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Erdogan says Macron ‘needs treatment’ over attitude to Muslims
Read MoreFrance is recalling its envoy to Turkey after Erdogan said his French counterpart needed ‘mental checks’.France is recalling its envoy to Turkey after Erdogan said his French counterpart needed ‘mental checks’.
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Nigeria clashes trigger global movement against police brutality
Read MoreMore than two weeks ago, tens of thousands of Nigerians began demanding the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a controversial police unit known as SARS.More than two weeks ago, tens of thousands of Nigerians began demanding the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a controversial police unit known as SARS.
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France reacts after Erdogan questions Macron's mental health
Read More France recalled its ambassador to Turkey for consultations after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said President Emmanuel Macron needed mental health treatment and made other comments that the French government described as unacceptably rude. Erdogan questioned his French counterpart’s mental condition while criticizing Macron’s attitude toward Islam and Muslims. “What is the problem…
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‘Got ’em’: US authorities destroy ‘murder hornet’ nest
Read MoreThe nest of Asian giant hornets, an invasive species, was the first-ever found in the United States.The nest of Asian giant hornets, an invasive species, was the first-ever found in the United States.
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Cameroon: Children killed in attack on school in Kumba
Read More Officials have blamed Anglophone secessionists for the attack on a private school in a restive region. Officials have blamed Anglophone secessionists for the attack on a private school in a restive region.
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Cameroon: Children killed in attack on school in Kumba
Read MoreOfficials have blamed Anglophone secessionists for the attack on a private school in a restive region.Officials have blamed Anglophone secessionists for the attack on a private school in a restive region.
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Julie Bishop’s ‘hipster’ innovation hub out of fashion at Dfat
Read More innovationXchange, a creativity initiative launched in 2015, has been scrubbed from the department’s organisational chat and rebranded It was one of Julie Bishop’s pet projects as foreign affairs minister: an innovation hub she described as a “gorgeous little funky, hipster, Googly, Facebooky-type place”. But the “innovationXchange” – established in 2015 to devise new…
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Venezuela opposition figure Leopoldo López leaves Spanish embassy
Read MoreLeopoldo López, who took shelter in the Spanish embassy in Caracas, is going to Spain, his father says.Leopoldo López, who took shelter in the Spanish embassy in Caracas, is going to Spain, his father says.
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‘On the brink’: US coronavirus cases surge in final days before election
Read More Record infections and rising death toll deal a blow to Donald Trump’s hopes of keeping the White House Kushner and Ivanka threaten to sue Lincoln Project The US is surging towards record numbers of new coronavirus infections above 100,000 a day, health experts have warned, just as a presidential campaign with the pandemic…
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Record-breaking Colorado wildfires force more evacuations
Read MoreOfficials say an elderly couple was found dead as the largest blazes in the US state’s history continue to spread.Officials say an elderly couple was found dead as the largest blazes in the US state’s history continue to spread.
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Government reduces minimum salary for migrants to settle in UK
Read More Rules which come into force in December quietly published on Thursday by Home Office The government has quietly reduced the £35,800 minimum salary for migrants to settle in the UK by almost 30%, it has emerged. Migrants on salaries of £20,480 but with enough points under Boris Johnson’s new Australian-style immigration system to…
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At Least 18 Dead, Including Children, In Suicide Attack In Afghan Capital
Read More Afghanistan’s interior ministry said at least 57 others were wounded in the bombing outside of an education center in a heavily Shiite neighborhood in Kabul. (Image credit: Mariam Zuhaib/AP) Afghanistan’s interior ministry said at least 57 others were wounded in the bombing outside of an education center in a heavily Shiite neighborhood in…
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Trump comment on ‘blowing up’ Nile Dam angers Ethiopia
Read MoreIts PM condemns “aggressions” after Donald Trump says Egypt might destroy a controversial Nile dam.Its PM condemns “aggressions” after Donald Trump says Egypt might destroy a controversial Nile dam.
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Trump comment on 'blowing up' Nile Dam angers Ethiopia
Read More Its PM condemns “aggressions” after Donald Trump says Egypt might destroy a controversial Nile dam. Its PM condemns “aggressions” after Donald Trump says Egypt might destroy a controversial Nile dam.
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A new Iran deal is unlikely regardless of who wins in November
Read MoreThe IRGC will likely play a more active political role in Iran, which means talks with the US are unlikely to resume.The IRGC will likely play a more active political role in Iran, which means talks with the US are unlikely to resume.
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President Trump Casts Vote in Florida Ahead of Rallies
Read More WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said he voted Saturday “for a guy named Trump” and called it an “honor” to cast his own ballot in his adopted home state of Florida before he jetted off to campaign in three battleground states. Democrat Joe Biden, with some help from rock legend…
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Trump casts vote ahead of campaign blitz in battleground states
Read MoreDonald Trump will hold rallies in three key swing states on Saturday, while Joe Biden is campaigning in Pennsylvania.Donald Trump will hold rallies in three key swing states on Saturday, while Joe Biden is campaigning in Pennsylvania.
