Sudan's military scraps deal with the opposition, calls for elections within nine months

Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC) said on Tuesday it canceled all previous agreements with the main opposition coalition and called for snap elections following deadly violence in the capital Khartoum after security forces moved to disperse the main protest camp outside the Defense Ministry.

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Mexico draws red line on asylum as Trump tariff risk rises

Mexico said on Monday it would reject a U.S. idea to take in all Central American asylum seekers if it is raised at talks this week with the Trump administration, which has threatened to impose tariffs if Mexico does not crack down on illegal immigration.

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Ex-Michigan governor's electronic devices seized in Flint water probe

Michigan authorities investigating contamination of the city of Flint's water supply obtained a search warrant to seize former Governor Rick Snyder's cell phone and hard drive, according to court documents made public on Monday.

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Military prosecutor removed from case of Navy SEAL charged with war crimes

The lead prosecutor in the court-martial of a U.S. Navy SEAL charged with war crimes was ordered removed from the case on Monday by a military judge for electronically tracking email communications of defense lawyers without a warrant, a Navy spokesman said.

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U.S. judge denies Democrats' suit to stop border wall funds

A U.S. federal judge on Monday rejected a lawsuit by Democrats in the House of Representatives that sought to block President Donald Trump's plan to divert funds to help build a border wall.

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Protesters return to streets in Honduras, despite president's concessions

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez's decision to repeal decrees that have sparked violent demonstrations against his government in recent days failed to stop protesters from returning to the streets on Monday.

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Democrat Buttigieg discusses being part of first gay couple in the White House

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said on Monday he does not believe the fact that he is gay and married to another man will hurt him with America's voters.

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U.S. Congress passes $19.1 billion disaster aid bill, sends to Trump

The U.S. Congress on Monday approved legislation providing $19.1 billion in emergency funding for disaster recovery efforts throughout the United States, including Puerto Rico, sending it to President Donald Trump to sign into law.

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House to vote next week on whether to find Barr, McGahn in contempt

The U.S. House of Representatives will vote next week on whether to hold Attorney General William Barr and former White House counsel Don McGahn in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas related to the probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, the No. 2 House official said on Monday.

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Sudan's military scraps agreement with the opposition, calls for elections within nine months

Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC) will cancel all previous agreements with the main opposition coalition, the council head said in a televised statement, following deadly violence in the capital Khartoum after security forces moved to disperse a sit-in protest outside the Defense Ministry.

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Trump administration denies deceit in census citizenship fight

The Trump administration denied accusations that it concealed evidence that its plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. Census was aimed at boosting Republicans' electoral power, and said its accusers were making up a conspiracy theory.

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'There is no word for Down’s syndrome in my language'

Elly Kitaly discovered there was no adequate word for Down's syndrome in her language.

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Maymona Abdi and Karima Watts describe Somaliland detention

Two Canadian women say they were jailed for three months in Somaliland for helping an abused woman.

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Why do airlines still mislay 25 million bags a year?

Lost luggage is the bane of air travel, so can better tracking technology address the issue?

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Four security forces members killed in shooting in Iraq: security official

Four security forces members were killed and four wounded in shooting in the Iraqi town of Tarmiya, 25 km (15 miles) north of Baghdad, Security Media Cell said in a statement early on Tuesday.

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Kim Yong-chol: 'Purged' N Korean diplomat appears with Kim

Kim Yong-chol was reported to be in a labour camp but on Sunday enjoyed a show alongside Kim Jong-un.

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Singapore fighter jets escort Scoot plane after bomb hoax

Police are speaking to a 13-year-old passenger on the flight who was allegedly behind the hoax.

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Clashes break out at Jerusalem holy site

Israeli police and Palestinian worshippers clashed at Al Aqsa mosque, the holy site known to Jews as Temple Mount.

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Backstory: India's giant Modi wave - why we didn't see it coming

(Backstory is a series of reports showing how Reuters journalists work and the standards under which they operate)

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