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The US announcement came the same day that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration organized a mass protest in Harare to demand the lifting of sanctions.

Boris Johnson wants to call an election for December 12 that he hopes will give him a majority to pass the divorce deal he struck with leaders of the European Union last week.

Maryam Sharif was admitted to the Services Hospital in Lahore on Wednesday where she was rushed from the high security jail to meet Nawaz Sharif on account of his deteriorating health.

The total area burned in a single year by wildfires in the United States has only exceeded 13,900 square miles — an area larger than the country of Belgium.

Donald Trump told Fox News -- the television network that he watches daily and relies on for largely friendly coverage -- that he didn't want to get the papers because they are 'fake'.

Paramedics and police found the bodies of 38 adults and one teenager early on Wednesday in a truck container on an industrial estate at Grays, about 20 miles (32 km) east of the British capital.

Major General Wang Jingwu named Turkey, the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia where he said terrorists are expanding their presence, while significantly omitting Pakistan, China's all-weather ally, from the list.

His testimony was laden with precision — names, dates, places, policy statements and diplomatic nuance, not typically the stuff of intrigue.

The Justice Department on Monday issued amended regulations that would mandate DNA collection for almost all migrants who cross between official entry points and are held even temporarily.

Donald Trump reinforced hopes Monday that he and Xi Jinping will be able to put pen to paper on a mini pact, saying China had already started promised purchases of farm goods, and that the first part of a wider commitment was almost complete.

Meghan Markle who opened up in a new documentary aired on the UK's ITV channel on Sunday night, also spoke of her struggle as a new mother to baby Archie while being in the media spotlight as a member of the royal family.

The UK PM was bound by law to issue a letter seeking a delay to Brexit after MPs voted in a historic Super Saturday Parliament session to delay voting on his motion on a new Brexit deal.

Researchers managed to uncover a powerful insecticide called DFDT that could make combatting insect-borne diseases much easier. Besides, it is much less damaging to the environment.

Qantas flight QF7879 took 19 hours and 16 minutes to fly direct from New York to Sydney in the first of three 'ultra long-haul' journeys planned by the airline this year.

Barricades were erected in several parts of the city and masked protestors armed with sticks and stones clashed with riot police, who repelled them with water cannon and tear gas.

The IMF has been working to restructure its voting shares to give more weight to growing economies like China, India and Brazil but some traditional powers have resisted since they stand to lose influence in the institution.