All 23 crew of seized British-operated tanker are safe: Iranian TV

The crew of the British-flagged Stena Impero tanker seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards are all safe, the head of the Ports and Maritime Organisation of Iran in Hormozgan Province told state TV on Sunday.

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The dos and don'ts of getting a pay rise

You deserve more money but how do you go about getting it, and what should you do - or not do?

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Iran tanker seizure: Radio exchanges reveal Iran-UK confrontation

In the recording, a Royal Navy frigate can be heard warning Iranian vessels not to obstruct the tanker.

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Ukraine's Zelensky aims to bolster power in parliamentary polls

Volodymyr Zelensky hopes Sunday's general election will sweep away the old guard of MPs.

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Hong Kong in security lockdown as it braces for latest mass protest

Hong Kong police locked down the city center on Sunday as it braced for yet another mass protest over an extradition bill that has plunged the Chinese-ruled financial hub into crisis and triggered violent clashes.

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Pacquiao wins world title at 40

Manny Pacquiao beats Keith Thurman on points to become the WBA welterweight Super champion at the age of 40.

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Manny Pacquiao beats Keith Thurman by split decision following first-round knockdown

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Pompeo to meet with Mexico's foreign minister to discuss immigration, trade

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard on Sunday to discuss migration and trade, amid heightened bilateral tension ahead of a deadline on a deal that removed tariff threats on Mexican exports.

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In pictures: Americans cool down in sweltering heatwave

Temperatures in some US cities are dangerously high, with the east coast particularly hard-hit.

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Twitter suspends Iran news agencies over 'harassment of Baha'is'

The site said it suspended the accounts because of alleged harassment of Baha'is.

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Zelenskiy's party in spotlight as Ukraine holds snap parliament election

Ukrainians vote in a snap parliamentary election on Sunday that could consolidate the power of new President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and hand the novice politician a stronger mandate for driving change in the war-scarred nation.

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Pacifist constitution reform at stake as Japan goes to polls

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc was forecast to win a solid majority in an upper house election on Sunday that could determine whether his dream of revising the post-war, U.S.-drafted pacifist constitution can be kept alive.

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Panama says withdrawing flag from tanker towed to Iran, cites violations

Panama's maritime authority said on Saturday it had begun the process of withdrawing the registration of an oil tanker called MT Riah, which was towed to Iran after it disappeared from ship tracking maps in the Strait of Hormuz on July 14.

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Panama to withdraw flag from tanker towed to Iran, cites violations

Panama's maritime authority said on Saturday it had begun the process of withdrawing the registration of an oil tanker called MT Riah, which was towed to Iran after it disappeared from ship tracking maps in the Strait of Hormuz on July 14.

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Wildfires hit central Portugal, 1,000 firefighters mobilized

More than 1,000 firefighters battled three blazes sweeping across central Portugal early on Sunday, prompting authorities to partially evacuate a village and leaving one person with severe injuries.

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Leader of moderate Islamist party to stand for parliamentary elections in Tunisia

Rached Ghannouchi, the influential leader of Tunisia's moderate Islamist Ennahda party, will stand in the next parliamentary elections in October, a move widely seen as an attempt to seek a leadership position in the country.

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Trump relished rally chant, Ocasio-Cortez tells constituents in Queens

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said on Saturday that President Donald Trump relished a chant by the crowd at a campaign rally this week that called for a Democratic congresswoman to be sent back where she came from.

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U.S. adviser Bolton travels to Japan, South Korea amid trade dispute

U.S. national security adviser John Bolton departed on Saturday for a trip to Japan and South Korea as the two countries are in the middle of a trade dispute.

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Britain calls ship seizure 'hostile act' as Iran releases video of capture

Britain on Saturday denounced Iran's seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf as a "hostile act" and rejected Tehran's explanation that it seized the vessel because it had been involved in an accident.

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British justice minister says he will resign from cabinet: The Sunday Times

British justice minister David Gauke said he will resign from the cabinet on Wednesday.

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