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Body of British chef who died fighting Isis in Syria to be returned to UK
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China expands surveillance capabilities with new intelligence-gathering ship
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8 Indonesian students deported from Malaysia after found carrying Isis content in mobile phone
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Hamas posed as attractive women on Facebook to hack Israeli phones, IDF claims
'A human connection' was made in order to get soldiers to unwittingly download a virus.
Rex Tillerson says China should be denied access to South China Sea over 'worrisome' territorial dispute
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Texas man receives lethal injection in first US execution of 2017
Christopher Wilkins was convicted of killing two men who mocked him about a fake drug deal.
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City lobby group demands 'bespoke' Brexit deal based on regulatory cooperation
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Mexico flatly rejects paying for Trump's wall
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Duterte to offer free contraceptives to 6 million women in poverty reduction measure
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China imposes $21.8m in fines, detains 720 people in pollution crackdown
The National People's Congress has also passed new laws to tax polluters.
French authorities on alert over fears Isis members seeking to infiltrate their ranks
A book by Eric Pelletier and Christophe Dubois claimed 16 police officers joined the terror group.
Girl infected with STD when 'raped, murdered and dismembered' by mother and boyfriend
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Labour calls for investigation into 'disturbing' influence of Israeli embassy on British politics
Al Jazeera footage shows embassy official Shai Masot plotting to 'take down' critical ministers.
Escaped Nazi war criminal Alois Brunner 'died in Syria squalor' - report
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Russian serial killer Mikhail 'werewolf' Popkov confesses to killing 81 women to 'cleanse' streets
If confirmed, the ex-policeman will be Russia's worst serial killer and the third worst in the world.
1MDB scandal: Singapore sends fourth banker to prison for failing to report suspicious transactions
Swiss national Jens Fred Sturzenegger, from Falcon Bank, was sentenced to 28 weeks in jail.
Thousands without power as 93mph winds batter UK with 'polar maritime airmass' on its way
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Ex-MI6 officer Christopher Steele named as author of Trump dossier
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Oxbridge chancellors warn hard Brexit could be a 'disaster' for higher education
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Italy to train Muslim imams on country's constitution to improve integration and fight terrorism
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Mother and son rob and murder homeless pensioner over his winning lottery ticket
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Edward Snowden pleads with Obama: free Chelsea Manning to 'save her life'
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PLO could revoke recognition of Israeli statehood if Donald Trump moves US embassy to Jerusalem
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Guantánamo Bay will go down as a major failure in Obama's legacy as president
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Thierry Lébéné: Anti-Balaka military commander operates freely in CAR
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Rolf Harris allegedly asked victim: 'Do you often get molested on a Saturday morning?'
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Colonel Rambo: Anti-Balaka suspected warlord roaming free in CAR
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