Brexit anger makes European vote 'difficult' for Conservatives: UK minister

European elections will be difficult for Britain's governing Conservatives, their education minister said on Sunday, after the party slumped into fourth place in an opinion poll and a new Brexit Party took top spot.

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Iran's Guards commander says U.S. military presence in Gulf is 'an opportunity': ISNA

The United States' military presence in the Gulf used to be a serious threat but now it is an opportunity, a senior commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday, according to the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA).

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Political will to fight climate change is fading, warns UN chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges world leaders to follow science advice on climate change.

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Pope approves visits to contested Bosnian shrine

Pope Francis has approved pilgrimages to Medjugorje, a village in Bosnia that is steeped in controversy over whether the Madonna appears to local people, the Vatican said on Sunday.

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European polls will be 'difficult' for Conservative, says UK education minister

European elections are going to be "difficult" for the governing Conservative Party, education minister Damian Hinds said on Sunday, when questioned over those Conservatives who say they will transfer their loyalty to Britain's new Brexit Party.

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Metro Bank says cash lifeline talks 'advanced'

The bank says plans to raise £350m are "well advanced" as it tries to quell rumours about its financial health.

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UK's Labour not 'getting very far' in government Brexit talks: Ashworth

An attempt by Britain's main opposition Labour to try to persuade the government to back its alternative plan for leaving the European Union is not "getting very far", the party's health policy chief said on Sunday.

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PM May has already set out timetable for her departure: UK minister

Prime Minister Theresa May does not need to spell out a timetable for her departure, prisons minister Robert Buckland said on Sunday, adding the leader had already announced she would leave office after the first phase of Brexit.

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Iran may attack Israel if U.S. standoff escalates: Israeli minister

An Israeli cabinet minister warned on Sunday of possible direct or proxy Iranian attacks on Israel should the stand-off between Tehran and Washington escalate.

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UK's Labour questions whether successor to PM May would honor Brexit deal

A major sticking point in talks between Britain's government and opposition Labour Party is the lack of any guarantee that a successor to Prime Minister Theresa May would deliver on any Brexit agreement, Labour's trade policy chief said on Sunday.

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Pakistani forces comb hotel a day after raid kills at least five

Pakistani security forces searched a luxury hotel in the port city of Gwadar on Sunday a day after separatist insurgents stormed in, killing at least five people, in what the militants said was a strike against Chinese and other foreign investors.

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Iran facing 'unprecedented' pressure from international sanctions, Rouhani says

President Hassan Rouhani calls for political unity at home in the face of international sanctions 'war'.

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India election 2019: A journey across land and sea to reach 44 voters

Indian election officials travelled to a remote island in the Arabian Sea to reach a handful of voters.

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In Case You Missed It: Met Gala, meteors and bears

Some of the video stories you might have missed this week.

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Iran Guards chief says Americans have started 'psychological war'

The United States has started a psychological war in the region, the commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said in a parliament session on Sunday, according to a parliamentary spokesman.

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Lebanese Maronite patriarch who opposed Syrian army presence dies

Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir, the former patriarch of Lebanon's Maronite church who presented himself as a champion of Christian rights and pushed for Syrian forces to leave his country, died early on Sunday, state news agency NNA reported.

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Alyssa Milano urges sex strike in protest against Georgia abortion law

#MeToo activist Alyssa Milano, one of the actors opposing Georgia's law, calls for a sex strike.

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Myanmar pilot safely lands plane on its nose after landing gear failure

A Myanmar pilot safely landed a passenger jet without its front wheels on Sunday, after landing gear on the Myanmar National Airlines plane failed to deploy, the airline and an official said.

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Indians vote in penultimate phase of seven-round general election

Voters in north India lined up early on Sunday to cast their ballots in the second-to-last round of a seven-phase general election, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi facing a diverse group of opposition parties seeking to deny him a second term.

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