U.S. government advises workers on staving off creditors amid shutdown

As a partial shutdown of the U.S. government stretched into its sixth day, the agency that oversees the federal workforce offered advice on staving off creditors to the estimated 800,000 employees who could be affected by a lapse in pay.

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Should US Rethink Decision to Leave Syria? The Kurds Say 'Yes' – Here's Why

President Trump's decision to remove our troops from Syria has been criticized by many of his political allies in the US. However, one of our closest friends in the region is also hoping America won't pull its support.

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Let down by U.S., Syrian Kurdish leaders look to Russia and Assad

Alarmed by a U.S. decision to leave Syria, Kurdish leaders who run much of the north are urging Russia and its ally Damascus to send forces to shield the border from the threat of a Turkish offensive.

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Congo expels EU ambassador ahead of presidential election

Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday said it would expel European Union Ambassador Bart Ouvry in response to the recent renewal of EU sanctions against Congolese officials including the ruling coalition's candidate in a presidential election.

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Tesla's Musk says cave rescuer's defamation case should be dismissed

Elon Musk, Tesla Inc's chief executive, asked a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a British diver who helped rescue a boys soccer team trapped in a Thailand cave and said Musk defamed him by calling him a pedophile and child rapist.

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Should US Rethink Decision to Leave Syria? The Kurds Say 'Yes' – Here's Why

President Trump's decision to remove our troops from Syria has been criticized by many of his political allies in the US. However, one of our closest friends in the region is also hoping America won't pull its support.

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Stock markets resume downward slide

Wall Street shares drop 2% amid political and economic uncertainty and weak consumer confidence data.

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Outcry as Instagram tries horizontal scrolling

The video and image sharing site apologises after a test was accidentally rolled out to millions of users.

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Trump administration puts stop to new flood insurance policies

The Trump administration has decided it cannot authorize new flood insurance policies, citing the partial shutdown of the federal government due to a budget impasse in Congress and potentially putting thousands of home sales in limbo.

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Three Central Asians charged in Sweden with plotting terrorist crime

Three Central Asian men have been charged in Sweden with plotting to commit a terrorist crime as well as - along with three others - financing the Islamic State militant group, prosecutors said on Thursday.

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Stock markets resume downward slide

Wall Street shares drop 2% amid political and economic uncertainty and weak consumer confidence data.

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France urges Israel to reconsider settler home approvals in West Bank

France on Thursday called on Israel to reconsider recently issued approvals for more than 2,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank, saying they would violate international law.

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Scandal involving Brazil president-elect's son clouds inauguration

A lingering scandal involving Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro's son has soured his inauguration next week and tarnished the reputation of a far-right maverick who surged to victory on a vow to end years of political horsetrading.

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Musk seeks to dismiss 'pedo' defamation claim

Mr Musk's insults to cave rescuer were a "schoolyard spat" say Tesla chief's lawyers.

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German army floats plan to recruit foreigners

Struggling to fill its ranks, Germany's military is drawing up plans to recruit nationals from other European countries as part of a drive to beef up the armed forces.

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Israeli ex-general, polling closest to Netanyahu, joins 2019 election race

A former Israeli armed forces chief who opinion polls show poses the toughest challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bid for reelection next year formally established a political party on Thursday.

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Madagascar's Rajoelina declared winner of presidential vote by election commission

Andry Rajoelina has been declared the winner of a runoff presidential election, according to full provisional results released on Thursday by the electoral commission.

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Saudi Arabia demotes foreign minister in wake of Khashoggi case

King Salman makes the move nearly three months after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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UAE reopens Syria embassy, a boost for Assad

The United Arab Emirates reopened its embassy in Damascus on Thursday, marking a big diplomatic boost for President Bashar al-Assad from a U.S.-allied Arab state that once backed rebels fighting him.

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Three central Asians charged in Sweden with plotting terror crime

Three Central Asian men have been charged in Sweden with plotting to commit terrorist crimes as well as - along with three others - financing the Islamic State militant group, prosecutors said on Thursday.

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Three Britons killed in Iceland crash

The UK tourists, including a child, were in a vehicle which crashed while crossing a bridge in Iceland

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