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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBercow: The motion will not be debated today The Commons Speaker has refused a government request to hold a “yes” or “no” vote on its Brexit deal. John Bercow said a motion on the deal had already been brought before MPs on Saturday, and it would be […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi, pictured here piloting a fighter jet, was appointed the king’s royal consort in July Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn has stripped his royal consort of her rank and titles over “misbehaviour and disloyalty against the monarch”. She was appointed in July, just two months after the king’s marriage to Queen […]
US troops have been bombarded with potatoes by civilians angry at their pullout from the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in north-east Syria. Residents pelted armoured vehicles as troops left in line with Donald Trump’s surprise decision to withdraw US forces from the area. The president’s move is seen as having cleared the way for Turkish […]
Image copyright Sunday Times/Gallo Images Image caption Herman Mashaba was mayor of Johannesburg for three years One of the most senior politicians in South Africa’s historically white main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has resigned his post and quit the party over how it handles race. Herman Mashaba was mayor of Johannesburg for three years. The […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Pierre Delecto, otherwise known as Mitt Romney, is a Republican senator for Utah US Republican Senator Mitt Romney has revealed he uses a secret Twitter account under the name Pierre Delecto. In an interview with The Atlantic magazine on Sunday, the former presidential candidate admitted he had a “lurker” Twitter […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Iranian hackers became unwitting dupes for Russian attacks An Iranian hacking group was itself hacked by a Russian group to spy on multiple countries, UK and US intelligence agencies have revealed. The Iranian group – codenamed OilRig – had its operations compromised by a Russian-based group known as Turla. […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionProtesters and security forces clashed for a third day in Santiago Five people have died after a garment factory was set ablaze by looters near Chile’s capital Santiago amid a wave of violent protests. The military and police used tear gas and water cannon against protesters and […]
Image caption Australia’s major newspapers ran “censored” front pages on Monday Australia’s biggest newspaper rivals have made a rare showing of unity by publishing redacted front pages in a protest against press restrictions. The News Corp Australia and Nine mastheads on Monday showed blacked-out text beside red stamps marked “secret”. The protest is aimed at […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFour years of Justin Trudeau in two minutes Canadians will be going to the polls on Monday to decide whether to give Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party a second term. The parties have been making their pitches to voters over the past five weeks – and […]
Six months ago, on Easter Sunday, Sri Lanka was hit by one of the world’s worst terrorist attacks this century. The town of Negombo suffered the deadliest bombing, when 115 people died while attending mass. Hasaru Jayakody lost his mother in the explosion – and spent his 17th birthday recovering from shrapnel injuries in hospital. […]