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UK’s Truss sacks cabinet member after ‘serious misconduct’ claim

Tories also temporarily suspend Junior Trade Minister Conor Burns from parliamentary party

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Duterte critic held hostage in deadly prisonbreak attempt: cops

Former senator jailed in 2017 unhurt in incident, used as ideal cover for escape

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Rain-lashed Sydney residents warned to evacuate

Emergency services alert 20 other at-risk areas to be ready to vacate as rivers rise

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Julia becomes hurricane as it closes in on Central America

Cyclone expected to make landfall along Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast, say forecasters

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Russian army leadership changed, Crimea bridge resumes traffic after blast

Kremlin appoints new general to lead Ukraine offensive after significant setbacks spark criticism back home

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‘Sabotage’ causes major rail breakdown in Germany

Cables severed in two locations leave thousands stranded at train stations

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World Bank to provide US$2 bil in flood relief to Pakistan

This comes days after Asian Development Bank also promised US$2.3 to US$2.5 billion in aid

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Brazilian police seize ton of cocaine hidden in cat litter

Cops find 1,140kg of drugs worth around US$39 million

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North Korea fires more missiles, seventh launch in two weeks

Pyongyang justifies tests as ‘countermeasures’ after US, Seoul, Japan conduct joint military drills

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More than 1 million displaced since Myanmar coup: UN

Over 12,000 civilian properties burned, destroyed, humanitarian agency says

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Thousands in US join abortion rights protests ahead of elections

Carrying huge flags, banners, they call for Democratic ‘blue wave’ of voters to go to polls next month

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Iran extends temporary prison release of US citizen

Siamak Namazi, elderly father held for years under convictions for espionage, allegations they both deny

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Gambia police launch inquiry into syrup deaths

This, following deaths of 66 children, most from acute kidney failure