Turkey chides Arabs for 'weak' reaction ahead of Jerusalem summit
Turkey criticized what it said was a feeble Arab reaction to the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, saying on the eve of Wednesday’s Muslim summit in Istanbul that some Arab countries were scared of angering Washington.
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China annoyed as US, Japan and South Korea kick off trilateral missile-tracking exercise
"The situation is in a vicious cycle of provocation and confrontation. This is not conducive to regional peace and stability," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said.
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EU governments complicit in migrant torture in Libya, says Amnesty
European governments are knowingly complicit in the torture and abuse of refugees and migrants in Libya, Amnesty International has alleged.
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Austria gas plant burns after deadly explosion
A big blast has rocked a major natural gas hub in Austria, killing one person and injuring at least 18, police say.
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France's National Front party charged over EU 'fake jobs'
France's far-right National Front (FN) has been charged with giving party members suspected fake jobs as assistants at the European Parliament, the party has confirmed.
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Billionaire Branson branded ‘a grasping capitalist’ for suing cash-strapped NHS
Anger is mounting in the UK against billionaire Richard Branson, who successfully sued the cash-starved National Health Service (NHS) for £328,000 of taxpayer money. Almost 70,000 people have signed a petition calling for him to return the funds.
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UK inflation surges to highest level in over five-and-a-half years
Inflation in Britain climbed to the highest level in over five in and a half years in November, remaining above the Bank of England's 2% target for the ninth consecutive month, after breaking through the threshold for the first time in three years in March.
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Trump Says He’ll End U.S. Visa Lottery and ‘Chain Migration’
President Donald Trump said he’ll end U.S. immigration programs that give preferences to the families of new residents and that allow people to enter a lottery for visas, policies the White House blames for a bombing in New York on Monday.
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Officials deny permits for commemorating violent Charlottesville rally
The city of Charlottesville has denied permits for white nationalist and left-wing groups seeking to commemorate the Unite the Right rally in which white nationalists faced off with counter-protesters before a fatal vehicle attack.
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Ryanair pilots to strike before Christmas
Ryanair passengers face disruption to their Christmas travel plans after pilots and crew announced industrial action in a bid to win union recognition and better conditions.
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Tourists are slowly killing inhabitants of Japan's Rabbit Island
A Japanese island infested with countless rabbits has become a tourist hotspot, much to the detriment of the local inhabitants.
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Spain decides whether dogs are living beings or objects
In Spain, pets are still considered "movable property", on the same level as a car, book shelf and so on. It means they are considered as objects rather than living beings capable of emotion.
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