Prince Harry and Meghan would find friendlier media in Canada but impossible to escape scrutiny

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan can expect less intense local media scrutiny than they have faced in Britain should they move to Canada, experts said on Friday, though international press attention will be impossible to avoid.

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Sultan Qaboos of Oman dies aged 79

The sultan deposed his father in a bloodless coup in 1970 and then set Oman on a path to development.

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From Iran to #Sussexit: 2020's biggest stories explained

From bushfires and #Sussexit to fears of war in the Mid-East - it's been a busy start to the year in news.

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Australia fires: Vineyard owner's grief and determination

An Australian vineyard's destruction in bushfires led to anger, tears and new "faith in humanity".

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Qasem Soleimani: Crisis puts Mid-East friends and foes on edge

The effect of the US-Iran flare-up is rippling across America's allies and enemies in the region.

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Why Meghan and Harry have Canada in their sights

Canadians are excited at the prospect that the royal couple might make Canada their home.

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What Iran crash clues point towards a missile strike?

Western powers believe it could have been a missile, but Iran denies it.

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Did Britain meddle in a US presidential election?

When President Bush needed a smoking gun on his rival Bill Clinton, a key US ally dug for dirt.

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A chatbot pulled me out of a 'really dark place'

There are many mental health apps on the market, but how much help are they?

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Pakistan forgiveness laws: The price of getting away with murder

Thanks to forgiveness laws, murder doesn't always result in a jail sentence - or even a trial.

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Taiwan votes in election closely watched by China

Polls opened in Taiwan on Saturday in presidential and parliamentary elections that will be closely watched by Beijing, which claims the democratic island as its own.

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Oman's Sultan Qaboos dies: state media

Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said died on Friday evening, state media said early on Saturday, and a three-day period of national mourning was declared.

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Courtney Everts Mykytyn, Crusader for School Integration, Dies at 46

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Sanders leads, with Warren, Buttigieg, Biden chasing in Iowa Democratic poll

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has taken a narrow lead among Democratic presidential candidates in the important early-voting state of Iowa in a tight battle with three rivals, a poll released by the state's largest newspaper showed on Friday.

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Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen says his assistance justifies early prison exit

Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer who is now seeking early release from prison, on Friday rejected the claim that his lies undermined his ability to help investigators on matters related to the U.S. president.

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India's first trans queen: 'Show yourself loud and proud'

Nitasha Biswas won India's first transgender beauty pageant and now campaigns for transgender rights.

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Paper sculptor Lisa Lloyd rustles up worldwide success

Lisa Lloyd's elaborate designs - made out of tiny bits of paper - have sold all over the world.

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Grizelda Grootboom: 'How my best friend trafficked me for sex'

Grizelda Grootboom was tricked into sex trafficking by a "friend" and has written about her ordeal.

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U.N. renews Syria cross-border aid operation but halves crossings, length of time

The U.N. Security Council on Friday renewed a six-year-long cross-border operation delivering aid to millions of Syrian civilians but the number of crossings and length of authorization were halved to avoid a Russian veto.

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Tunisian parliament rejects government, coalition building must restart

Tunisia's deeply fragmented parliament on Friday rejected a proposed new government in a confidence vote, meaning a complex coalition-building process will need to restart with urgent economic reforms at stake.

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U.S. rebuffs Britain's extradition request for diplomat's wife after fatal crash

The United States on Friday rejected a formal request from Britain for the extradition of a U.S. diplomat's wife who left the country last year after a road collision that killed 19-year-old Briton Harry Dunn.

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Ukraine says Iran cooperating in plane crash probe, cautious on blaming missile

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said on Friday that Iran was cooperating with an investigation into the crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane, and that Kiev was not ruling out any version yet of what might have happened.

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U.S. imposes more sanctions on Iran after missile attacks in Iraq

The United States imposed more sanctions on Iran on Friday in retaliation for its missile attack on U.S. forces in Iraq this week and vowed to tighten the economic screws if Tehran continued "terrorist" acts or pursued a nuclear bomb.

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Fearing war, nuclear proliferation, Europe scrambles to calm Iran tensions

European nations will seek on Friday to find ways to guide the United States and Iran away from confrontation knowing that a miscalculation from either side could leave the bloc facing a war and a serious nuclear proliferation crisis at its doorstep.

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U.S. House passes resolution to limit Trump's ability to wage war on Iran

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on Thursday to stop President Donald Trump from further military action against Iran, rebuking the president days after he ordered a drone strike that killed a top Iranian commander and raised fears of war.

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Africa's week in pictures: 3-9 January 2020

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.

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US killing of Qasem Soleimani is good news for IS jihadists

The assassination of the Iranian general has set off a chain of consequences, says Jeremy Bowen.

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Mystery Chinese virus: How worried should we be?

More than 50 people have been infected with a newly discovered virus.

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1917: Faulty lighters and other problems with making one-shot films

A long sequence involving Andrew Scott had to be re-filmed because of a dodgy prop.

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After quake, Puerto Rico governor says power should be back by Monday

Puerto Rico's governor said power should be fully restored across the island by Monday after the worst earthquake in over a century knocked out its biggest generating plant and left nearly all 3 million residents without electricity.

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