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Eritrea has hit out at critics of the recent policy of seizing and shutting all Catholic-run health centres. The UN's special rapporteur on Eritrea, Daniela Kravetz, said the act showed that "the human rights situation in Eritrea remains…
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The United States and China have agreed to resume trade negotiations, easing a protracted row that has fuelled a global economic slowdown. US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping reached the agreement on the sidelines…
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Russia must end its “irresponsible and destabilising activity”, Theresa May has told President Vladimir Putin in one-to-one talks, Downing Street said. Describing the Salisbury poisoning as a “truly despicable act”, she said the two…
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Turkey’s ruling AK Party has lost control of Istanbul after a re-run of the city’s mayoral election, delivering a stinging blow to President Erdogan. With nearly all ballots counted, main opposition party candidate Ekrem Imamoglu had a…
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At least 14 people were killed and more than 50 injured when heavy rain and strong winds caused a huge tent to collapse in the Indian state of Rajasthan on Sunday. Some were electrocuted by live wires as the tent caved in, and others…
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Three suspected al-Shabab militants have been killed after they attacked a police camp in Kenya's eastern County of Garissa, close to the border with Somalia, police say.Other fighters were repulsed by security officers, a statement said.At…
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France is braced for a heatwave with temperatures forecast to exceed 40C this week – potentially breaking the record for June.Temperatures are expected to reach 35 degrees or more on Monday, and climb even further until the peak on Thursday…
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Thousands of people in Hong Kong have surrounded police headquarters, calling for an extradition bill to be scrapped. Police have asked the protesters to withdraw peacefully, saying their presence would "seriously affect" emergency…
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Mark Field has been suspended as a Foreign Office minister after grabbing a female Greenpeace activist at a black-tie City dinner. Mr Field has said he regrets confronting Janet Barker and marching her away as protesters interrupted a…
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The US government said it has suspended issuing visas for domestic employees of Malawian officials, Reuters news agency reports. It adds that this comes after one of Malawi’s diplomats failed to pay $1.1m (£866,000) in damages to a woman…
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