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Critics perceive the purge by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as a further sign of intolerance from a power-hungry leader keen to stop influential opponents blocking his economic reforms or reversing the expansion of his own political clout.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced a set of measures making it compulsory for MPs formally to declare they are not dual citizens and provide evidence to support it.

Donna Brazile has written in a soon-to-be-published book that she thought about working to replace Clinton with then-Vice President Joe Biden after the nominee almost collapsed at an event on Sept. 11, 2016.

After a business lunch of hamburgers with US beef — a possible cue to discuss trade issues — the pair donned golfing kit for a round at the Kasumigaseki Country Club, which will host the event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

The Westminster Magistrates' Court, which is hearing Vijay Mallya case, refused to extradite alleged bookie Sanjeev Kumar Chawla over conditions in Delhi’s Tihar Jail. It also didn’t extradite a British Indian couple, saying a quarter of a century had pas...

The 93-year-old leader's remarks exposed tensions in the ruling ZANU-PF party over who stands to take power after him, an event only expected when Mugabe dies but a generational change likely to prompt bitter battles.

The missile attack claimed by Iran-backed Shiite Huthi rebels was the first aimed at the heart of the Saudi capital, underscoring the growing threat posed by the raging conflict in Yemen.

US President Donald Trump's remarks come ahead of his first visit to Asia since taking office, with soaring tensions over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs expected to take center stage.

Washington had alerted other businesses in June that it planned to take the action, but it finally went into effect just as US President Donald Trump was to set off on an Asian tour.

Many on social media brutally criticised the director, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, for overreacting and accused her of being an elitist even though some defended her.

Suu Kyi had not previously visited Rakhine state since assuming power last year after a landslide 2015 election victory. The majority of residents in Maungdaw were Muslims until the recent crisis.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday issued a wanted poster on Mukhammadzoir Kadirov, a 32-year-old native of Uzbekistan.

Shehbaz, 66, is the younger brother of Sharif and currently the chief minister of the country's largest province of Punjab.

Manafort potentially faces up to 80 years in prison, according to a review of the federal charges and the relevant statutes by The Associated Press. Rick Gates, who also worked for the Trump campaign, faces up to 70 years.

On October 31, 1517, German theologian Martin Luther published his groundbreaking "95 Theses" of criticism of the Catholic Church. His brazen challenge to the powerful Church created shock waves that eventually changed the face of Christianity.

The Belt and Road Initiative is a demand of the world's development, and it should follow the principle of achieving shared growth through discussion and collaboration, Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai told reporters at a media briefing.