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The "phase one" deal marks a truce in the two countries' trade war after nearly two years of tensions.

Harry also confessed to some trepidation at taking the momentous step of resigning from daily duties and charting a new life abroad.

Johnson told the Kremlin chief that ties between Moscow and London would not return to normal until Russia ended its "destabilising" activities.

A construction worker had to get two larger eels removed from his intestine after he swallowed them alive to cure constipation and an enlarged prostate.

Specialist cleaners had to clear trash out of a hoarder's home before the police could remove his entombed body.

Apart from last week's blip caused by the US assassination of Iran's top general, markets have enjoyed a strong start to the new decade.

The WTO's principle of most-favoured-nation treatment says countries cannot discriminate between trading partners.

Xi is expected to ink a series of trade schemes as part of China's global Belt and Road Initiative,

The fires have claimed 28 lives, scorched massive tracts of pristine forests and destroyed thousands of homes.

Trump is so confident that his Republican party majority will stay loyal that he sees no risk in jetting to Switzerland for the annual World Economic Forum.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will deliver oath to the 100 senators and preside over the third impeachment trial of a chief in US history.

Scientists say the bushfires are the type of extreme disaster the world can expect more of as global warming intensifies.

Preparations will get underway for an impeachment trial that will open on Tuesday, January 21.

The blurry film, shot from a rooftop in a village four miles from an Iranian military site, shows the Kiev-bound plane on fire.

McConnell said he expected the House of Representatives to deliver the articles of impeachment against Trump to the upper chamber on Wednesday.

A group of British tourists was sent to the hospital shortly after arriving in Thailand when they met a horrific road accident.

The country's LGBT community has increasingly been targeted in recent years.

The President and the first lady were met with chants of "four more years" and "U.S.A.!" as they waved to the crowd.

The Kiev-bound plane was knocked out of the sky hours after Tehran had launched a wave of missiles at US troops in Iraq.

There was optimism on Tuesday with heavy rain forecast for some of the hotspots in the states of New South Wales and Victoria.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants state aid to seed investments that would protect the environment.

Pompeo trumpeted the "phase one" deal to tame a two-year trade war but told businesses that they needed to do more.

Once the House forwards the charges, the Senate has to begin trial proceedings within one day.

A 21-year-old British backpacker fell to her death at Sydney's Diamond Bay Reserve after she and her friends climbed over the safety fence to get closer to the edge of the cliff.

By following what he had seen in a YouTube video, a 9-year-old boy saved the life of his grandmother who had a seizure in the bath.

New South Wales firefighters said they finally had the upper hand in the fight against the vast Gospers Mountain fire in Sydney.

In an interview, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Trump was still willing to hold talks with Iran's leaders.

At least 10,000 people had sought refuge in evacuation centres.

Trump was initially reluctant about giving his view on the royal crisis.