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Catalonian independence: Key points of the plan

Catalonia's separatist leaders have threatened to declare independence after pressing ahead with a banned referendum on secession which they say…

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US to sell $15bn THAAD missile defense to Saudi Arabia

The US government has approved the sale to Saudi Arabia of the advanced Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile…

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At least six die during Colombia protest over coca crop removal

At least six farmers protesting the removal of coca crops, the base ingredient in cocaine, were killed during a confrontation…

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Las Vegas shooter also considered Boston and Chicago: reports

The Las Vegas gunman who carried out the deadliest mass shooting in recent US history also had scouted possible locations…

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Russian hackers stole US cyber secrets from NSA: media reports

Russian government-backed hackers stole highly classified US cyber secrets in 2015 from the National Security Agency (NSA) after a contractor…

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Saudi king, Putin eye energy, arms deals on landmark Russia visit

On a landmark visit to Russia, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and President Vladimir Putin were set on Thursday to clinch…

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US lawmakers want to restrict internet surveillance on Americans

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers unveiled legislation on Wednesday that would overhaul aspects of the National Security Agency’s warrantless…

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Turkey sentences 34 to life in jail over Erdogan death plot

A Turkish court on Wednesday handed life sentences to 34 people for plotting to assassinate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at…

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Dubochet, Frank, Henderson win 2017 Nobel Chemistry Prize

Scientists Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for developing cryo-electron microscopy which…

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