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The Brief: Opposition parties launch rival plans to avoid no-deal Brexit

Ladbrokes' Jessica O'Reilly said odds on the Labour leader seizing power as MPs seek to prevent the chaos of a no-deal Brexit have been slashed to 5/2 from 3/1....

Tlaib won't visit West Bank under 'oppressive' Israeli conditions

Still, the grandmother is hopeful: "My heart tells me that she will come". "I'm waiting for her". U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib , D-Michigan., listens to a constit...

Looking to make a deal on Afghan war if possible

Trump had planned a sitdown with cabinet officials and other senior national security advisers for a briefing by Zalmay Khalilzad, the chief United States env...

What's behind Israel's decision to bar Reps. Omar and Tlaib

Critics also argued that it weakened Israel's traditionally strong ties with the United States through heavy-handed partisanship. Israel said Tlaib could v...

Trudeau's rivals focus on ethics violation before election

For these reasons, I found that Mr. Trudeau used his position of authority over Ms. Wilson-Raybould to seek to influence, both directly and indirectly, her de...

Yemeni Houthis claim attack on Saudi Arabia's Shaybah oil field

Shaybah, operated by state-oil company Saudi Aramco, is located in the east of the kingdom, close to the United Arab Emirates border. The attack on the Shay...

Tlaib rejects visit under ‘oppressive conditions’ to Israel

Rashida Tlaib , allowing her permission to visit her 'grandmother.' As soon as she was granted permission, she grandstanded and loudly proclaimed she would not ...

Firdous terms UNSC meeting on Kashmir as Pakistan's diplomatic victory

FM Lavrov said Russian Federation was closely monitoring the situation and stressed the need for Islamabad and New Delhi to resolve outstanding issues throu...

Salisbury Novichok attack poisoned second officer, Met confirms

Detectives from the Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) network said a forensic examination of the officer's blood has now confirmed that traces of Novichok were i...

Emaciated elephant forced to perform for festivalgoers in Sri Lanka

Tourism and wildlife minister John Amaratunga said he ordered wildlife authorities to investigate how the elephant, known as Tikiri, was forced to take part in ...

Iran Arrests Another British-Iranian Dual National

Iranian and British authorities have not publicly commented on Ahmady's arrest, which comes amid tensions between Tehran and London over the seizure of a Britis...

Goanna attack: dog killed and Queensland couple in hospital after 'freak ordeal'

Apparently, the reptile suddenly turned on them and latched onto the man's arm and bit the woman as well. The man suffered significant injuries to his leg and...

Body Camera Footage In De'Von Bailey Shooting Released

He said one of them had a gun and that they were on foot in the area. One of the officers uses a blade to cut Bailey's shorts before removing them. Both men p...

French Spiderman scales Hong Kong skyscraper with ‘peace banner’

He added: "Maybe what I do can help cool things down and raise a few smiles. That's my hope anyway", Robert said in his media statement. The banner depicted j...

Eco-activist Greta Thunberg sets sail for NY

She also reiterated her refusal to meet President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly questioned the science behind climate change. Visit Business Insider's h...

Madison moves up in 2019 worldwide ranking of universities

UWA ranked seventh in Australia, behind the universities of Melbourne (41) and Queensland (54), Monash University (73), the Australian National University (76),...

Greenland cold-shoulders Trump's buyer's interest

Greenland's ministry of foreign affairs insisted the island was ready to talk business, but was not for sale. "The people of Greenland dream of independence not...

Commissioner finds prime minister violated ethics

Wilson-Raybould reflexively deferred to the director of public prosecution's decision" and ignored the advice of her deputy minister to take more time to reflec...

Nigerian govt ordered to pay Sh930bn to private gas firm

This apparent miscarriage of justice in the decision of the tribunal to the effect that the average price of Natural Gas Liquids (the main revenue earner for P&...

India rethinking its policy to not use nuclear weapons first

Pokhran-II was carried out when the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led BJP government was in power. He said the Indian defence minister's statement further exposed th...

Ottawa announcing almost $2 billion compensation for dairy farmers

Of Canada's aid to dairy farmers, $345-million will be paid directly to farmers in the first year based on the size of their production quotas, Bibeau said . T...

Rashida Tlaib's grandmother says she's 'proud' of her pro-Palestinian stance

Tlaib's apparent pledge to conduct the visit in line with restrictions imposed by Israel was bound to anger Palestinians who had hoped the congressional tour...

United States advances sale of F-16 fighters to Taiwan

The Trump administration has notified Congress on August 15 that it would submit the arms deal package for informal review, sources familiar with the sale told ...

Pakistan observes 'Black Day' for Kashmir as India celebrates independence

The rally was held on India's Independence Day, which was observed in Pakistan as Black Day to express solidarity with the people of Kashmir. According to ...

London teen lost at Malaysian resort died from ulcer bleed

Volunteer hikers found the body after authorities made a decision to narrow down the search location on Aug 10 , circling areas they had covered in the early d...

USA airports report nationwide customs systems shutdown

Los Angeles International Airport said it sent staffers to CBP areas to help direct travelers. JFK, New York: One traveler shared this picture, writing: "Here...

After Husband's Public Invite, Shooting Victim's Funeral Moved

Bishop Harrison Johnson is funeral director at Perches Funeral Home , where the service was initially set to take place. Since Perches posted on Facebook t...

Al-Qaeda releases blooper reel of an ISIS militant flubbing his lines

Video footage - worthy of South Park - has now emerged online as the humourous bird appears to be needling the jihadi identified, as Abu Muhammad al-Adeni. Al...

Justice minister defends Trudeau after ethics commissioner report

Wilson-Raybould", Dion wrote in his report . Former federal finance minister Anne McLellan says in her report she does not believe the two roles need to be s...

India says may rethink 'no first use' policy on nuclear weapons

He was in Pokhran to offer tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his first death anniversary. I am not saying that you have to use it fi...