs they...
Thailand to hold first election since coup
Thailand's military government has said political parties are free to start campaigning ahead of a long-awaited election scheduled for February 24 next year.
The announcement...
UK Prime Minister calls off MPs’ vote on her Brexit deal
UK Prime Minister Theresa May says she has called off Tuesday's crucial vote on her Brexit deal because it "would be rejected by a...
France President to address nation as students blockade dozens of schools
France's president, Emmanuel Macron, will address the nation later today amid widespread protests that over the past four weeks have morphed from a grassroots...
Germany’s ruling CDU chooses new party leader, but Merkel to stay as Chancellor for...
Germany's ruling Christian Democrat Union has chosen Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as their new party leader, but Angela Merkel plans to serve out her term as...
President Trump nominates William Barr to be new attorney-general
US President Donald Trump has nominated William Barr to be the new attorney general, a post he held in the 1990s.
By replacing Jeff Sessions,...
Australian ex-archbishop cleared of child abuse cover-up charges
An Australian court has overturned the conviction of a former archbishop who was the world's most senior Catholic cleric held guilty of concealing child...
