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Mauritius races to empty oil tanker before it breaks up

Urgent efforts have increased in Mauritius to empty a stranded Japanese ship of an estimated 2,500 tonnes of oil before the vessel breaks up. Already...

China sanctions 11 US politicians and heads of organisations

China has announced unspecified sanctions against 11 US politicians and heads of organisations promoting democratic causes, including senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz. Foreign ministry...

Twitter ‘interested in TikTok buyout’

Twitter has expressed an interest in buying video platform TikTok’s US operations, according to reports. The video-sharing app is already the subject of takeover discussions...

Lebanon’s justice minister resigns in wake of Beirut explosion

Lebanon’s justice minister has resigned, the third Cabinet member to do so following last week’s devastating explosion in Beirut, the state news agency has...

NY governor calls Trump benefits executive order ‘laughable’

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has dismissed President Donald Trump’s executive orders as “laughable” and another chapter in the federal government’s botched response to...

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under security law

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been arrested on suspicion of collusion with foreign powers, his aide said, in the highest-profile use yet...

More than 500 migrants cross English Channel to Britain in three days

More than 500 migrants have crossed the English Channel to the UK in just three days. Dozens more migrants braved the dangerous crossing to Britain...

Boris Johnson ‘would close shops and pubs ahead of schools’

UK prime minister Boris Johnson has spoken of “a moral duty” to get all children back in class amid indications he would force pubs,...

Protesters storm government buildings as fury over Beirut blast fuels violence

Public fury over this week’s massive explosion in Beirut took a new turn on Saturday as protesters stormed government institutions and clashed for hours...

Thousands throng central Jerusalem in anti-Netanyahu protest

Thousands of demonstrators thronged the streets near the official residence of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in central Jerusalem on Saturday night, in a renewed...

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