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Russia resumes nuclear trade with Iran as sanctions lifted

(BBC) Russia will resume exporting nuclear technology to Iran, President Vladimir Putin has decreed on a visit to Tehran. The move follows Iran's agreement to international curbs on its nuclear programme. UN sanctions against Iran are to…

Trump ‘wrong’ in claiming US Arabs cheered 9/11 attacks

(BBC) A US mayor has said businessman Donald Trump "is plain wrong" in claiming Arabs in his city cheered the attacks of 9/11. Mr Trump, who is running for president, said he saw "thousands and thousands" of people in New Jersey…

Argentina Elections: Will the economy recover?

Argentina's battered economy is suffering from a number of ills - and the two candidates in Sunday's presidential election run-off vote offer starkly different remedies. But no matter who wins, there is a high risk of financial chaos in…

Volcanic Eruption in Ecuador

Residents from communities near Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano faced a massive cleaning operation on Thursday (19 November) after the volcano erupted, covering houses and fields with smoke and ash. Authorities issued an orange alert as…

Woman ‘was not suicide bomber’ in raid

(BBC) French media have cast doubt on the possibility that the female cousin of the presumed ringleader of the Paris attacks blew herself up in Wednesday's police raid in the Saint-Denis suburb. Police sources now say that the suicide…

Body of Australian whale boat victim found off Canada

(BBC) The body of an Australian who drowned after a whale-watching boat capsized off Canada last month has been found. Surfers found the body of Raveshan Pillay, 27, washed up on a beach on Wednesday, the coroner said. Six people died…

No more hostages’ after special forces raid

(BBC) Suspected Islamist gunmen who stormed a hotel in Mali's capital, Bamako, have "no more hostages", officials say. The Radisson Blu Hotel was stormed by special forces after gunmen entered it and seized 170 people. Al-Qaeda in the…

Two Israelis stabbed to death in Tel Aviv

(BBC) Two Israelis have been killed and one other wounded in a knife attack by a Palestinian man in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, Israeli police say. Witnesses said the stabbings happened at the entrance to a shop in the south of the city…

Minneapolis man shot dead by police ‘not handcuffed’

(BBC) The Minneapolis police union has said that an unarmed black man was not handcuffed and was trying to disarm police when he was fatally shot. Protesters have maintained that Jamar Clark, 24, was restrained by police when they shot him…

Cardiff steelworks explosion: Two dead and five injured

(BBC) Two people have died following an explosion at a steelworks in Cardiff, Celsa Steel UK has confirmed. Supt Stephen Jones from South Wales Police confirmed two bodies had been found and said the priority was recovering the victims.…

Paris attacks: Two die in hunt for ‘mastermind’ Abaaoud

(BBC) A woman has blown herself up and a suspect was shot dead during a police raid on a flat in a Paris suburb, while seven arrests were made. Police targeted the flat in Saint-Denis in a search for the alleged mastermind of Friday's gun…

Nigeria hit by severe fuel shortage amid payment row

(BBC) A severe fuel crisis has hit Nigeria with long queues of angry motorists waiting for hours outside petrol stations in major cities to fill up. Importers are accused of withholding petrol because of a payment dispute with the…