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Comments came weeks after US President Trump refused to re-certify the deal, arguing that Iran was not complying with it, in spite of UN nuclear watchdog saying the opposite.

"They discussed the situation in Lebanon following the resignation of Prime Minister Hariri," said a statement from the French presidency.

Some GOP politicians continue to defend the state senate candidate while others on the national level called for his resignation.

Republican Roy Moore, a nominee for US Senate in Alabama, is accused of initiating a sexual encounter with a woman when she was 14 years old.

"The biggest issue is transparency and creating an open market with an independent ranking structure and independent titles," Couture told IBTimes UK.

The woman, Lee Yong Soo, was enslaved by the Japanese Army during World War II when she was just 16-years-old. She is one of around 30 living "comfort women" who served the Japanese.

Patel was forced to resign after it was revealed that she had engaged in secret meetings with Israeli officials.

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin last met at the G20 Summit in Hamburg, where they held bilateral talks.

Fears Prime Minister is doomed to a humiliating exit from No. 10.

In the wake of the Harvery Weinstein sex scandal, accusations of harassment have been targeted at several politicians and officials in UK politics in recent weeks.

The Philippines president insists he will not be talking about alleged human rights violations of notorious drug war with President Donald Trump.

Kessler deleted his Twitter account in August after tweeting that the slain protester's death was "payback time".

Iranian leader defends the ballistic missile launch against Saudi Arabia, which was intercepted near Riyadh airport without casualties.

Priti Patel offered Prime Minister Theresa May a 'fulsome apology' after being forced to resign over secret meetings she held with Israeli officials.

International Trade Minister Mark Garnier has issued an apology to his constituents following allegations that he had his secretary buy him sex toys in 2010.

Patel is the second member of the cabinet to exit in the past week following the departure of Sir Michael Fallon.

A good night for the Democrats included one success in Virginia that was celebrated on social media.

Dominic Wheatley says sensationalist reporting is deliberately designed to undermine legitimate business acts of offshore centres.

Looking back at the tumultuous year gone by, Twitter has erupted with memes comparing "Me on election day in 2016 vs Me on election day in 2017".

Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a lavish red-carpet treatment to the visiting leader and billed the trip as a "state-visit plus".

Reddit users shared a gif showing a man rolling down a golf bunker - and claim it shows the Japanese Prime Minister taking a fall while Donald Trump walks by unaware.

Exploring the internet's reaction to Priti Patel after learning her secret Israeli meetings.

100 years since the first communist government was formed, a new exhibition at the British Museum looks at Communism's unusual relationship with money.

Twitter has been the hallmark of the Donald Trump presidency – can you tell the real Trump tweets from the fake ones?

Patel already apologised for holding 12 unauthorised meetings with Israeli officials, businesses and charities. It has now emerged she held two further meetings in September.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov revealed preparations are on for a Putin-Trump bilateral on the sidelines of the regional Apec summit in Vietnam.

The US president, who is in South Korea as part of his Asia tour, warned Pyongyang that its nuclear programmes are putting North Korea in "grave danger".

Houthis said they were "ready to offer sanctuary to any member of the Al Saud family or any Saudi national that wants to flee oppression and persecution".

One year on from Donald Trump's shock election win, we take a look back at a chaotic year for the US and the world.