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Senior U.K. ministers closed ranks after a senior Labour politician urged the prime minister to step down over a scandal involving an ambassador with close ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

The country’s cities have been spared the violence of a hard-fought civil war. But as the economy has hollowed out, many urbanites have become desperate.

The security cabinet took actions that make it easier for Jews to buy land in the territory. Critics say the changes violate the Oslo Accords and international law and accelerate attempts to annex the land.

A TV presenter and one of Senegal’s best-known musicians appeared in court on Monday in one of the country’s most high-profile anti-gay cases in years.

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U.S. presidents have long been accused of plotting to control foreign oil. But President Trump has asserted a U.S. right to take it.

Several athletes have had their medals fall off their ribbons while celebrating their victories. Organizers are looking into it: “This is something we want to be perfect.”

The heir to the British throne will meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as Britain and Saudi Arabia look to strengthen ties.

The activist Narges Mohammadi was sentenced to seven more years, bringing the total she must serve to 17 years, her foundation said.

The sentence for the media mogul, along with long prison terms for his editors, shows how Hong Kong enforces Xi Jinping’s red lines with a new severity.

He caused an uproar by challenging the heroic status of Robert Falcon Scott, the Briton who led a doomed quest to the South Pole in 1912.

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Hours after at least 35 political prisoners were released, one of the most prominent was apparently back in custody, raising doubts about the government’s direction and control.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a sweeping mandate from voters for her economic agenda and tough stances on immigration and China.

The victims are among at least 484 migrants who have died or gone missing in the central Mediterranean this year, according to the International Organization for Migration.

Behind the scenes at the Westminster Dog Show, the entrants were affectionate. Or at least they acted like it.

For the first time in decades, the U.S. and Russia no longer have a nuclear arms control agreement.