Turkey's president raises tensions with criticism of Israel
Tensions have resurfaced between Turkey and Israel, with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticising the “racist and discriminatory” treatment of Palestinians, and Israel responding by summoning the Turkish ambassador and condemning Ankara’s human rights record.
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Moon Jae-in: South Korean liberal claims presidency win
Liberal candidate Moon Jae-in has claimed victory in South Korea's presidential election.
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Climate change: China vows to defend Paris agreement
Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to protect the landmark Paris agreement, which aims to curb climate change and fossil fuel emissions.
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Islamic State says it beheads Russian officer in Syria
Islamic State has issued a video showing the beheading of a man it described as a Russian intelligence officer captured in Syria, the U.S.-based SITE monitoring website reported on Tuesday.
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Early humans co-existed in Africa with human-like species 300,000 years ago
Scientists unveiled the first evidence on Tuesday that early humans co-existed in Africa 300,000 years ago with a small-brained human-like species thought to already be extinct on the continent at that time.
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US cuts Kenya health aid money over corruption allegations
The US has suspended $21m (£16m) of funding to Kenya's ministry of health due to concerns over corruption and weak accounting procedures, the state department said.
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Qantas chief Alan Joyce hit with pie in face
The chief executive of Australian airline Qantas has had a speech interrupted by a man who shoved a pie in his face.
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Aine Davis guilty of being senior Islamic State member
A British man suspected of being part of an Islamic State group that beheaded hostages has been convicted of a terrorism offence in Turkey.
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