WORLD

Hundreds of thousands of supporters of a unified Spain filled Barcelona’s streets on Sunday in one of the biggest shows of force yet by the so-called silent majority that has watched as regional political leaders push for Catalan…
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The heads of Somalia’s police and national security have been sacked after a bombing targeting a hotel in the country’s capital claimed at least 29 lives, state radio reported on its website on Sunday. “Somalia’s police commander General…
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Saudi Arabia will allow women to attend sports events in stadiums for the first time from next year, officials say. Families will be able to enter the stadiums in three major cities – Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam. It is another move…
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US President Donald Trump has launched a Twitter tirade about the "guilt" of Hillary Clinton and the opposition Democratic Party. His Sunday morning outburst came amid reports that the first arrest in the Russian collusion inquiry would be…
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Outgoing Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is celebrating her 79th birthday and final milestone as president on Sunday. The country entered into a celebratory mode to observe the special day of the Nobel laureate who cut a…
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Former US president Barack Obama has been summoned for jury duty in the state of Illinois and is planning to serve, a court official says. Details have not been released but he is expected to appear in Cook County next month. Mr Obama,…
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An Italian accountant has been jailed for 24 years after intentionally infecting 30 women with HIV. Valentino Talluto is said to have had unprotected sex with at least 53 women after his HIV diagnosis in 2006, the youngest of whom was 14…
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Sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has called for “democratic opposition” to direct rule from Madrid. He condemned the suspension of Catalonia’s autonomy and promised to continue to “work to build a free country”. He made the call…
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday met with Central African Republic (CAR) President Faustin Archange Touadera in Bangui and commended the government's efforts to consolidate peace. Speaking to the press after the…
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Some businesses in Ethiopia’s increasingly restive Oromia region are feeling the heat of the renewed anti-government protests. Local media portal, The Reporter Ethiopia, disclosed that a newly built cement manufacturer, Habesha Cement…
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