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Australian authorities warn bushfire reprieve will be over soon

A motorbike lies next to a melted water tank at a burnt out property in Kiah, January 8, 2020. /Reuters Photo People were warned on Wednesday to prepare for another wave of evacuations as temp

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Senate Republicans close ranks on rules for Trump impeachment trial

Republicans are prepared to press ahead with rules for U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, the Senate leader said on Tuesday, ignoring opposition Democrats who want assurances that witne

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Japan's Abe rallies LDP lawmakers' efforts towards constitutional amendment amid staunch opposition

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday rallied members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to bolster efforts to amend the nation's pacifist postwar constitution. During a gathering

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Violence, clashes at Delhi-based university evoke protests from across India

University and college students staged protests and demonstrations across many cities in India, including Mumbai, Delhi and Aligarh, throughout Sunday night, against t

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UK could forfeit security council seat over Chagos Islands dispute

The UK could lose its permanent seat on the UN security council unless it resolves the future of the Chagos Islands, the archipelago in the Indian Ocean whose largest i

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Australian navy races to rescue thousands as new fire threat looms

Navy ship HMAS Choules departs from a fleet base in Sydney, January 1, 2020. /AP Photo The Australian navy has begun an operation to rescue thousands of people stranded on the east coast of th

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Iraqi force says 'US strike' killed top Iran, Iraq commanders at Baghdad airport

Top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US strike on Baghdad's international airport on Friday, Iraq's powerful Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force has sa

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Moroccan authorities arrest 13 illegal migrants

FILE: Migrants disembark from a dinghy at “Del Canuelo” beach after they crossed the Strait of Gibraltar sailing from the coast of Morocco, in Tarifa, southern Spain, July 27, 2018./Reuters Mo

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On new year's eve, Palestinians in Gaza yearn for better life

On the new year's eve, the Palestinians living in the impoverished coastal enclave of Gaza Strip, under Israeli siege since 2007, wished for a better life in the year of 2020. Gaza's main streets we