Out-of-control Australia bushfire will burn for days, officials say

An uncontained bushfire raging in Australia's Victoria state that has prompted an evacuation order for hundreds of residents will burn for several days, officials said on Sunday.

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Turkey will do 'whatever it takes' if Syria government cannot address Kurd militia issue, minister says

Turkey will do "whatever it takes" to ensure its security if the new Syrian administration cannot address Ankara's concerns about U.S.-allied Kurdish groups it views as terrorist groups, Foreign Minis

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Ten Palestinians killed in airstrikes on houses in central Gaza, medics say

At least 10 Palestinians, including two children, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on two houses in the Nuseirat refugee camp and Deir Al-Balah city in the central Gaza Strip, medics told Reuters on

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First grief, then a more political tone at site of Germany Christmas market attack

A spontaneous memorial created by grieving families and local residents at a church overlooking Magdeburg's Christmas market evolved during Saturday into something more politically charged.

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Germany Christmas market attack: what we know about the suspect

Here is what we know so far about the man who was arrested as the suspected driver in a car-ramming attack on Friday at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg in which five people were kil

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Syrian Kurdish groups on the back foot as power balance shifts

With hostile Turkish-backed groups mobilising against them in Syria's north, and Damascus ruled by a group friendly to Ankara, Syria's main Kurdish factions are on the back foot as they seek to preser

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Syria's new rulers name HTS commander as defence minister

Syria's new rulers have appointed Murhaf Abu Qasra, a leading figure in the insurgency which toppled Bashar al-Assad, as defence minister in the interim government, an official source said on Saturday

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Pope calls Gaza airstrikes 'cruelty' after Israeli minister's criticism

Pope Francis on Saturday again condemned Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, a day after an Israeli government minister publicly denounced the pontiff for suggesting the global community should study whether

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Death toll from German Christmas market car-ramming rises to four, Bild reports

Over 60 people were injured, some of them seriously, when a vehicle drove through crowds gathered at the market.

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US Congress scrambles to try to avert looming shutdown after Trump demand rejected

The U.S. Congress was scrambling to avert a partial government shutdown on Friday, hours after more than three dozen Republicans rejected a demand by President-elect Donald Trump to use the measure to

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