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  • Hillary Clinton made her first campaign appearance with first lady Michelle Obama who has emerged as a powerful advocate for the former secretary of state, senator and first lady who is seeking to…

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  • NATO will press allies to contribute to its biggest military buildup on Russia's borders since the Cold War, as the alliance prepares for a protracted quarrel with Moscow.

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  • A month before the UK voted to exit the EU, now-Prime Minister Theresa May warned of its possible impact on UK businesses. With the extent of the UK's economic malaise now becoming clear, many…

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  • Opposition-controlled parliament in Venezuela has launched a political trial against President Nicolas Maduro for breaking constitutional order. In turn, the president accused the lawmakers of a “…

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  • Border controls in the passport-free Schengen area should be extended for three months, the EU has recommended. Increased checks were introduced following the European migrant crisis.

    The…

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  • The “Jungle” migrant camp near Calais woke up to a third day of a government operation to empty and clear it on Wednesday following a night of ritual tent- and shelter-burning and some gas-bottle…

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  • Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte sought to assure Japan on Wednesday that his high-profile visit to rival China last week was only about economics, but had more harsh words for long-time…

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  • Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has a significant lead in the polls and now the support of a former secretary of state.

    Donald Trump has warned her policies on Syria would lead to “…

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  • Afghan officials said on Wednesday Taliban insurgents have killed at least 26 Afghan civilians after abducting them in the remote central province of Ghor the previous day.

    The slain…

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  • The White House has announced on Tuesday that US President Barack Obama will travel to Greece, Germany and Peru in November. The trip will likely be the last international tour of his presidency.…

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  • An elite unit of the Iraqi Army paused its weeklong advance on Mosul as it approached the city’s eastern edge on Tuesday, waiting for other US-backed forces to close in on the last major urban…

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  • President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday urged foreign businesses in the Philippines worried about his deadly drug war to “pack up and leave”, as he launched another anti-American tirade before flying…

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  • Four people have been killed on a ride at a theme park on Australia’s east coast, police and park officials say.

    Two men and two women died in the Thunder River Rapids ride at DreamWorld on…

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  • At least 59 people were killed and more than 100 wounded when gunmen wearing suicide vests stormed a Pakistani police training academy in the southwestern city of Quetta and took hostages,…

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  • Turkish media have reported an explosion in a parking lot in the resort city of Antalya. The city’s mayor, Menderes Turel, said 10 people were wounded outside the city’s chamber of commerce…

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  • Three French defense officials and two other people died when a surveillance plane crashed shortly after takeoff at Malta International Airport.

    The light aircraft was setting off on a…

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  • The self-styled Islamic State terrorist group expanded its attacks on Monday against Iraqi Army and Kurdish forces to relieve pressure on its militants confronting an offensive on Mosul, its last…

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  • The leaders of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales met British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday to discuss what part the three nations will play in the Brexit process, a thorny issue that…

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  • The Donald Trump campaign has admitted the Republican lags behind Hillary Clinton with just over two weeks to go before Americans cast their votes.

    “We are behind. She has some advantages…

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  • Venezuela’s opposition-led assembly has accused President Nicolas Maduro of subverting democracy. The declaration came on the heels of a nixed referendum on removing the unpopular leader from…

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  • Spain’s Socialist party has voted to abstain in a confidence vote, paving the way for a minority conservative government. The decision moves the country closer to its first fully functional…

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  • A tour bus crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer on a southern California highway before dawn on Sunday, killing 13 people and injuring 31, authorities said.

    The bus was traveling west…

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  • The most senior US diplomat for Asia assured the Philippines on Monday that Washington remained its “trusted” ally and that it supported Manila’s blossoming ties with China.

    US Assistant…

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  • More than 1,200 police and officials in France have begun an operation to clear the “Jungle” migrant camp in Calais.

    The camp has been housing some 7,000 people in squalid conditions.…

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  • A British banker accused of murdering two Indonesian women who were found dead in his luxury Hong Kong apartment two years ago has pleaded “not guilty” in court. The grisly killings shocked the…

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