Former Israeli FM Livni out in cold as left-wing opposition splits

Israel's main left-wing opposition split on Tuesday, leaving one of the country's most prominent politicians, former foreign minister Tzipi Livni, out in the cold ahead of an April general election.

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UK police look for terrorism links in Manchester New Year's Eve stabbings

A man armed with a kitchen knife stabbed three people, including a police officer, at Manchester Victoria train station on New Year's Eve in an attack police are treating as terrorism-related.

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India ruling party confident of doing well in general election: Modi

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is confident of doing well at this year's general election despite the party's recent losses in state polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an interview with Reuters partner ANI on Tuesday.

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Top U.S. commander in Afghanistan sees peace opportunity in 2019

The top U.S general in Afghanistan told NATO troops on Tuesday to prepare themselves to deal with "positive processes or negative consequences" as peace talks between the U.S. and the Taliban to end a 17-year war gain momentum.

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French revellers spend New Year's Eve trapped on fair ride

A helicopter rescued eight French people after eight hours spent 52 metres (171ft) above Rennes.

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Magnitogorsk: Baby found alive after block of flats explosion

Rescuers pull an 11-month-old baby from the rubble after an apartment block collapsed in Magnitogorsk.

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Pope bemoans disjointed world, praises unity over diversity

Pope Francis, in his first message of the new year on Tuesday, bemoaned a lack of unity across the world, and warned against a soulless hunt for profit that benefits only a few.

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Infant found alive in rubble after Russian gas blast - TASS

Rescuers have found a 10-month-old child alive in the rubble of a Russian apartment block that partially collapsed in an explosion, TASS news agency reported on Tuesday, citing the local emergency operations center.

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UK police treating Manchester stabbing attack as terrorist investigation

British police confirmed on Tuesday they were treating a stabbing attack which injured three people at Manchester's Victoria train station as a terrorist investigation, and were searching an address in the Cheetham Hill area of the city.

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Congo cuts internet for second day to avert 'chaos' before poll results

Democratic Republic of Congo's government cut internet connections and SMS services across the country for a second straight day on Tuesday as the country nervously awaited the first results from the weekend's chaotic presidential election.

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Former Israeli foreign minister Livni left out in political cold

Israel's main left-wing alliance split apart on Tuesday, leaving one of the country's most prominent politicians, former foreign minister Tzipi Livni, out in the cold ahead of an April general election.

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New Year 2019: US military apologises for bomb tweet

Strategic Command, which oversees US nuclear weapons, tweeted that it was "ready to drop something".

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Kentucky police mourn doughnut truck fire

Officers in Kentucky tweeted their misery after a fire destroyed a Krispy Kreme doughnut truck.

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Thousands march in Hong Kong against China 'repression' after grim 2018

Thousands of demonstrators marched in Hong Kong on Tuesday to demand full democracy, fundamental rights, and even independence from China in the face of what many see as a marked clampdown by the Communist Party on local freedoms.

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Thai man kills six family members after New Year's party: police

A Thai man shot and killed six family members, including his two young children, before killing himself after a New Year's party, the police said on Tuesday.

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Australia's bid to strip Islamic State recruiter's citizenship hits snag

Australia's attempt to strip citizenship from an alleged recruiter for Islamic State has been thrown into doubt after Fiji reportedly said he was not one of its citizens.

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Israel's Ramon Airport near Red Sea resort of Eilat to open January 22

Israel's long-awaited second international airport near the southern Red Sea resort of Eilat is expected to open on Jan. 22, the Israel Airports Authority (IAA) said on Tuesday.

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