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Senate committee questions Trump nuclear authority
For the first time in over 40 years, Congress is examining a US president's authority to launch a nuclear attack.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing is titled Authority to Order the Use of Nuclear Weapons.
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Iran-Iraq earthquake: Rouhani vows action over collapsed buildings
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has vowed to "find the culprits" responsible for buildings collapsing in a 7.3-magnitude earthquake on Sunday.
He suggested that government-built buildings had collapsed while privately-built ones remained…
North Korea soldier shot while defecting at DMZ to South
A North Korean soldier has defected to South Korea at the heavily protected Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), South Korea's military says.
The soldier was shot and injured by his own military as he crossed to the South Korean side of the Joint…
Iran-Iraq earthquake: Hundreds killed as border region hit
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake has shaken the northern border region between Iran and Iraq, killing at least 396 people and injuring thousands more.
More than 7,000 people are also said to have been injured in the quake, the world's…
Trump lands in China for talks with Xi amid N Korea tensions
US President Donald Trump has landed in China for talks likely to be dominated by tensions over North Korea.
His arrival came after a speech to the South Korean parliament in which Mr Trump urged China to further isolate North Korea.…
Disney backs down after US media boycott
The Walt Disney company has ended its ban of the Los Angeles Times newspaper after a backlash from US media.
Last week it emerged Disney had stopped inviting the newspaper to press screenings because it disagreed with an article…
Deir al-Zour: Syrian army retakes IS-held city as Iraqis also advance
The Syrian army has retaken Deir al-Zour, the last major stronghold of so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria, state TV says.
Other reports said the Syrian army and its allies were clearing the last pockets of resistance from IS.
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Twitter employee ‘deactivated’ Trump account on last day
US President Donald Trump's Twitter account briefly vanished on Thursday but has since been restored, the social media company said.
An employee deactivated the @realdonaldtrump account, it said, clarifying that it had been their last…
Catalonia crisis: Sacked ministers held by Madrid court
Eight sacked Catalan ministers have been remanded in custody by a Spanish high court judge over the region's push for independence.
Prosecutors had asked the judge to detain eight of the nine former regional government members who turned…
Grenfell Tower fraudster admits making up family deaths
A serial conman has admitted pretending his family died in the Grenfell Tower fire to obtain about £12,500 from funds meant for victims.
Anh Nhu Nguyen claimed his wife and son were killed in the blaze.
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New York truck attack: Five Argentine friends killed
Five friends from Argentina were among those killed in a truck attack in New York on Tuesday.
Eight people were killed and 12 injured when the driver of the truck hit people on a cycle path in Lower Manhattan.
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Catalonia: Puigdemont ‘will not return’ to Spain for questioning
Sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont will not return to Spain to answer charges including rebellion, his Belgian lawyer has said.
Speaking to the Associated Press, Paul Bekaert suggested Mr Puigdemont should instead be questioned in…
PM Harris advances strategy to make government ICT services more modern in meeting with Amazon Web…
Toronto, Canada – Following a successful meeting in the Canadian capital of Ottawa with the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris,…
George Papadopoulos: Trump trashes ‘low level’ indicted aide
US President Donald Trump has played down the importance of an ex-campaign aide indicted in the Russia inquiry.
He said his onetime foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos was a "low level volunteer" and "liar". Mr Trump once called…
Catalan independence: Sacked leader Puigdemont ‘not seeking asylum’
Catalonia's sacked President Carles Puigdemont says he has not travelled to Belgium to seek asylum.
He has appeared in public in Brussels with several colleagues after declaring independence from Spain last week.
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