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Resignation calls grow as UK PM May’s final Brexit gambit bombs
British Prime Minister, Theresa May’s final Brexit gambit was in tatters on Wednesday as lawmakers in her own party rejected a compromise offer and called for her to resign immediately.
Read moreForeign companies defy sanctions, attend North Korea trade fair
Hundreds of international companies defied US sanctions pressure and attended an international trade fair in North Korea this week, making it the largest such event on record, analysts said on...
Read moreMay’s cabinet discusses Brexit deal as minister warns eurosceptics
Prime Minister Theresa May chaired a meeting of her cabinet on Tuesday to discuss what is expected to be her final attempt to win parliamentary approval for her deal for...
Read moreUkraine’s prime minister to quit
Ukrainian Prime Minister, Volodymyr Groysman, announced on Monday that he would resign in the coming days, following a recent demand to that effect by the newly inaugurated president.
Read moreSweden requests detention order for WikkiLeaks founder over rape allegation
A Swedish prosecutor on Monday requested that WikkiLeaks founder Julian Assange be detained in absentia on suspicion of rape.
Read moreSouth Africa’s former President Zuma back in court over alleged corruption
Former South African President Jacob Zuma was set to appear in court on Monday to argue for a permanent stay of prosecution in his ongoing corruption trial.
Read moreSuperstitions lead to killing of 11 tigers in India
The police in India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh have found out that people belonging to a tribal community have allegedly killed as many as 11 tigers for sacrifice.
Read moreFive South African tourists injured in explosion near Egyptian museum
At least five South African tourists were injured on Sunday when their bus hit a roadside bomb near the Grand Egyptian Museum in the vicinity of the Giza Pyramids, a...
Read morePoll shows Boris Johnson favourite to succeed Theresa May
A public opinion poll suggests that pro-Brexit Boris Johnson, the ex-mayor of London and Britain’s former foreign secretary, has the best shot at succeeding Theresa May as prime minister.
Read moreAustralia staring at election cliff-hanger as poll predictions fall flat
Australia’s two major political parties are locked in a tight contest with over one-third of votes counted in the national election on Saturday, running counter to pre-election opinion polls that...
Read moreThree children die, 21 wounded in market bombing in Afghanistan
Three children were killed when a bomb attached to a motorbike went off in a market in the Western Afghan province of Herat on Saturday, an official said.
Read moreAustrian vice-chancellor resigns after release of secret video
Austrian vice-chancellor and far-right leader Heinz-Christian Strache on Saturday resigned, following the release of a secret video in which he is seen appearing to offer government contracts in exchange for...
Read moreBangladesh stops Rohingya refugees being trafficked to Malaysia
Bangladeshi authorities have prevented over a dozen Rohingya Muslims from being trafficked to Malaysia by boat from refugee camps in south-eastern Bangladesh, officials said on Saturday.
Read moreIran changes tactics, destinations on oil exports — Maritime official
Iran has adopted new tactics and new destinations in shipping its oil exports, following the re-imposition of US sanctions, a senior Iranian maritime official said on Saturday.
Read moreGulf countries agree to US troop redeployment to deter Iran — Report
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries have agreed on a US request to redeploy its troops on their territory and in Gulf waters in order to deter potential Iranian attacks,...
Read moreBrexit talks collapse as May’s premiership crumbles
Britain’s tumultuous divorce from the EU was again in disarray on Friday after the opposition Labour Party declared last-ditch talks dead due to Prime Minister Theresa May’s crumbling government.
Read moreEU still sees loopholes in Google, Twitter handling of fake news
The European Commission on Friday identified several shortfalls in the way Facebook, Google and Twitter are handling the threat of disinformation, less than a week before European Union elections get...
Read moreBelgian ex-king Albert faces daily fine if he resists paternity test
Belgium’s former king Albert II must pay a daily penalty of 5,000 Euros ($5,602) if he refuses to carry out a DNA test to establish whether he is the father...
Read moreTwo Indian climbers die, one missing on Mount Kanchenjunga
Two Indian climbers on Nepal’s Mount Kanchenjunga fell sick and died during attempts to rescue them while a Chilean climber is missing, an expedition organiser said on Thursday.
Read moreAustralia’s former PM Bob Hawke dies at 89
Bob Hawke, a transformative and charismatic left-wing lawmaker with a “larrikin” streak who served as Australian prime minister from 1983 to 1991, died on Thursday aged 89, his family said.
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