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South Africa President leaves Commonwealth summit to deal with protests
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has cut short his attendance at the Commonwealth summit in London to deal with violent protests at home.
Police fired...
Korea leaders set up hotline ahead of summit
North and South Korea have set up a telephone hotline between their two leaders - the first time such a direct line of communication...
Queen hopes Prince Charles will succeed her as Head of Commonwealth
The Queen has appealed to Commonwealth leaders to appoint her son, Prince Charles, to succeed her as their head.
She said it was her "sincere...
‘Question your sons’ says Indian Prime Minister amid ongoing rape outrage
Faced with a growing torrent of outrage both at home and abroad, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has moved to address his country's persistent...
Zimbabwe sacks thousands of nurses on strike
Zimbabwe's government has sacked more than 10,000 nurses who went on strike on Monday, in an apparently hardline attempt to quell labour unrest.
Vice President...
Woman dies in US jet engine ‘explosion’
A woman who was partially sucked out of a window of a US passenger plane after an engine exploded in mid-air has died.
Southwest Airlines...
Democratic Republic of Congo president sacks 256 judges for not having law degrees
More than 250 judges have been sacked in the Democratic Republic of Congo for not having a law degree, and corruption allegations.
President Joseph Kabila...
IMF predicts stronger growth but warns of risks
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast that 2018 will be the strongest year for global growth since 2011.
In its new assessment of the...
Ex-FBI chief says Trump ‘morally unfit to be president’
Former FBI director James Comey has said Donald Trump is "morally unfit to be president", who treats women like "pieces of meat".
Mr. Comey was...
Russia’s Putin predicts global ‘chaos’ if West hits Syria again
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned yesterday that further Western attacks on Syria would bring chaos to world affairs, as Washington prepared to increase pressure...
