Impeachment inquiry goes public on TV

The top US diplomat in Ukraine revealed new information about the events at the center of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump as the House Intelligence Committee held its first open hearing on Wednesday.

EU citizens warned over missing Brexit residency deadline in 2020

European Union citizens living in the United Kingdom who fail to secure permission to remain after Brexit will be summarily deported after 2020, according to people who claim to have seen draft government papers on the issue.

Consensus eludes Trump, Erdogan

US President Donald Trump and visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan failed to arrive at a consensus on security issues at a meeting on Wednesday.

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Growth engine falters when needed most

Bolivia's economic outlook took a turn for the worse this week when a political crisis delivered yet more drama.

Former US president Carter out of surgery

Jimmy Carter, the oldest living former US president at age 95, was recovering on Tuesday from surgery to relieve pressure from bleeding on the brain caused by several recent falls, the Carter Center said in a statement.

Relatives struggle to bring victims home

Grieving families in Vietnam are struggling to bring home the bodies of loved ones who perished in a refrigerated truck while trying to illegally enter the United Kingdom on Oct 23.

Egypt, Russia seek solutions to crises

CAIRO - Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu highlighted on Tuesday political solutions to crises in the Middle East.

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Turkey starts deporting IS terrorists

Turkey on Monday began repatriating Western prisoners who fought for the Islamic State group, thereby complicating the situation in the Middle East.

Palestinian killed in clashes with Israel

HEBRON, Palestinian Territories - Clashes erupted between Palestinians and Israeli forces on Monday during demonstrations in the occupied West Bank marking the 15th anniversary of Yasser Arafat's death. A Palestinian was shot dead and dozens of others were injured.

Saudi stabbings highlight social rifts

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A Yemeni man stabbed three performers during a play in the Saudi capital on Monday, police said, in the first such attack since the kingdom began easing decades-old restrictions on entertainment.