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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Indiscriminate bombing of Syria's Idlib could be war crime, says France
France's foreign minister said on Wednesday that the indiscriminate bombing of Syria's Idlib region by Russian, Syrian and Iranian forces could amount to war crimes.
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France's foreign minister said on Wednesday that the indiscriminate bombing of Syria's Idlib region by Russian, Syrian and Iranian forces could amount to war crimes.
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Three dead as car ploughs into square in southern China
Three people died and 43 were injured when a car ploughed into a crowded square in southern China on Wednesday and police have detained the driver, the local government said.
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Three people died and 43 were injured when a car ploughed into a crowded square in southern China on Wednesday and police have detained the driver, the local government said.
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Germany's Merkel condemns far-right xenophobia, Nazi slogans
German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned xenophobic attacks and the use of Nazi slogans in a robust speech to parliament on Wednesday after the most violent far-right demonstrations in decades exposed deep divisions in the country.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned xenophobic attacks and the use of Nazi slogans in a robust speech to parliament on Wednesday after the most violent far-right demonstrations in decades exposed deep divisions in the country.
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U.S. sanctions Libyan militia leader over oil facility attacks
The U.S. Treasury Department has targeted the leader of a Libyan militia with sanctions for directing attacks on oil facilities in the country, it said in a statement on Wednesday .
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The U.S. Treasury Department has targeted the leader of a Libyan militia with sanctions for directing attacks on oil facilities in the country, it said in a statement on Wednesday .
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Libya closes Tripoli airport again after rocket fire
Libya closed the only functioning airport in the capital Tripoli after rockets were fired in its direction, the airport said on Wednesday, only five days after flights had resumed following a previous shutdown forced by fighting among rival armed groups.
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Libya closed the only functioning airport in the capital Tripoli after rockets were fired in its direction, the airport said on Wednesday, only five days after flights had resumed following a previous shutdown forced by fighting among rival armed groups.
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Spain to go ahead with sale of bombs to Saudi: El Periodico
Spain will go ahead with the sale of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, a contract it had decided to halt last week because of the Saudis' role in the war in Yemen, El Periodico newspaper said on Wednesday citing diplomatic sources.
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Spain will go ahead with the sale of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, a contract it had decided to halt last week because of the Saudis' role in the war in Yemen, El Periodico newspaper said on Wednesday citing diplomatic sources.
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U.N. documents further Syrian government use of banned chemical weapons
U.N. investigators said on Wednesday that they had documented three further uses of banned chlorine weapons by Syrian government forces that constituted war crimes, and urged major powers to help avert a "massacre" in the final battle for Idlib.
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U.N. investigators said on Wednesday that they had documented three further uses of banned chlorine weapons by Syrian government forces that constituted war crimes, and urged major powers to help avert a "massacre" in the final battle for Idlib.
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Catholic Church admits 'shameful' legacy of abuse after study leaked
The Catholic Church in Germany acknowledged a "depressing and shameful" legacy of sexual abuse on Wednesday after a leaked study said clerics had abused thousands of children over a 70-year period.
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The Catholic Church in Germany acknowledged a "depressing and shameful" legacy of sexual abuse on Wednesday after a leaked study said clerics had abused thousands of children over a 70-year period.
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France presses close ally Egypt to suspend mass death sentences
France's foreign ministry on Wednesday expressed concern over an Egyptian court's decision to sentence 75 people to death and urged authorities to suspend the execution of their sentences.
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France's foreign ministry on Wednesday expressed concern over an Egyptian court's decision to sentence 75 people to death and urged authorities to suspend the execution of their sentences.
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Indian businessman Mallya's extradition decision set for December 10
The ruling on whether Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya can be extradited from Britain to India to face fraud charges will be given on Dec. 10, a London judge said on Wednesday, after she heard closing submissions in the case.
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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 Dec. 10, a London judge said on Wednesday, after she heard closing submissions in the case.
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Thomas Cook says has not seen full report from Egypt prosecutor on resort deaths
British tour operator Thomas Cook said on Wednesday it had not yet seen the full report from Egypt's public prosecutor on the deaths of two British holidaymakers in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada last month.
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British tour operator Thomas Cook said on Wednesday it had not yet seen the full report from Egypt's public prosecutor on the deaths of two British holidaymakers in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada last month.
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Twenty-five years on, Oslo Accords peace hopes a fading memory
As Palestinians prepare to lower the flag over their shuttered mission in Washington, no one can predict when they will return to the city where just a quarter of a century ago a diplomatic triumph was celebrated on a sunlit White House lawn.
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As Palestinians prepare to lower the flag over their shuttered mission in Washington, no one can predict when they will return to the city where just a quarter of a century ago a diplomatic triumph was celebrated on a sunlit White House lawn.
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Turkey reinforces military in Syria's Idlib after ceasefire call fails
Turkey is reinforcing its military posts inside Syria's rebel-held province of Idlib, Turkish and Syrian rebels sources say, seeking to deter a government offensive which it says would unleash a humanitarian disaster on its border.
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Turkey is reinforcing its military posts inside Syria's rebel-held province of Idlib, Turkish and Syrian rebels sources say, seeking to deter a government offensive which it says would unleash a humanitarian disaster on its border.
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