Northern Irish 'no-deal' Brexit challenge dismissed in court

Belfast's High Court dismissed on Thursday a case arguing that a British exit from the European Union without a withdrawal agreement would contravene Northern Ireland's 1998 peace accord, saying the issue was political and not for the courts.

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DUP leader: Won't support Brexit deal dividing internal UK market

The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), the Northern Irish party which backs British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government, said the party will not support a Brexit deal that "divides the internal market of the UK".

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DUP leader: Won't support Brexit deal dividing internal UK market

The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), the Northern Irish party which backs British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government, said the party will not support a Brexit deal that "divides the internal market of the UK".

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U.S. says it has evidence Adrian Darya 1 oil transferred to Syria

The United States has evidence that the Iranian tanker Adrian Darya 1 has transferred its crude oil to the Syrian government, breaking assurances it gave not to sell crude to the country, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday.

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EU's Barnier says he is not optimistic on Brexit deal by mid-October

EU negotiator Michel Barnier on Thursday expressed pessimism on the prospects of clinching a divorce deal with Britain ahead of its withdrawal from the bloc on Oct. 31.

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California boat fire: Safety investigators say all crew were asleep

The scuba-diving boat caught fire off the coast of California last week, killing 34 passengers.

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Storm Area 51: The joke that became a ‘possible humanitarian disaster’

A hoax rallying cry to storm a US Air Force base in Nevada has left two towns fearing catastrophe.

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'Freeze... and marry me!' - Russians who propose at gunpoint

Actors staging special forces "drug busts" are spicing up marriage proposals in Russia.

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Brazil Amazon: Old enemies unite to save their land

Rival indigenous groups say they have a common enemy: Brazil's President Bolsonaro and his policies.

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South Africa crime: Police figures show rising murder and sexual offences

The latest crime figures show rises in both murder and sexual offences over the past year

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Livestock keeper charged with illegal killing of California mountain lion

A man employed as a livestock keeper for a Jewish university campus near Los Angeles has been charged with illegally killing a protected mountain lion and vandalizing its government tracking collar, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.

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Trump delays tariff hikes on Chinese goods ahead of talks

The US president described the move as a "good will" gesture and comes ahead of fresh talks with China.

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Trump delays tariff hikes on Chinese goods ahead of talks

The US president described the move as a "good will" gesture and comes ahead of fresh talks with China.

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Beijing set to exit list of world's top 200 most-polluted cities: data

China's capital of Beijing is on track to drop out from the list of the world's top 200 most-polluted cities this year, with hazardous smog concentrations falling to their lowest on record in August, data compiled by IQAir AirVisual showed on Thursday.

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Philippines' Duterte says Xi offering gas deal if arbitration case ignored

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said his Chinese counterpart has offered Manila a controlling stake in a joint energy venture in the South China Sea, if it sets aside an international arbitral award that went against Beijing.

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Bahamas says 2,500 missing after Dorian; prime minister warns death toll to rise 'significantly'

Some 2,500 people are still listed as missing in the Bahamas more than a week after Hurricane Dorian pummeled the Caribbean island chain, although that number may include evacuees who fled to shelters, authorities said on Wednesday.

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California church leaders charged with forced labor of homeless

Twelve leaders of a Southern California-based church have been arrested on charges of coercing dozens of mostly homeless people into forced labor, holding them captive and compelling them to panhandle hours a day to collect money for their overseers.

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Mexico sees diminished threat of U.S. tariffs after effort to curb migration

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday the U.S. threat of tariffs on Mexican goods had lessened, after his top envoy met President Donald Trump and other Washington officials to assess progress on reducing migration.

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U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump to deny asylum to many Central Americans

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday granted a request by President Donald Trump's administration to fully enforce a new rule that would curtail asylum applications by immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, a key element of his hardline immigration policies.

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What to look for in the Democratic debate

Biden, Warren, Sanders, Harris - for the first time all the front-runners will share the spotlight.

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Brexit: How are the UK's talks with the EU going?

Has there been any progress in the UK's talks in Brussels since Boris Johnson became prime minister?

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Another of Brazil president's sons facing civil, criminal probe: prosecutors

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's son Carlos is under investigation by the Rio de Janeiro state prosecutor's office, it said on Wednesday, making him the second of the far-right leader's sons to be probed by state investigators.

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