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Hong Kong leader to announce withdrawal of extradition bill

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Pentagon frees $3.6 bn for wall construction on Mexican border

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Several Tourists Feared Dead, 6 Injured In New Zealand Bus Crash

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Britain's pound plunged to its lowest level in two years after Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatened to call a general election in October . "If Jeremy Co...

Hong Kong activist meet Taiwanese leaders

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Justine Greening to quit at next election

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Palestinian Harvard student denied entry to USA finally arrives

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Australian woman Eurydice Dixon's killer sentenced to life in prison

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Boris loses majority as lawmaker switches to Liberal Democrats

The announcement was the culmination of a dramatic day that saw a defection rob Johnson and his ruling Conservative Party of their single-seat majority in Par...

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Brexit: Protests in Cardiff over Parliament shutdown

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McConnell says he's waiting on Trump to chart path on guns

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Brexit: Election risks mount ahead of parliament showdown today

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Pak will not initiate war with India: Imran Khan

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Hurricane Dorian intensifies into risky category 4 ahead Florida landfall

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Trump's tariffs on $112 billion of Chinese imports kick in

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‘A very British coup’: Boris Johnson to suspend parliament in Brexit row

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