EU parliament pushes Hungary sanctions over Orban laws
The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to sanction Hungary for flouting EU rules on democracy, civil rights and corruption in an unprecedented step that left Prime Minister Viktor Orban isolated from powerful allies.
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The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to sanction Hungary for flouting EU rules on democracy, civil rights and corruption in an unprecedented step that left Prime Minister Viktor Orban isolated from powerful allies.
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Japan, U.S. say ballistic missile defense system test was successful
The United States and Japan successfully tested Japan's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system off the coast of Hawaii on Tuesday, U.S. military officials said in a statement released on Wednesday.
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The United States and Japan successfully tested Japan's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system off the coast of Hawaii on Tuesday, U.S. military officials said in a statement released on Wednesday.
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Germany will make autonomous decision on Syria action: Maas
Germany will make an autonomous decision on whether to participate in any military response to a future Syrian chemical weapons attack in line with international law and the German constitution, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday.
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Germany will make an autonomous decision on whether to participate in any military response to a future Syrian chemical weapons attack in line with international law and the German constitution, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday.
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No evidence to justify Indian businessman Mallya's extradition, UK court hears
The Indian government has failed to provide any substantial evidence to justify extraditing tycoon Vijay Mallya from Britain to face fraud charges, his lawyer told a London court on Wednesday.
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The Indian government has failed to provide any substantial evidence to justify extraditing tycoon Vijay Mallya from Britain to face fraud charges, his lawyer told a London court on Wednesday.
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Germany: We must do all we can to prevent chemical attack in Syria
Germany and other countries must do all they can to prevent chemical weapons being used in Syria, Germany's defense minister said on Wednesday, adding that a "credible deterrent" was needed.
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Germany and other countries must do all they can to prevent chemical weapons being used in Syria, Germany's defense minister said on Wednesday, adding that a "credible deterrent" was needed.
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Brexit rebels propose solution on Irish border issue
Brexit supporting rebels in Prime Minister Theresa May's party set out proposals on Wednesday which they said would allow trade to flow over the Irish border while safeguarding the integrity of the European Union's Single Market.
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Brexit supporting rebels in Prime Minister Theresa May's party set out proposals on Wednesday which they said would allow trade to flow over the Irish border while safeguarding the integrity of the European Union's Single Market.
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EU parliament pushes Hungary sanctions over Orban policies
The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to sanction Hungary for flouting EU rules on democracy, civil rights and corruption in an unprecedented step that left Prime Minister Viktor Orban isolated from powerful allies.
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The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to sanction Hungary for flouting EU rules on democracy, civil rights and corruption in an unprecedented step that left Prime Minister Viktor Orban isolated from powerful allies.
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Former Iran VP sentenced for threatening national security: Tasnim
A Iranian former vice president was sentenced to six and a half years in prison on Wednesday for threatening national security and other charges, the Tasnim news agency reported.
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A Iranian former vice president was sentenced to six and a half years in prison on Wednesday for threatening national security and other charges, the Tasnim news agency reported.
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Laos considers future hydropower plans after dam burst
Laos will take into account the devastation caused by a dam burst in July when it considers how to proceed with investment in hydropower, seen as an important income source for one of Asia's poorest countries, its prime minister said on Wednesday.
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Laos will take into account the devastation caused by a dam burst in July when it considers how to proceed with investment in hydropower, seen as an important income source for one of Asia's poorest countries, its prime minister said on Wednesday.
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Fighting resumes in Yemen's Hodeidah as peace talks stall
Heavy fighting resumed on the outskirts of Yemen's main port city of Hodeidah, days after U.N.-sponsored talks between the warring parties collapsed, military sources said on Wednesday.
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Heavy fighting resumed on the outskirts of Yemen's main port city of Hodeidah, days after U.N.-sponsored talks between the warring parties collapsed, military sources said on Wednesday.
