Risk of new Brazil dam burst forces 24,000 to evacuate homes

Firefighters called for the evacuation to higher ground of some 24,000 people from the Brazilian town hit by deadly mud flow from an earlier mining dam rupture, as a second dam threatened to collapse.

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Britain has martial law option under Brexit no-deal, but no plan to exercise it: minister

Britain has the option of using martial law to quell civil disorder that might ensue under a no-deal Brexit, but that is not the focus of the government's attention, Health Minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday.

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U.S peace envoy visits Kabul to consult president on talks with Taliban

U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Kabul on Sunday to try to secure cooperation from Afghanistan's president after breakthroughs in peace negotiations with Taliban leaders in Qatar.

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Venezuela's Maduro denounces election call but says ready to talk

Venezuela's embattled President Nicolas Maduro rejected an international ultimatum to call elections within eight days and said opposition leader Juan Guaido had violated the country's constitution by declaring himself leader.

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Thai girl band BNK48 sorry for Nazi T-shirt controversy

The singer with BNK48, one of Thailand's most popular bands, visited the Israeli embassy to apologise.

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Maduro denounces election ultimatum, says Guaido violating constitution: CNN Turk interview

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro rejected an ultimatum to call a national election within eight days, describing European countries as insolent for making it.

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'El Chapo's' lawyers face tough choices at trial's end

With federal prosecutors expected to rest their case against Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on Monday, lawyers for the accused Mexican drug kingpin have given few clues about how they plan to counter three months of testimony by more than 50 government witnesses.

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Four Germans among victims of mid-air collision in Italian Alps

Four Germans were killed in a mid-air collision between a helicopter and a light aircraft in the Italian Alps on Friday with the other victims were from Italy, France and Belgium, Italian police said on Sunday.

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20 Dead as Bombs Target Sunday Mass in Philippine Cathedral

Two bombs minutes apart tore through a Roman Catholic cathedral on a southern Philippine island where Muslim militants are active, killing at least 20 people and wounding 81 others during a Sunday Mass, officials said.

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Britain's Prince Philip 'deeply sorry' after car crash

Queen Elizabeth's 97-year-old husband Prince Philip has written to a woman injured in a crash involving his Land Rover this month to say he was "deeply sorry".

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Kremlin says with deal with Turkey on Syria's Idlib not fully implemented: Ifax

An agreement with Turkey on Syria's Idlib province has not been fully implemented, raising concerns in Moscow and Damascus, Interfax news agency quoted a Kremlin spokesman as saying on Sunday.

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Sudan's Bashir fights for survival as protests spread

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir does little to hide his contempt for the young men and women who have been protesting for more than a month to demand an end to his three-decade rule.

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Australian Open 2019: Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal to win record seventh title

Novak Djokovic wins a record seventh Australian Open men's singles title with a crushing victory over Rafael Nadal.

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Malaysia contest 'blocked Israeli swimmers'

Malaysia is stripped of hosting the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships for refusing to let Israeli athletes compete, says the IPC.

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Novak Djokovic tops Rafa Nadal in straight sets to win Australian Open men's title

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U.S. government agencies gear up to restart operations Monday

U.S. government agencies that had largely shuttered operations for five weeks during a budget standoff said on Saturday they were moving swiftly to resume operations and compensate employees for missed paychecks.

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Venezuela crisis: Diplomat to US defects from Maduro

The military representative to Washington says he no longer recognises Nicolás Maduro as president.

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Ireland not planning for a hard border: European Affairs Minister

Ireland's European Affairs Minister said Britain had an obligation to the Good Friday peace treaty regardless of Brexit, and an integral part of that was protecting the "invisible border" between Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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The Chamber of the Holocaust, Israel's obscure memorial

Tucked away on the slope of Mount Zion lies a little-known memorial site for Jewish victims of the Holocaust. A cluster of tiny, dark caverns that modestly commemorates one of the greatest horrors of modern times.

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