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'A lot of arguing to be done': What's at stake in the upcoming EU-UK summit?

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Leaders of the EU and the UK will meet for a crucial summit in November with a move towards closer cooperation on the table. But how much will be achieved given the differences and disagreements that exist?

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Iran threatens to hit Israel if infrastructure attacks continue, Trump maintains truce is over

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Khamenei has not been publicly seen since he became supreme leader, following his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's killing in US-Israeli strikes at the start of the Middle East war in February.

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Ebola deaths top 5,000 in DR Congo as WHO fears continent-wide spread of virus that kills half of infected

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The World Health Organization (WHO) said the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo had passed a 'very tragic milestone' after the latest figures showed more than 5,000 people dead from the…

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‘A New Journey Began Yesterday’: Omar Abdullah Announces Marriage To Journalist Nidhi Razdan, Shares First Photo

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has announced his marriage to journalist Nidhi Razdan through an Instagram post. Sharing a photograph, he wrote, “A new journey began yesterday”. The announcement comes three months after the Supreme Court agreed to dissolve his marriage with estranged wife Payal Abdullah through mutual consent. The former couple has two sons, Zahir and…

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Lucy Harrison death: Mum told UK police have 'no authority' in US

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Jane Coates wrote to Cheshire police urging them to gather evidence into Lucy Harrison's killing.

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'Guilty of centralising electoral rolls': Mallikarjun Kharge lists 6 charges against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, makes 3 demands

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Leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday accused Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar of facilitating "vote theft" and listed six charges against him at a symbolic "public impeachment" organised by the opposition INDIA bloc.

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