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Brexit rebels pledge loyalty to May after talk of a plot to topple her
Brexit-supporting lawmakers in British Prime Minister Theresa May's party publicly pledged support for her on Wednesday after media reports of a plot to oust her by rebels unhappy with her proposals for exiting the European Union.
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Brexit-supporting lawmakers in British Prime Minister Theresa May's party publicly pledged support for her on Wednesday after media reports of a plot to oust her by rebels unhappy with her proposals for exiting the European Union.
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Saudi-led coalition resumes air strikes to take Yemen port city of Hodeidah: residents
A Saudi-led military coalition resumed air strikes on Wednesday in support of Yemeni allied forces seeking to capture the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah from Houthi rebels, residents said.
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A Saudi-led military coalition resumed air strikes on Wednesday in support of Yemeni allied forces seeking to capture the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah from Houthi rebels, residents said.
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International court to announce findings in Chile, Bolivia sea dispute
The International Criminal Court will announce its decision next month in a dispute between Chile and Bolivia about access to the Pacific Ocean, the Chilean government said on Wednesday.
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The International Criminal Court will announce its decision next month in a dispute between Chile and Bolivia about access to the Pacific Ocean, the Chilean government said on Wednesday.
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At Downing Street dinners, fine wines fail to win over Brexit supporters
Over a meal of braised beef, lemon tart and fine wines, British Prime Minister Theresa May's team tried late on Tuesday to convince some of her party's most strident eurosceptics to back her plans to leave the European Union.
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Over a meal of braised beef, lemon tart and fine wines, British Prime Minister Theresa May's team tried late on Tuesday to convince some of her party's most strident eurosceptics to back her plans to leave the European Union.
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Putin says Russia has found men accused by UK over poisoning
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia had found the two men accused by British prosecutors of trying to murder ex- Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Britain, but that there was nothing criminal about them.
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President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia had found the two men accused by British prosecutors of trying to murder ex- Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Britain, but that there was nothing criminal about them.
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France warns Russia, allies of committing war crimes in Syria's Idlib
France's foreign minister said on Wednesday that the indiscriminate bombing by Russian, Syrian and Iranian forces in Syria's Idlib region could amount to war crimes.
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France's foreign minister said on Wednesday that the indiscriminate bombing by Russian, Syrian and Iranian forces in Syria's Idlib region could amount to war crimes.
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Ruling on Indian businessman Mallya's extradition case to be given on December 10: judge
The ruling on whether Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya can be extradited from Britain to India to face fraud charges will be given on December 10, England's Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot said on Wednesday.
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The ruling on whether Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya can be extradited from Britain to India to face fraud charges will be given on December 10, England's Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot said on Wednesday.
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Cambodia leader tells world to stay out of Indochina politics
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Wednesday that countries outside Indochina are too critical of politics in the region and that it should be left to solve its own problems.
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Wednesday that countries outside Indochina are too critical of politics in the region and that it should be left to solve its own problems.
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Northern Ireland's DUP sees no need for border infrastructure in Brexit deal or no deal
Infrastructure will not be needed on the Northern Irish border whether a Brexit deal is reached or not, the deputy leader of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party said on Wednesday.
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Infrastructure will not be needed on the Northern Irish border whether a Brexit deal is reached or not, the deputy leader of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party said on Wednesday.
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Turkish intelligence seizes bombing suspect inside Syria
Turkish intelligence has seized a man in Syria suspected of coordinating a 2013 bombing that killed 53 people in southern Turkey, a Turkish security official said on Wednesday.
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Turkish intelligence has seized a man in Syria suspected of coordinating a 2013 bombing that killed 53 people in southern Turkey, a Turkish security official said on Wednesday.
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Brazil presidential candidate Bolsonaro stable, mouth feeding stopped
Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, who was wounded in a knife attack, will not be mouth-fed for the time being due to abdominal bloating, his doctors said on Wednesday, though he remained stable with no signs of fever or infection.
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Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, who was wounded in a knife attack, will not be mouth-fed for the time being due to abdominal bloating, his doctors said on Wednesday, though he remained stable with no signs of fever or infection.
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