Volcano erupts on Indonesia's Bali causing flight cancellations

A volcano erupted on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, causing some overnight flight cancellations to and from Australia as an ash cloud rose into the sky, officials said on Saturday.

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British health minister Hancock joins race to replace May as prime minister

British health minister Matt Hancock said on Saturday he would enter the contest to be the next leader of the Conservative Party, the fifth candidate to say they would run to replace Theresa May as prime minister.

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U.S. troop move to Middle East 'dangerous for international peace': Iran's Zarif

A U.S. move to send troops to the Middle East after accusing Tehran of being behind attacks on tankers in the region is "extremely dangerous ... (for) international peace", Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was quoted as saying.

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Indian police file case against three over coaching center fire, death toll rises to 20

Indian police said on Saturday they had filed a culpable homicide case against three people as the death toll from a building fire in India’s Gujarat state rose to 20, with students attending coaching classes accounting for all those killed.

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Earthquake causes Tokyo buildings to shake ahead of Trump visit

A medium-strength earthquake hit eastern Japan on Saturday, NHK national television said, causing buildings to shake in Tokyo hours before the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump.

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India's Christians See Danger in Hindu Nationalist Party's Victory

Christians have suffered intense levels of persecution under Modi's first five years in office and they fear the next five years could bring even more hardships.

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Left-Leaning Methodist Leaders Vow 'Resistance Tactics' to Fight Church's Support of Biblical Marriage

Hundreds of left-leaning United Methodist leaders and activists gathered in Kansas this week for the "UMC Next" conference to voice their opposition to the denomination's official rejection of homosexuality and gay marriage. 

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Iran's Escalating War Against Non-Muslims, 'Extreme Persecution' of Christians

Tensions are growing between the US and Iran in the Middle East at the same time as a spotlight is being shined the Iranian regime's abuses of human rights, particularly the persecution of Christians and other religious minorities.

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Nurse 'Rightly Fired' For Offering to Give Bible to Cancer Patient, Court Rules

A medical professional who attempted to offer a Bible to a cancer patient was “rightly sacked” from her job, a court has heard.

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UK Prime Minister Theresa May Will Resign

Theresa May says she'll quit as UK Conservative leader on June 7, sparking contest for Britain's next prime minister.

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U.S. seen reining in 'radicals' to prevent war, Iranian general says

"Rational Americans and experienced U.S. commanders" are likely to rein in Washington's "radical elements" and prevent a war with Iran, the country's semi-official news agency Mehr reported on Saturday, quoting a senior military commander.

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Iran can sink U.S. warships with 'secret weapons', military official says

Iran can sink U.S. warships sent to the Gulf region using missiles and "secret weapons", a senior Iranian military official was quoted as saying by the semi-official news agency Mizan on Saturday.

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North Korean missile test violated U.N. resolution, says Bolton

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Saturday North Korea's recent missile launches violated a U.N. Security Council resolution and urged leader Kim Jong Un to return to denuclearization talks.

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Honduran anti-graft mission investigates ex-president over drug money

Former Honduran President Porfirio Lobo is being investigated on suspicion of involvement in laundering illegal drug money as part of a wider probe into his 2010-14 administration, an international anti-corruption mission said on Friday.

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Defying Congress, Trump sets $8 billion-plus in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE

U.S. President Donald Trump, declaring a national emergency because of tensions with Iran, swept aside objections from Congress on Friday to complete the sale of over $8 billion worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan.

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French police hunt suitcase bomber after blast in Lyon

French police were hunting a suspected suitcase bomber on Friday after an explosion in the central city of Lyon that injured 13 people, officials said.

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Twenty-nine detainees killed in Venezuela police station cellblock riot

Twenty-nine detainees were killed and 19 police officers were wounded in a confrontation in a cellblock in central Venezuela in what a state official called a failed escape attempt, but human rights groups described as a massacre.

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Qatar says economic conditions for Israeli-Palestinian peace require 'fair political solutions'

Qatar said on Friday that economic development needed for Israeli-Palestinian peace could not be achieved without "fair political solutions" acceptable to Palestinians, referring to a U.S. plan set to be unveiled next month.

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