At Arab summit, Lebanon's Aoun calls for Syrian refugee returns

Lebanese President Michel Aoun urged world powers on Sunday to step up efforts for Syrian refugees to return home, regardless of any political solution to the war there.

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Do not hijack Brexit, minister warns Britain's parliament

Parliament cannot be allowed to hijack Brexit, Trade Minister Liam Fox said on Sunday, in a warning to lawmakers who want to take more control over Britain's departure from the European Union.

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Israel says it shot down rocket over Golan on Syria frontier

Israel's military its Iron Dome interceptor system shot down a rocket that had been fired at the northern part of the occupied Golan Heights on the Syria frontier on Sunday.

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Two arrested over Northern Ireland car bomb, New IRA suspected

Northern Ireland police have made two arrests in relation to Saturday's car bomb in Londonderry and their main line of inquiry is that the New IRA militant group was responsible for the attack, officers said on Sunday.

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Two dead in fire at French ski resort of Courchevel

Two people died and twenty were injured after a fire broke out early on Sunday in a building in the French ski resort of Courchevel, local authorities said.

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Rheinmetall plans to sue Germany over Saudi arms embargo: Spiegel

German weapons maker Rheinmetall plans to sue the government over its decision to stop all arms exports to Saudi Arabia after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Spiegel Online reported on Sunday.

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Syrian air defense repels Israeli attack in south: state media

Syrian military air defenses thwarted an Israeli attack on Sunday, shooting down several missiles in the south of the country, state media said.

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Russian crowd defends ownership of Kuriles before Abe visit

A crowd gathered in Moscow on Sunday to defend Russia's ownership of a chain of islands captured by Soviet troops from Japan during the final days of World War Two.

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In pictures: Ethiopians celebrate the festival of Timket

Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrate Timket, or Epiphany, marking the baptism of Jesus.

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Parliament cannot hijack Brexit, says British minister Fox

Britain's parliament has no right to try to "hijack the Brexit process", Trade Minister Liam Fox said on Sunday, after several lawmakers indicated they were launching attempts to take more control over the departure from the European Union.

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Single-use coffee cups: Wales urged to bring in 'latte levy'

Environmental campaigners say Wales should take the initiative with a tax on disposable coffee cups.

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Magnitude 6.7 quake strikes Chile, kills two: USGS

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit the coast of north-central Chile on Saturday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey said, with authorities reporting as many as 200,000 without power and two people dead of heart attacks.

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Afghanistan's Ghani launches bid for second presidential term

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday entered the 2019 presidential race after forging an alliance with a staunch critic to challenge his former governing partners at a time when the Taliban has shut him out of talks to end more than 17 years of war.

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Labour says Britain's only options are second Brexit referendum or close EU ties

Britain's only options are a second Brexit referendum or forging a close economic relationship with the European Union, the main opposition Labour Party said on Sunday.

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Zimbabwe crackdown a sign of things to come: president's spokesman

A crackdown last week on protests in Zimbabwe is a foretaste of how the government will respond to future unrest, the president's spokesman said, fuelling concerns that the country is reverting to authoritarian rule.

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