UK's Hammond says not there yet on Brexit vote support

The British government does not yet have the support of enough lawmakers to win a parliamentary vote on its Brexit deal but a "significant number" of colleagues are coming around to back the plan, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Sunday.

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Christchurch shootings: Stories of heroism emerge from attacks

Two rural officers chased and arrested the gunman, who was said to be planning more attacks.

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Labour's Corbyn invites UK lawmakers to help break Brexit impasse

Opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has written to lawmakers from across Britain's parliament to discuss ways to break the Brexit impasse, just days before the prime minister is expected to put her deal to another vote.

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Jacinda Ardern burnishes leadership after Christchurch carnage

The calm and compassion shown by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in response to the killing of 50 Muslims by a suspected white supremacist has burnished the credentials of a leader whose youth and celebrity had given critics' doubts.

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Christchurch shootings: Mosque attacks leave city in shock

The Christchurch mosque attacks have stunned Muslims and non-Muslims alike, writes Jay Savage.

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Gunmen attack Mali army base, kill at least 16 soldiers: sources

Gunmen attacked and briefly seized a Malian army base overnight, killing at least 16 soldiers and destroying five vehicles in central Mali's Mopti region, two local councillors in the area where the attack happened said on Sunday.

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Over 60,000 people, mostly civilians, have fled from last Islamic State Syria enclave: SDF

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Sunday over 60,000 people, mostly civilians, had flooded out of the Islamic State militant group's last enclave in eastern Syria since a final assault to capture it began over two months ago.

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NZ's Ardern burnishes leadership after Christchurch carnage

The calm and compassion shown by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in response to the killing of 50 Muslims by a suspected white supremacist has burnished the credentials of a leader whose youth and celebrity had given critics' doubts.

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Palestinian attacker kills Israeli in West Bank: military

At least one Israeli was killed and two others were wounded in a Palestinian attack in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, a military spokesman said.

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UK's Labour will force confidence motion if May's deal fails: Corbyn

Britain's opposition Labour Party would force a confidence vote in Theresa May's government if the prime minister loses another vote on her Brexit withdrawal deal, leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Sunday.

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Four killed in train blast in Pakistan's resource-rich Baluchistan

Four people were killed and 10 injured in Pakistan on Sunday when a bomb went off on a train track in the resource-rich province of Baluchistan, where separatist rebels have been fighting the security forces for years.

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Flash floods kill at least 58 in Indonesia's Papua province

Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua have killed at least 58 people, injured dozens and displaced more than 4,000, authorities said on Sunday.

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British lawmaker McVey will back PM May's Brexit deal

Esther McVey, a former British minister who resigned from government over Theresa May's Brexit deal, said on Sunday she would back the prime minister's plan to leave the European Union in a vote this week.

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UK government will only hold Brexit vote if it believes it can win: Fox

The British government will only hold a third parliamentary vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal this week if it believes it can win, trade minister Liam Fox said on Sunday.

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As Xi heads to Italy, Vatican says China should not fear Church

A top Vatican official says China's government should not fear "distrust or hostility" from the Roman Catholic Church, writing amid speculation over whether President Xi Jinping will meet Pope Francis this week.

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