Factbox: Brexit delayed - What happens next?

Britain's exit from the European Union was postponed by a late night agreement in Brussels last week that gave Prime Minister Theresa May until Oct 31 to persuade parliament to approve the terms of the country's departure.

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Climate change protesters threaten to block central London roads

Environmental protesters are planning to paralyze parts of central London over the next few days by blocking some of the city's busiest streets in a bid to force the government to do more to tackle climate change.

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Pete Buttigieg officially launches his 2020 US presidential bid

The 37-year-old officially launches a campaign that could make him the first openly gay US president.

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Russian priest posted to remote village over wife's 'sin'

A Russian Orthodox priest has been posted to a remote village as punishment for his wife's participation in a beauty pageant.

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UK PM May says no-deal Brexit planning continues - spokesman

British Prime Minister Theresa May has said the government will continue to plan for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit, her spokesman said on Monday.

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Under-18s face 'like' and 'streaks' bans on social media

The UK's data watchdog proposes restrictions on Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat among others.

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Sudan crisis: Protest leaders demand end of 'deep state'

Thousands maintain a sit-in outside army headquarters calling for an immediate move to civilian rule.

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China says U.S. criticism of its role in Latin America is "slanderous"

China on Monday condemning as "slanderous" criticism U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made of Beijing's policies in South America, saying countries there would soon see who their "true friend" was.

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Denials of U.S. immigrant visas skyrocket after little-heralded rule change

When Arturo Balbino, a Texas construction worker, walked into his visa interview at the American consulate in the northern Mexican border town of Ciudad Juarez in March, he wasn't nervous. He felt good.

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Appeals and recounts spark frustration as Istanbul vote count enters third week

Electoral officials ordered a second recount of votes in an east Istanbul district on Monday, after two weeks of appeals by President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party against results showing it had narrowly lost control of Turkey's largest city.

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Sudan's military council appoints new army chief of staff: statement

Sudan's military council on Monday said it was restructuring the military command council and appointed Colonel General Hashem Abdel Muttalib Ahmed Babakr as army chief of staff.

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Sudan protesters move to protect Khartoum sit-in

Sudanese protesters moved to block an attempt on Monday to break up a sit-in outside the Defense Ministry, where demonstrators have been pushing for a quick transition to civilian rule after President Omar al-Bashir was ousted, a Reuters witness said.

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Mirjana Markovic, widow of Serbia's late strongman Milosevic, dies aged 76

Mirjana Markovic, the widow of Serbia's late strongman Slobodan Milosevic, who played an instrumental role in politics, has died aged 76, state-run RTS TV reported.

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India gold smuggling slowed by election seizures of cash, bullion

India's gold smugglers have slowed their operations over worries their shipments will be caught up in seizures of cash, bullion, booze and drugs that are aimed at controlling vote-buying in the country's national elections, industry officials told Reuters.

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Deadly storms push through the U.S. East Coast

Tornados, wind gusts of up to 70 mph and pounding hail remained threats early Monday from eastern New York and into New England, as the remnants of a deadly weekend storm push out to sea, the National Weather Service said.

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China police detain 17 people after deadly chemical blast

Police have detained another 17 people in connection with a deadly pesticide plant blast that killed 78 people in eastern China last month, authorities said on Monday.

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Iran leader approves tapping sovereign fund for flood relief

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has approved drawing up to $2 billion from the country's sovereign wealth fund for relief and reconstruction after devastating floods, state media reported on Monday.

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