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Few documents in history have caused as much trouble as Britain’s 1917 Balfour Declaration, which this week celebrated its 99th anniversary. In the declaration, dated Nov.

The Paris Agreement to combat climate change went into force on Friday—a landmark that the United Nations says signals the beginning of a new chapter for humankind and demonstrates that countries…

Iraqi special forces recaptured six districts of eastern Mosul on Friday, a military statement said, expanding the army’s foothold in the stronghold of the self-styled Islamic State terrorist…

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump squared off Thursday in do-or-die North Carolina with dueling rallies—and some star power in the Democrat’s camp—as the bitter US presidential race continues to…

Lebanese President Michel Aoun has asked Saad al-Hariri to form a new government as prime minister after he secured the support of a majority of MPs, according to a presidential statement.

A car bomb rocked southeastern Turkey’s largest city on Friday, killing one person and injuring more than 40, security sources said, hours after police detained politicians of the mostly Kurdish…

The UK’s High Court has ruled that Theresa May’s administration is not allowed to trigger the country’s exit from the European Union, or Brexit, without approval from parliament. Three…

Iraqi forces are securing their foothold in the city of Mosul, moving from house to house to clear areas held by the self-styled Islamic State terrorists.

Soldiers and special forces paused…

The FBI has released archived documents concerning the pardon Bill Clinton gave to Marc Rich, a controversial, Swiss-based investor and husband of a Democratic donor. The timing of the release has…

Opposition members in Venezuela have suspended the “trial” of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, ahead of talks with the government. However, the lawmakers warn they might quit the negotiations…

French authorities have begun moving 1,500 migrant children from the Calais “Jungle” camp, a week after demolition began. Two buses carrying the first minors left the area at 08:30 local time (…

All 33 coal miners trapped underground in a gas explosion earlier this week have been found dead, state media reported on Wednesday, as work safety officials vowed to punish those responsible.

South Korea’s presidential office on Wednesday named a new prime minister and finance minister, the highest-level shakeup since President Park Geun-hye’s administration was rocked by a scandal…

German EU officials have said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to blame for the lack of agreement after his remarks on the death penalty and a crackdown on media outlets.

EU plans…

North Korea is preparing to launch an intermediate-range ballistic missile in the next three days, Fox Business Network reported on Tuesday, citing two unidentified US officials.

Syria’s Army said on Monday the Nusra Front and what the army called other terrorist groups had killed 84 people, mostly women and children, in Aleppo during the past three days, in a bombardment…

As a demonstrator at the construction site of an oil pipeline in North Dakota is charged with attempted murder, eyes shift to wider issues of corporate influence in an increasingly belligerent and…

The woman at the center of a political scandal threatening the position of South Korea’s president has been detained. Choi Soon-sil, a long-time friend of President Park Geun-hye, is accused of…

Advancing Iraqi troops broke through the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group’s defenses in an eastern suburb of Mosul on Monday, taking the battle for the insurgents’ stronghold into the…

Hundreds of rescuers on Tuesday were struggling to find 18 coal miners still trapped a day after a gas explosion killed 15 of their colleagues in western China.

The Clinton campaign has blasted FBI Director James Comey for “blatant double standards” over the new inquiry into Hillary Clinton’s email use.

The comments came after US media reports that…

The Lebanese Parliament elected former army commander, Michel Aoun, as president on Monday, ending a 29-month presidential vacuum as part of a political deal that is expected to make Saad al-…

Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson’s Progressive Party suffered a severe battering in Saturday’s general election.

The Independence Party emerged as the top party and is expected to form the next…

The UN has warned that the Syrian offensive by militants into government-held districts of Aleppo could amount to war crimes. The comments have come after state media reported of insurgent forces…

Angry residents of the Indian capital, New Delhi, are sharing images of smog, one day after Diwali celebrations saw huge quantities of fireworks set off. Levels of particulate matter in the air…