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The European Union has set out its draft negotiating position on Brexit -- and declared that it does not want to punish Britain for leaving. "Brexit is punitive enough," said Donald Tusk, President of the European Council. The EU…

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn's offer to testify in return for immunity from prosecution hovered over the investigations Friday into Russia's communications with top aides to President Donald Trump. Flynn's lawyer, Robert…

China has introduced new restrictions in the far western region of Xinjiang in what it describes as a campaign against Islamist extremism. The measures include prohibiting "abnormally" long beards, the wearing of veils in public places and…

Demonstrators in Paraguay have set fire to the country's Congress amid violent protests against a bill that would let the president seek re-election. Protesters stormed the legislature, breaking windows and fences. The country's 1992…

The House Intelligence Committee's top Democrat says a request by the fired US national security adviser for immunity to testify to the panel is "momentous". Representative Adam Schiff said they were interested in hearing Michael Flynn's…

A U.S. judge on Friday approved a $25 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit that claimed fraud against President Donald Trump and his Trump University real estate seminars. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel…

Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the EU’s policy-making wing, is a man entirely unafraid to express his opinion.  Speaking Thursday at a conference in Malta, Juncker, the head of the European Commission (EC), declared that if Trump…

Authorities in Nepal have launched a hunt for a man-eating tiger that killed two women in a month and a half in areas near the country’s largest national park, officials said on Friday. A team of 20 officials, including forest rangers and…

The Government of the United Kingdom (UK) has deported 23 Nigerians for committing immigration-related offences in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deportees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International…

The body of Kim Jong-nam, half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has arrived in Pyongyang, Chinese officials say. North Korea had requested the body, but has not confirmed its identity. It was released as part of a deal under…