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Mexico:Buildings collapse in 2 simultaneous quakes

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Mexico:Buildings collapse in 2 simultaneous quakes

Reports are now indicating severe damage in various parts of Mexico City after two earthquakes that struck simulataneously at 1:14pm today. There have been no reports of fatalities or injuries but several buildings have collapsed in various parts of the city and severe structural damage to others in La Roma, Condesa and Del Valle. The […]

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Trump: US would destroy North Korea if forced to defend itself

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Trump: US would destroy North Korea if forced to defend itself

Trump: ‘Rocket Man’s suicide mission’ US President Donald Trump has told the UN General Assembly that America would destroy North Korea if forced to defend itself or its allies. In his debut speech, he mocked North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, saying: “Rocket man is on a suicide mission.” North Korea has tested nuclear bombs and […]

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Egypt’s Sisi, Israel’s Netanyahu meet for first time in public

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Egypt’s Sisi, Israel’s Netanyahu meet for first time in public

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) speaks with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (L) meet ahea of the UN’s General Assembly in NY, US, September 19, 2017. (Reuters) Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have met for the first time in public in what Egypt said was part of an effort […]

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Spain expels North Korea ambassador over nuclear tests

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Spain expels North Korea ambassador over nuclear tests

People watch footage of the launch of a Hwasong-12 rocket in Pyongyang. Photo: AFP Spain on Monday ordered North Korea’s ambassador to leave the country by September 30th in protest over Pyongyang’s nuclear tests, which it has criticised as “a serious threat to peace”. “Today, the ambassador of North Korea DPRK in Spain has been […]

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All eyes on Donald Trump: What to look for in UN debut

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All eyes on Donald Trump: What to look for in UN debut

Competition for the spotlight is going to be fierce at the UN General Assembly [Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images] United Nations – There is little doubt who is headlining this year’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Diplomats could be heard chatting about US President Donald Trump’s arrival in the corridors of UN headquarters for weeks. There is a mild sense of […]

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Russian Ka-52 gunship accidentally hits target on ground (video)

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Russian Ka-52 gunship accidentally hits target on ground (video)

© Mikhail Golub @golub / Twitter Footage of an incident leaked online on Tuesday shows accidental rocket fire from a Russian strike helicopter hitting close to parked cars. The Russian military denied earlier reports on social media that the incident happened during the ongoing Zapad war games. UPDATE: Watch alleged cockpit video of the incident […]

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Charity rents Trump’s New York childhood home on Airbnb to host refugees

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Charity rents Trump’s New York childhood home on Airbnb to host refugees

AP Photo The childhood home of President Donald Trump in New York hosted several new visitors over the weekend — refugees who shared their stories as a way to bring attention to the worldwide refugee crisis as the United Nations General Assembly convenes in the city this week. The three-story Tudor-style home in Queens that […]

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Syrian army closes in on ISIL in Deir Az Zor

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Syrian army closes in on ISIL in Deir Az Zor

Syrian soldiers, backed by Russian air strikes, cross Euphrates River in a head-on course with rival SDF fighters.   Syrian government forces have made rapid gains in Deir Az Zor in recent days [Getty Images] Syrian troops battling ISIL crossed to the eastern bank of the Euphrates River in Deir Az Zor on Monday, securing […]

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N. Korea says the more sanctions imposed, the faster it will move towards completing nukes

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N. Korea says the more sanctions imposed, the faster it will move towards completing nukes

© KCNA / Reuters North Korea has warned that the more sanctions pursued by the US and its allies, the more quickly it will complete its nuclear force, official state news agency KCNA reports. The latest sanctions represent “the most vicious, unethical and inhumane act of hostility to physically exterminate the people of the DPRK, let alone […]

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Kurdish referendum in Iraq: What and where?(Ajazeera)

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Kurdish referendum in Iraq: What and where?(Ajazeera)

Kurds in Iraq plan to hold a referendum on independence despite opposition from Baghdad and neighbouring countries. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), which governs the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq, plans to hold an independence referendum on September 25, 2017. While the vote, which is likely to result in favour of independence, is nonbinding, it […]

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