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The European Union and Britain clashed over a post-Brexit trade deal on Monday, with the two sides set out very different visions of a future relationship that could result in the most distant of ties. Almost three days since Britain officially left the EU, both sides presented their aims, with …

The Chinese government has accused the US of causing “panic” in its response to the deadly coronavirus outbreak. It follows the US decision to declare a public health emergency and deny entry to foreign nationals who had visited China in the past two weeks. There are more than 17,000 confirmed …

‘This has been a good firefighting day for us, in terms of protecting our cultural assets and critical infrastructure,’ say authorities Firefighters in Australia have managed to keep uncontrolled blazes from reaching suburban areas of the country’s capital city, Canberra, using airdrops of fire retardant. Authorities said three drops of …

China’s death toll from the coronavirus rose to at least 259 people Saturday as the number of cases worldwide rose to nearly 12,000. The National Health Commission said that among those infected by the disease, which began in December, were 10 in Taiwan. Officials said the number of suspected cases …

Austria’s conservative leader has said he will not accept the EU’s push for an increased budget of 1.11%. The departure of net contributor Britain from the EU diminishes the bloc’s shared budget, straining member states. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced Saturday that Austria and other countries will veto the European …

A 42-year-old worker died due to an ammonia gas leak at Indian confectionary major Haldiram’s building in the Delhi suburb of Noida, and nearly 300 people were evacuated to safety following the incident. Ammonia is a colorless and pungent-smelling gas, often used as a refrigerant, that can cause a burning …

The local mayor says he’s “proud and happy” at the honor, but it’s still a “sad occasion” Brexit is happening. A non-descript field in Germany has been named the EU’s new geographical center after Brexit happened last night. The point in a village of around 80 people in Gadheim, Bavaria, …

U.S. President Donald Trump issued an expanded version of his travel ban on Friday that targets prospective immigrants from Nigeria and five other countries, a move that could affect thousands of people and reignite the debate on whether the policy is discriminatory. Of the six countries added to the ban, …

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has visited the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini to pay tribute to the founder of the Islamic Revolution as the 10-day celebrations marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution begin in Iran. The Leader made the visit early on Saturday, which marks …

US Federal authorities say they have arrested a Phoenix-area man suspected of killing two men while acting as a leader of al-Qaida in Iraq. The Department of Justice said that 42-year-old Ali Yousif Ahmed Al-Nouri appeared before a magistrate judge on Friday for proceedings to extradite him to Iraq. The …

Jeff Bezos met federal investigators in April 2019 after they received information about the alleged hack of the billionaire’s mobile phone by Saudi Arabia. Bezos was interviewed by investigators at a time when the FBI was conducting an investigation into the Israeli technology company NSO Group, according to a person …

The United States and other countries tightened travel curbs on Friday and businesses said they were facing supply problems because of the coronavirus in China, a day after the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency. With the death toll rising to 213, all of them in China, the …

A girl detonated a bomb, killing three boys at an Islamic seminary in northeast Nigeria in an attack that bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram, a local militia and residents said on Friday. The girl, believed to be aged 12, detonated the device late on Thursday when open-air classes were …

Nigel Farage has hailed today as a “massive victory for the people against the establishment” as the UK prepares to leave the EU at 11 pm. “What happens tonight at 11 o’clock, we pass the point of no return,” Mr. Farage said on Good Morning Britain on Friday. “Once we’re …

France has sent warships to the eastern Mediterranean to lend support to Greece against Turkey’s quest for energy reserves in the region, according to the Middle East Monitor news website. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who was on a visit to the French capital of Paris to gather support, has …

French President Emmanuel Macron has lambasted his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for sending warships and “mercenaries” to crisis-hit Libya, stressing that Ankara is breaching an agreement reached at a summit in Berlin earlier this month to halt foreign interference in the North African country. “These past few days we …

US officials say they have discovered the longest smuggling tunnel ever found on the border with Mexico. Stretching for 4,309ft (1,313m), the tunnel had a lift, rail track, drainage, and air ventilation systems, and high voltage electrical cables. The passageway connected an industrial site in the Mexican city of Tijuana …

Large swathes of southeast Australia were bracing on Thursday for a days-long heatwave that threatens to stoke bushfires that have been burning for months. As firefighters and residents prepared for the heightened danger, the New South Wales (NSW) state government launched a six-month inquiry to examine both the causes of …

The White House has warned former national security adviser John Bolton not to publish his book containing evidence about President Donald Trump’s attempts to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political rival. National Security Council officials sent a letter to Bolton’s lawyer, saying the unpublished book “appears to contain significant amounts …

Flash floods and landslides have killed at least nine people and forced thousands into temporary shelters on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, the local disaster agency said on Thursday (Jan 30). Torrential rain in North Sumatra this week sparked the disaster, with most victims drowning or hit by logs swept away in …