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Protesters held placards with slogans such as 'No to capitulation', 'Stay away from Moscow' and 'Russian gas is a noose around our necks'

Ukraine Crowds Protest Over Russia Summit

Ukraine crowds protest over Russia summit

North Korea Carries Out 'Very Important Test' At Rocket Launch Site, Warns 'Denuclearization' Is Off Negotiating Table

The latest test comes as North Korea is ramping up pressure ahead of its end-of-year deadline for the US to propose a new offer to kickstart stalled nuclear talks

North Korea continues to conduct tests to attract the attention of the United States amid stalled nuclear negotiations between the two countries.

Merkel Allies Wary As Coalition Partner Seeks Concessions

Merkel allies wary as coalition partner seeks concessions

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani presented a "budget of resistance" against crippling sanctions imposed by arch-enemy the United States

Iran Unveils Budget Of 'Resistance' Against US Sanctions

Iran unveils budget of 'resistance' against US sanctions

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The scale of this year's bushfire devastation has been widely described as unprecedented

Smoke Haze Settles Over Australian Capital As Bushfires Burn

Smoke haze settles over Australian capital as bushfires burn

People in over 50 cities around the world slept on the streets to support the World's Big Sleep Out campaign

'Emotional' Will Smith Campaigns Against Homelessness In New York

'Emotional' Will Smith campaigns against homelessness in New York

Fire officials said it was very difficult to access the dark, poorly lit premises

At Least 43 Killed In Delhi Factory Fire

At least 43 killed in Delhi factory fire

A woman poses with Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian" at Art Basel Miami 2019 -- before a performance artist pulled it off the wall and ate it

Man Eats $120,000 Piece Of Art -- A Banana Taped To Wall

Man eats $120,000 piece of art -- a banana taped to wall

Sudanese women's football faced an uphill battle after the country adopted Islamic sharia law in 1983, six years before then-brigadier Omar al-Bashir seized power in an Islamist-backed coup

Sudan's First Female Football Stars Push For Women's Rights

Sudan's first female football stars push for women's rights

The latest test comes as North Korea is ramping up pressure ahead of its end-of-year deadline for the US to propose a new offer to kickstart stalled nuclear talks

North Korea Conducts 'Very Important Test': KCNA

North Korea conducts 'very important test': KCNA

No terror group immediately claimed the deadly attack carried out by a Saudi military trainee at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida

Gunman At US Military Base Showed Mass Shooting Videos At Party: Report

Gunman at US military base showed mass shooting videos at party: report

Lauren Bruner, who was among the last sailors rescued from the USS Arizona as it exploded into flames and sank, died in September at age 98

Pearl Harbor Veteran Interred On Sunken Ship

Pearl Harbor veteran interred on sunken ship

No rocks in the Netherlands? Use sand

Built On Sand: Dutch Find Unlikely Ally Against Water

Built on sand: Dutch find unlikely ally against water

Namibia's government is impatient with the slow pace of land redistribution

Namibia Vows To Change 'Status-quo' Of White-farm Ownership

Namibia vows to change 'status-quo' of white-farm ownership

An Israeli Nature and Parks Authority employee feeds fish to pelicans so they don't raid commercial fish pools instead

Israeli Fish Farmers Give Peckish Pelicans Free Lunch

Israeli fish farmers give peckish pelicans free lunch

Businessman Michael Spavor and former diplomat Michael Kovrig, have been languishing in China's opaque legal system since they were apprehended on December 10, 2018

Detained Canadians In China Cut Off From The World

Detained Canadians in China cut off from the world

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach

WADA Meet With Russia's Sporting Fate In Their Hands

WADA meet with Russia's sporting fate in their hands

The World Trade Organization's capacity to settle international disputes, a core function throughout the body's 25-year history, is on the brink of collapse following relentless US opposition

US Opposition Pushes Trade Court To Brink Of Collapse

The World Trade Organization's capacity to settle international disputes, a core function throughout the body's 25-year history, is on the brink of collapse following relentless U.S. opposition.

Aung San Suu Kyi's international reputation has been tarnished by her response to the Rohingya crisis

Suu Kyi Set To Make History In Hague Genocide Case

Suu Kyi set to make history in Hague genocide case

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to media on October 10, 2019

IMF And Ukraine Reach Tentative $5.5 Bn Aid Deal

IMF and Ukraine reach tentative $5.5 bn aid deal

British boxer Anthony Joshua celebrates after regaining his world heavyweight crown with a unanimous points win over Andy Ruiz

Joshua Defeats Ruiz To Reclaim Heavyweight Crown

Joshua defeats Ruiz to reclaim heavyweight crown

The United States and Iran have not had diplomatic ties since 1980

Trump Thanks Iran As American Freed In Prisoner Swap

Trump thanks Iran as American freed in prisoner swap

Lauren Bruner, who was among the last sailors rescued from the USS Arizona as it exploded into flames and sank, died in September at age 98

Pearl Harbor Veteran To Be Interred On Sunken Ship

Pearl Harbor veteran to be interred on sunken ship

Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets in France over Macron's plans for radical pension reforms

New Travel Misery In France As Unions Warn Of Fresh Turmoil

New travel misery in France as unions warn of fresh turmoil

Around 440 people have died since anti-government rallies erupted on October 1 in Baghdad and Iraq's Shiite-majority south

Iraqis Protest To Defy 'Slaughter' In Baghdad As Drone Hits Cleric's Home

Iraqis protest to defy 'slaughter' in Baghdad as drone hits cleric's home

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, her first trip outside Europe since being appointed

New EU Chief Pledges To Back Africa On Ethiopia Trip

New EU chief pledges to back Africa on Ethiopia trip

A controversy has swirled around Austrian author Peter Handke being awarded the 2019 Nobel literature prize

Writer Handke Steers Clear Of Controversy In Nobel Lecture

Writer Handke steers clear of controversy in Nobel lecture

Jacky Kulik holds a portrait of his daughter Elodie who was kidnapped, raped, strangled and her corpse then burned in northern France in January 2002

French Murder Suspect Emerges From Coma After Swallowing Poison

French murder suspect emerges from coma after swallowing poison

Actor Ryan Reynolds is winning social media plaudits for a new gin ad

Ryan Reynolds Spoofs Viral Video For Cheeky Holiday Ad

Ryan Reynolds spoofs viral video for cheeky holiday ad

This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on November 29, 2019 shows a test of a super-large multiple launch rocket system in an undisclosed location

North Korea Says US Denuclearization Talks 'Out Of Negotiation Table'

North Korea says US denuclearization talks 'out of negotiation table'

Nathan Chen blew away Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu to win a third gold at the ISU Grand Prix final in Turin.

'Icon' Chen Beats Hanyu To Claim Third Grand Prix Final Gold

'Icon' Chen beats Hanyu to claim third Grand Prix Final gold

Residents check the damage following reported air and helicopter raids by Russian and Syrian regime forces in the town of Al-Bara in the south of Syria's Idlib province on December 7, 2019.

Air Strikes Kill 19 Civilians In Northwest Syria: Monitor

Air strikes kill 19 civilians in northwest Syria: monitor

The World Bank says it plans to reduce lending to China

World Bank To Reduce Lending To China

World Bank to reduce lending to China

US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has in recent weeks made a whistle-stop tour of countries with a stake in Afghan peace, including Pakistan

US Resumes Talks With Taliban In Doha

US resumes talks with Taliban in Doha

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