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Thousands join right-wing rally in Madrid, demand PM resignTens of thousands of people joined a right-wing rally in Spain's capital Sunday to demand that Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez step down for his handling...Mexican president promises new terminal for capital airportMexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says the country's main airport will get a third terminal.At an event Sunday he said: "All this space— where...China, Russia concerns top Pompeo agenda in Central EuropeU.S. fears about China and Russia's growing influence in Central Europe will top Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's agenda as he heads to the region...May urges UK lawmakers: Give me more time to get Brexit dealWith Brexit just 47 days away, the British government asked lawmakers on Sunday to give Prime Minister Theresa May more time to rework her divorce...Iran FM extends support for new Lebanese governmentIran's foreign minister extended an offer for Iranian military assistance to the U.S.-backed Lebanese army on Sunday, saying Iran is ready to assist in all...Guaido vows to open aid routesVenezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has vowed to open humanitarian aid routes into the country in defiance of the government. Guaidó, who has declared himself...Flamengo fire victims were all aged between 14 and 17The bodies of the 10 victims of a fire that ravaged accommodation for youth players at Rio club Flamengo have been identified, Brazilian media reported...Rats! Los Angeles City Hall battles rodent infestationLos Angeles officials are ripping out carpets, setting traps and fumigating as they battle a rat infestation at City Hall that one attorney says left...More violence in Paris as 'yellow vests' keep marchingThousands of French “yellow vest” demonstrators marched on Saturday for their 13th weekend of action, with scuffles in Paris and a demonstrator’s hand mangled by...Losing climate change race a 'disaster for Africa,' UN saysThe United Nations chief says the world is losing the race with climate change and "this can be a disaster for Africa" and beyond.Antonio Guterres...Ebola death toll in DR Congo passes 500More than 500 people have died from the latest outbreak of Ebola in DR Congo, but a vaccination programme has prevented thousands more deaths, the...US envoy prepares for Trump-Kim summitThere was still some hard work to be done ahead of the upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong...Saudi crown prince would use ‘a bullet’Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia told a top aide in a conversation in 2017 that he would use “a bullet” on Jamal...US envoy prepares for Trump-Kim summitThe US envoy for North Korea has returned from Pyongyang, where he held talks to prepare for a second US-North Korean leadership summit.Stephen Biegun spent...Quebec mosque shooter sentenced to lifeA Canadian man who killed worshippers in a Quebec City mosque in 2017 has been sentenced to life in prison.Alexandre Bissonnette, 29, will be eligible...Romania backs Venezuela's Guaido as interim presidentRomania has officially recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate interim president, joining a coordinated action of European Union nations and the United States,...In unprecedented move, Thai king's sister nominated as PMThailand’s royalty made an unprecedented move into politics on Friday when the sister of King Maha Vajiralongkorn was declared as a prime ministerial candidate for...Trump predicts all IS territory will be cleared next weekPresident Donald Trump predicted Wednesday that the Islamic State group will have lost by next week all the territory it once controlled in Iraq and...PM May vows no return to hard border with IrelandBritish Prime Minister Theresa May told business leaders in Northern Ireland on Tuesday that she is seeking changes to the UK's withdrawal agreement with the...NATO allies announces Dec summit in LondonLeaders of the NATO allies will hold a summit in December in London, Jens Stoltenberg, the Western military alliance's secretary general, said in a statement...When did the kangaroo hop?Scientists have discovered when the kangaroo learned to hop - and it's a lot earlier than previously thought. According to new fossils, the origin of...Polish archbishop meets victims of paedophile priestsPolish Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki on Wednesday said he had met with several victims of church sex abuse ahead of a Vatican meeting on the issue...EU nations back GuaidoInternational clamor for snap elections in Venezuela intensified Monday as European powers recognized opposition chief Juan Guaido as interim leader, after President Nicolas Maduro rejected...Canadian train 'began to move on its own' before fatal derailmentA Canadian Pacific Railway train was parked for a change of crew when it unexpectedly rolled down a steep embankment in British Columbia’s Rocky Mountains...Merkel says more security needed on Chinese firmsGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Tuesday for safeguards to ensure Chinese firms do not hand over private data to Beijing amid mounting security concerns...Pope Francis celebrates historic Mass on Arabian PeninsulaPope