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At least 18 dead in suicide bomb attack in Kabul
Read More Explosion struck outside education centre in Shia neighbourhood in Afghan city At least 18 people have been killed and 57 wounded, including schoolchildren, in a suicide bomb attack outside an education centre in Kabul, the Afghan interior ministry said. The explosion struck outside an education centre in a heavily Shia neighbourhood of western…
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Thai king in rare praise for pro-monarchists
Read MoreThe king praises a man who held up a royal portrait during a recent anti-government protest.The king praises a man who held up a royal portrait during a recent anti-government protest.
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Poland’s president tests positive for COVID-19
Read MoreThe president on Saturday said he is feeling “very well at the moment.”The president on Saturday said he is feeling “very well at the moment.”
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Deadly suicide bombing hits Kabul educational centre
Read MoreAt least 18 people killed and 57 wounded in blast at educational centre in an area home to many from the Shia community.At least 18 people killed and 57 wounded in blast at educational centre in an area home to many from the Shia community.
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Children killed in attack on Cameroonian school
Read MoreAssailants storm private school in city of Kumba, Southwest Region, killing at least four students.Assailants storm private school in city of Kumba, Southwest Region, killing at least four students.
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Erdogan says Macron needs ‘mental health treatment’ and doesn’t understand freedom of religion
Read More Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron of “mistreating” millions of Muslims after officials announced a crackdown on radical mosques and Islamic extremism across France. “What is Macron’s problem with Islam and Muslims? He needs mental health treatment,” Erdogan said at a meeting of the ruling Justice and…
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Poland’s President Andrzej Duda Tests Positive for COVID-19
Read More WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for coronavirus but is feeling well, his spokesman said Saturday. Duda’s diagnosis comes amid a huge surge in confirmed new cases of COVID-19 and virus-related deaths in Poland, a nation that saw only very low infection rates in the spring. His spokesman, Blazej…
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Poland’s President Andrzej Duda Tests Positive for COVID-19
Read More WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for coronavirus but is feeling well, his spokesman said Saturday. Duda’s diagnosis comes amid a huge surge in confirmed new cases of COVID-19 and virus-related deaths in Poland, a nation that saw only very low infection rates in the spring. His spokesman, Blazej…
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Iran’s supreme leader calls for ‘decisive action’ on COVID-19
Read MoreKhamenei set new tasks for gov’t and calls for stricter penalties as Iran’s daily cases continue to rise again.Khamenei set new tasks for gov’t and calls for stricter penalties as Iran’s daily cases continue to rise again.
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Afghan bombing: Kabul education centre attack kills at least 13
Read MoreA suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside the centre in the Afghan capital, officials say.A suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside the centre in the Afghan capital, officials say.
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Guinea’s president wins third term amid widespread protests
Read More Opposition supporters take to streets as electoral commission says Alpha Condé won almost 60% of vote Guinea’s president, Alpha Condé, has won a controversial third term with 59.49% of the vote, the National Independent Electoral Commission declared on Saturday. His victory came amid widespread protests that were violently suppressed by security forces. Continue…
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Guinea election: President Conde wins third term in office
Read MoreAlpha Conde, 82, won 59.5 percent of the votes cast, according to a preliminary tally from the election commission.Alpha Conde, 82, won 59.5 percent of the votes cast, according to a preliminary tally from the election commission.
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US election: What would a Biden victory mean for China?
Read MoreDemocrats prepare a $350bn plan to confront China’s ‘predatory economic behaviour’.Democrats prepare a $350bn plan to confront China’s ‘predatory economic behaviour’.
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Iran moves troops to Azerbaijan’s border
Read More Iranian troops have been moved to the Azerbaijan-Iran border amid conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, multiple news outlets reported. Locals residents have spotted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps troop movements along the state border between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Azerbaijan. Some Twitter user wrote: “Dozens of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, together with soldiers,…
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Trump and Biden hit battleground states with 10 days to go – live
Read More As election day nears, what dirty tricks could Trump turn to? California ‘shattering prior returns’ with 6m ballots cast US election polls tracker: who is leading in the swing states? Sign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 2.14pm BST On 22 October, almost three weeks before one of…
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Azerbaijan says it has shot down Armenian combat aircraft
Read More Azerbaijan said it shot down a combat aircraft of the Armenian Air Force near Qubadli. On October 24, in the afternoon, the Azerbaijan Air Defense Units shot down a combat aircraft of the Armenian air force in the Gubadli direction of the front, according to a press release issued Saturday by the Ministry…
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ICYMI: The puppy born green and other curiosities
Read MoreOur weekly video round-up, In Case You Missed It, brings you some of the stories that might have passed you by.Our weekly video round-up, In Case You Missed It, brings you some of the stories that might have passed you by.
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Attack, then pandemic: Pittsburgh Jewish congregations cope
Read More Two years ago, the three congregations sharing space at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue relocated after an anti-Semitic gunman killed 11 worshippers. Last March, the congregations dispersed from their new locations due to the coronavirus pandemic and switched to virtual services. Maggie Feinstein of the 10.27 Healing Partnership, which has been supporting those…