UK PM May wins no-confidence vote 200 in favour, 117 opposed
British Prime Minister Theresa May survives a no-confidence vote brought by colleagues in her governing Conservative Party over her handling of Brexit.
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UK shop prices rise for first time in over five years...
LONDON,(Reuters) - - British shop prices rose for the first time in more than five years in August but by less than broader measures...
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Turkey – A night of defiance – the attempted coup in Turkey on July 15, 2016
Sunday marks two years since rogue elements in the Turkish military unsuccessfully tried to overthrow...
Skiing star Vonn to snub White House post-Winter Olympics reception
US skiing star Lindsey Vonn said Thursday she would not go to the White House...
Ex-England captain Wayne Rooney pleads guilty to drink-driving
LONDON (Reuters) - Former England soccer captain Wayne Rooney received a two-year driving ban on...
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‘A look into Australia’s own civil rights movement
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One person killed, five wounded in London knife attack
A woman has been killed and several more people injured in a knife attack in...
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Putin says Russia have identified men accused by UK over poisoning
Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, two suspected members of Russian military intelligence, are accused of trying to kill former Russian spy Skripal and his...
Macedonia, Greece sign name change accord
Foreign ministers of Greece and Macedonia signed a deal on Sunday at Lake Prespa, which straddles the border between the two countries after 27...
UN “deeply concerned” about 1.2 mln internally displaced Syrians
UNITED NATIONS, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations said on Tuesday that it is "deeply concerned" over the 1.2 million internally displaced persons...
China, US make ‘positive’, ‘concrete’ progress on trade consultations
China and the US have had good communication and made positive, concrete progress on implementing consensus reached by the two sides in Washington, DC,...
Istanbul’s new airport set for soft opening
Over 50 foreign dignitaries from at least 18 countries will attend the ceremony for the soft launch of what will be one of the...
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Israel detains at least 50 Palestinians in last 48 hours
The Israeli army says the Palestinians were detained for "suspected involvement in popular terrorist activities," but Palestinians say "real estate deals" in occupied East...
EU’s Juncker – too little progress on Brexit to talk future...
STRASBOURG (Reuters) - European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesday there was not enough progress in Britain’s talks on leaving the European Union...
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Labour pushes government to change Brexit ‘red lines’ – spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s opposition Labour Party pressed the government to change its “red lines” on Brexit on Wednesday after two policy chiefs held “frank and serious” talks with ministers, a party spokesman said.
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Swiss allow 3,500 work permits for Britons in case of no-deal Brexit
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At least 75 people injured in Tehran building collapse – Iranian...
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