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Greece said on Friday it was deploying more border guards to “shut the door” to migrants not entitled to stay, the latest sign of a hardening stance against asylum seekers since a new surge in the number of arrivals. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told parliament he had approved the hiring …

The African Union ordered Britain on Friday to withdraw from the Chagos Islands and end its “continued colonial administration” after a United Nations deadline for it to do so expired. The Chagos Islands belong to the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius, according to the advisory opinion the top U.N. …

Democrats in the US House of Representatives say they are actively preparing for the next step in their eight-week-old impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump, saying they are undeterred by the White House preventing first-hand witnesses from testifying before the House Intelligence Committee. Democratic Party lawmakers in the lower chamber …

Clashes erupted between Colombian police and protesters, who took to the streets of the capital, Bogota, against the US-backed government of President Ivan Duque, in what became one of the biggest rallies in recent years. Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in the streets of Bogota on Thursday to protest …

A 5.1 magnitude quake has occurred off L’Esperance Rock in the Pacific Ocean near New Zealand, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The quake happened at 9:21 a.m. GMT, with an epicenter 91 kilometers (56.5 miles) east of L’Esperance Rock at a depth of about 10 kilometers (6 miles), USGS …

Japan seized the last event of its G20 presidency on Friday to reject a South Korean warning about radiation from the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant as a dispute between the neighbors threatened to overshadow the meetings. Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 (G20) nations gathered in the central Japanese …

US President Donald Trump wants an impeachment trial to go forward in the U.S. Senate because he would receive due process there and he expects Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden would be among the witnesses, a White House spokesman said on Thursday. “President Trump wants to have a trial in …

China won’t have to sacrifice economic growth or prosperity to go carbon neutral in the next few decades, according to a new report. The country could triple its economic output per person by 2050 while still reducing its carbon footprint, the Energy Transitions Commission said in the report, published on …

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday there was clear evidence that Donald Trump used his office for his own personal gain and undermined national security as lawmakers continue to investigate the Republican president. Speaking at a regular weekly news conference, Pelosi said it was up to the House …

Saud Abdul Ghani, a professor of engineering at Qatar University, has revealed how the stadium cooling system will work in the stadium in southern Qatar in preparation for hosting the 2022 World Cup. “You can see the size of this huge stadium,” Abdel Ghani said in an interview with CNN. …

Labour has launched its general election manifesto, promising to “transform” the UK and to renationalise rail, mail, water and energy. Leader Jeremy Corbyn also vowed, “a green transformation” of the economy, aiming to get the UK “on track” for a net-zero carbon system by the 2030s. The manifesto sets out …

Israel’s Attorney General has indicted PM Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges after months of uncertainty over whether Netanyahu would be able to retain his leadership of the country. He is charged with bribery and fraud. Netanyahu faces charges of breach of trust and fraud stemming from three cases in which …

A U.S. federal judge has ordered a temporary halt to the scheduled executions next month of four inmates, saying that President Donald Trump’s administration lacked legal authorization to use its intended lethal-injection drug. The ruling, late on Wednesday by District Judge Tanya Chutkan, effectively blocks the Justice Department’s attempt to …

While the specter of school shootings looms darkly in the minds of American parents who remember massacres in Newtown, Connecticut; Parkland, Florida, and around the country, the group’s review of shootings from 2009 through 2018 found far more children are killed in their own homes. “These are not random acts …

The Middle East Eye (MEE) has reported on November 21, that the US and British military ran at least two secret prisons in Iraq during the months following the 2003 invasion, effectively concealing prisoners from Red Cross inspectors. MEE claims that the British army’s most senior legal advisor in the …

US President Donald Trump wants Apple CEO Tim Cook to “get involved” in developing 5G across the US in an apparent bid by Washington to push against the “threat” of Chinese tech giants. Trump tweeted on Thursday morning that he had asked Cook about becoming involved with 5G during his …

Iran on Thursday began restoring internet access in the capital Tehran and a number of provinces, local news agencies and residents said, after a days-long nationwide shutdown meant to help stifle unrest over fuel price hikes. The Revolutionary Guards said calm had returned across Iran, state TV reported, after protests …

US Ambassador to European Union Gordon Sondland told House impeachment investigators Wednesday that Rudy Giuliani had pushed a “quid pro quo” with Ukraine that he had to go along with because it’s what President Donald Trump wanted. “Mr. Giuliani was expressing the desires of the president of the United States, …

South Korea says all the crew members and the three vessels seized earlier by Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement in the Red Sea have been released. The three vessels and the 16 people on them had been detained a few miles off Uqban Island, off the western coasts of Yemen, on …

The leader of a group against the “Islamization” of Norway was attacked by several men after setting fire to a copy of the Quran during a demonstration. Footage shows police intervening to stop the skirmish. A demonstration held by Stop Islamization of Norway (SIAN) in the city of Kristiansand turned …