Francis ministered on Tuesday to the thriving Catholic community in the United Arab Emirates as he concluded his historic visit to the Arabian Peninsula...US calls for repatriation of foreign fighters held in SyriaThe United States on Monday called on other nations to repatriate and prosecute their citizens who traveled to Syria to fight with the Islamic State...Taliban takes centre stage as Kabul cut out of peace talksPresident Ashraf Ghani is being pushed to the sidelines as the Taliban ignores his overtures for peace and negotiates instead with his friends, and enemies,...Greece's Muslim minority complain of 'marginalisation' in KomotiniOutwardly, Komotini looks like other Greek cities, but there is a major difference: it has nine mosques whereas there are none in Athens.The northeastern city...Landslide kills at least 11 on Bolivian highwayAuthorities said Sunday that searchers had recovered 11 bodies from a landslide that buried cars on a highway in the mountains northeast of Bolivia's capital...May determined to leave EU in MarchTheresa May has said she is "determined" to deliver Brexit on time, ahead of talks on the Irish backstop.Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, the prime...Egypt uncovers tomb containing 50 mummiesEgyptian archaeologists uncovered a tomb containing 50 mummies dating back to the Ptolemaic era, in Minya, south of Cairo, the ministry of antiquities said on...UN says 29 children die fleeing Syria fighting last 2 monthsNearly 30 children have died in eastern Syria over the past two months after making their way out of the last area controlled by the...Central African Republic, 14 armed groups reach peace dealA peace deal has been reached between the Central African Republic government and 14 armed groups after their first-ever direct dialogue aimed at ending years...Powerful storm hits Southern California, flooding highwaysThe second in a string of powerful storms battered California on Saturday, shutting key highways after water and mud rushed into lanes from bare hillsides...Sala plane underwater search to beginAn underwater search for the missing plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala and his pilot begins on Sunday.Cardiff City's new signing disappeared with pilot David Ibbotson...Queen Elizabeth to be evacuated in case of Brexit unrestBritish officials have revived Cold War emergency plans to relocate the royal family should there be riots in London if Britain suffers a disruptive departure...'Russia suspends INF nuclear deal with US'Russia has suspended the Cold War-era Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty after a similar move by the United States, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday, also...El Chapo's wife says drug kingpin is 'excellent' husband, fatherAccused Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is an “excellent father, friend, brother, son and partner,” his young wife said as his landmark trial...Boko Haram killed 'at least 60' in NE Nigeria: AmnestyBoko Haram Islamists killed at least 60 civilians in an attack on the remote town of Rann in northeast Nigeria earlier this week, Amnesty International...Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes southern MexicoA magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Mexico’s southern state of Chiapas on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, with the quake being felt as far...US governor sorry for racist yearbook photoVirginia Governor Ralph Northam has apologized after his 1984 medical yearbook page emerged, showing a photo featuring men in racist costumes."I am deeply sorry for...UK travellers hit by more snow and ice delaysTravel by road, rail and air has been disrupted by snow and ice, with weather warnings issued for Friday and overnight.The Met Office yellow warnings...Captured Irish jihadist tells of dying days of 'caliphate'From detention in northern Syria, alleged Irish jihadist Alexandr Bekmirzaev describes hunger and fear as missiles pounded down on the last shreds of the Islamic...Severe deep freeze hits USFor the first half of Officer Kraig Kalka's shift, the temperature outside hovered at about zero. Within hours, he knew, the air would dive toward...Pompeo says team heading to Asia for 2nd Trump-Kim summitSecretary of State Mike Pompeo says he is sending a team "someplace in Asia" to set up a second summit between President Donald Trump and...Maduro ready for talks with oppositionVenezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said he was prepared to hold negotiations with the US-backed opposition and added he would support early parliamentary elections, RIA Novosti...Police raid finds horse shock devicesDevices used to deliver electric shocks to make horses run faster have been found during a raid at the stables of a Melbourne Cup-winning trainer.Australian...US intel heads list North Korea, not border, as threat to USDirectly contradicting President Donald Trump, U.S. intelligence agencies told Congress on Tuesday that North Korea is unlikely to dismantle its nuclear arsenal, that the Islamic...Brazil dam collapse toll rises to 84, mining firm’s output to be hitThe death toll from the collapse of a Brazilian dam rose to 84 on Tuesday as mining giant Vale announced that moves to dismantle similar...