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Zimbabwe’s ex-army chief Chiwenga named ruling party VP
December 23, 2017
Zimbabwe’s ex-army chief Chiwenga named ruling party VP
Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday named the former army chief who led a coup that ended Robert Mugabe’s…
Melbourne car attack man on 18 attempted murder charges
December 23, 2017
Melbourne car attack man on 18 attempted murder charges
An Afghan refugee accused of ploughing his car into pedestrians in Melbourne was charged with 18 counts of attempted murder…
Officials: US agrees to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine
December 23, 2017
Officials: US agrees to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine
The Trump administration has approved a plan to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine, US officials said Friday, in a long-awaited…
10,000 killed in China’s 1989 Tiananmen crackdown: British archive
December 23, 2017
10,000 killed in China’s 1989 Tiananmen crackdown: British archive
At least 10,000 people were killed in the Chinese army’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square in June 1989,…
UK’s Boris Johnson: ‘Abundant evidence’ of Russian meddling
December 22, 2017
UK’s Boris Johnson: ‘Abundant evidence’ of Russian meddling
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has repeated allegations of Russian meddling in Western politics after talks with his Russian counterpart…
Quarter of Rohingya refugee children acutely malnourished
December 22, 2017
Quarter of Rohingya refugee children acutely malnourished
A quarter of Rohingya children under the age of five who fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar suffer from potentially life-threatening…
UK Foreign Minister to tell Russia to ‘stop destabilizing Europe’
December 22, 2017
UK Foreign Minister to tell Russia to ‘stop destabilizing Europe’
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is making the first visit to Russia by a UK minister in five years. He…
Russian hackers targeted more than 200 journalists globally
December 22, 2017
Russian hackers targeted more than 200 journalists globally
Russian television anchor Pavel Lobkov was in the studio getting ready for his show when jarring news flashed across his…
Catalan separatists regain majority in regional election
December 22, 2017
Catalan separatists regain majority in regional election
Catalonia’s secessionist parties won enough votes Thursday to regain a slim majority in the regional parliament and give new momentum…
Top US aid recipients ignored White House threat on UN vote
December 22, 2017
Top US aid recipients ignored White House threat on UN vote
Ahead of a dramatic vote at the United Nations on Thursday, the United States made an unprecedented threat to fellow…