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Evergrande and its founder accused of $78bn fraud

Former billionaire Hui Ka Yan has been fined and faces being banned from the financial market for life.

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Congolese journalist to be freed after six months in prison

Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera will soon be free from prison after spending six months in pre-trial detention, according to media freedom group Reporters Without Borders

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Tropical Cyclone Megan is crossing Australia's northern coast with strong winds, rain

Tropical Cyclone Megan has made landfall along the coast of Australia’s Northern Territory bringing wind gusts of up to 200 kilometers per hour (124 mph), heavy rain and storm surges in the sparsely populated region

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North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un supervised tests of artillery systems targeting Seoul

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a live-fire drill of nuclear-capable “super-large” multiple rocket launchers designed to target South Korea’s capital as he vowed to boost his war deterrent in the face of deepening confrontations with rivals,...

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Panama demands Nicaragua rein in former President Ricardo Martinelli

Panama has accused Nicaragua of meddling in its internal affairs by allowing former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli to continue taking swipes at the justice system and promoting his political allies from within the walls of the Nicaraguan embassy

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Putin hails Crimea annexation after claiming election win

The president addresses thousands in Moscow after official figures suggest he won 87% of the vote.

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'Only God can change this place': Haitians see no end to spiralling violence

Bodies pile up even in the "safest" areas of Port-au-Prince, a capital city reeling from gang warfare.

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The UK's contentious plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda could soon clear a major hurdle

The British government hopes one last push can revive its stalled plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda

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US envoy travels to Montenegro to support its EU bid as war in Ukraine rages on

A senior U.S. official has visited Montenegro to offer support to the small Balkan nation seeking to join the European Union

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An abandoned, burned boat and 2 missing men: South African authorities investigate maritime mystery

South African rescue services searching for a missing charter boat captain are concerned about possible foul play after they discovered his boat burned and abandoned on a beach in neighboring Mozambique

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Israel urges UN court to reject South Africa's request for more emergency orders in genocide case

Israel is urging the top United Nations court to reject the latest request by South Africa for interim orders to prevent starvation in Gaza

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3 police officers killed in an attack on western Mexico highway

A state police official and her bodyguards were killed in a highway attack in Mexico’s western state of Michoacan

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At least 100 villagers are kidnapped in the latest mass abduction in northern Nigeria

Armed gangs attacked two villages in Nigeria’s northwest over the weekend and seized at least 100 people from their homes

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Takeaways from the predictable Russian election that gave Putin another 6 years in power

To no one’s surprise, President Vladimir Putin secured another six years in power in a preordained election landslide that comes amid the harshest crackdown on the opposition and free speech since Soviet times

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Freddie Mercury's home is on the market for first time since 1980 minus his 'exquisite clutter'

The mansion that was Freddie Mercury's sanctuary in London and where he lived the final decade of his life is on sale for the first time in nearly 45 years

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Gaza faces famine during Ramadan, the holy month of fasting

More than a million people in Gaza are already starving, says the global body responsible for declaring famine.

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Trump unable to get $464m bond in New York fraud case

The former president has approached 30 companies about the bond without success, his lawyers say.

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In pictures: Iceland volcano spews lava and cuts off road

Photographer Jakob Vegerfors captures Saturday's eruption and the steady progress of the lava flow.

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No choice for Ukrainians: More Putin means more war

Russia's leader is "sick with power", says Ukraine's president, whose country faces continued war.

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Croatia's top court rules that the president can't run in the parliamentary election unless he quits

Croatia’s Constitutional Court has ruled that President Zoran Milanovi? can't run for prime minister or take part in the parliamentary preelection activities of an opposition party unless he resigns immediately from his current post

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