Scandal over justice minister galvanizes South Koreans at protests

A growing corruption scandal over a new justice minister is bringing South Koreans from across the political spectrum out into the streets in numbers rarely seen since candlelight protests helped bring down former leader Park Geun-hye in 2017.

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Turkey Syria offensive: US builds pressure to halt incursion against Kurds

Washington warns of sanctions unless the advance into Syria stops, but Ankara vows to press on.

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Silver-haired sit-in, face mask party protests planned for Hong Kong

Several pro-democracy protests are planned for Hong Kong on Saturday reflecting the widespread anger at the government, ranging from an elderly sit-in, a face mask party, a shopping mall demonstration and an anti-emergency law street march.

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Australia, Fiji to send peacekeeping mission to Middle East

Australia and Fiji will send a joint United Nations peacekeeping mission to a disputed region in the Middle East as soon as next week, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said over the weekend.

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One man dies as wind-driven Los Angeles wildfire forces 100,000 to flee

A fierce, wind-driven wildfire swept through foothills and canyons along the northern edge of Los Angeles on Friday, engulfing homes, closing roads and devouring acres of dry brush and chaparral as 100,000 residents were forced to flee.

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Japan advises hundreds of thousands to evacuate as powerful typhoon approaches

Hundreds of thousands of households in Japan were advised to evacuate due to fears of flooding as a powerful typhoon was set to make landfall late on Saturday, bringing with it the heaviest rain and winds in 60 years.

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U.S. lawmakers press again for stronger Trump action on Turkey

U.S. lawmakers introduced more legislation on Friday seeking to slap stiff sanctions on Turkey over its offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria, underscoring unhappiness from both Democrats and President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans in Congress over his Syria policy.

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UK PM Johnson will ask MPs to back any Brexit deal secured from EU: The Times

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will ask parliament to back any Brexit deal that he secures from the European Union within 24 hours of the European summit next week, the Times reported on Saturday.

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Senior Australian minister says China is behaving badly, draws rebuke

A senior Australian government minister said on Friday China was behaving in a way that was inconsistent with Australian values by targeting political parties and universities in Australia, drawing a sharp rebuke from China's embassy.

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Kevin McAleenan: US Homeland Security chief steps down

Kevin McAleenan was the fourth person to head the agency and oversaw Donald Trump's border policies.

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U.S. troops in Syria came under fire from Turkish positions: Pentagon

U.S. troops in northern Syria came under artillery fire from Turkish positions on Friday but none were wounded, the Pentagon said, an incident that highlights the risks to U.S. troops as Turkey wages an offensive against U.S.-allied Kurdish militia.

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Trump to host Italian President Mattarella at the White House on Thursday

U.S. President Donald Trump will host Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the White House on Oct. 16, the White House said on Friday.

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'Sex for grades': Undercover in West African universities

What happens behind closed doors at some of West Africa’s most prestigious universities.

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Tattoos in Japan: The eye-watering art thousands cross the world for

Once the sign of a hardened criminal, Japan’s taboo tattoos are winning a legion of new foreign fans.

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India's nine-year-old skateboarding sensation

Kamali is starring in a short film about her life, which has been selected for next year's Oscars.

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Butterflies, birds and zebras: The magic of animal motion

Shortlisted entries for the Royal Society of Biology Photography Competition.

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France's Macron urges need to end Turkish assault in Syria in Trump phone call

France and the United States have agreed to remain in close contact over Turkey's escalating campaign in northern Syria, French President Emmanuel Macron's office said, adding that he had stressed the need to try to end the offensive in a phone call with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump late on Friday.

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The week in pictures

A selection of some of the most striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

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Haiti unrest: Protesters forced back from president's home

The death of a prominent journalist inflames violent protests calling on Jovenel Moïse to resign.

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Fadak Alfayadh: The refugee who wants to meet you

Fadak Alfayadh felt increasingly unwelcome in Australia as a young migrant - and it set her on a mission.

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Trump says acting Homeland Security Secretary McAleenan is stepping down

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan was stepping down and a new acting chief of the agency would be named next week.

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Biden says he would withhold foreign aid if countries discriminate against LGBTQ people

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday he would withhold foreign aid from countries that persecute lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, as he joined eight other Democratic presidential candidates at a forum on LGBTQ issues.

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