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Burqa comments like Boris Johnson's are pushing Muslims to reassert their identity.

Controversial policy, mandated under Palestinian law, requires the PA to reward terrorists in Israeli jails and their families with monthly stipends or salaries.

Antisemitism demands open reflection, a vision for the future and, most of all, political leadership.

Brussels have expressed fear that British producers will start exploiting previously protected European food names.

Inferno blamed on dishonest political class shopping for votes, of builders making a living, of hands getting greased.

An inflatable "baby" Donald Trump is expected to be the star attraction in London as protesters take to the streets to oppose the visit of divisive US president.

The boys and their coach managed to stay both physically and psychologically healthy during the nine long days they spent waiting in the dark.

A renewed bilateral Franco-German bond is a necessary condition to counter the centrifugal forces currently testing the European Union.

We should not be surprised if one or both parties back-pedals from the joint statement at some stage.

If the government is truly committed to keeping executive pay in check, it shouldn't leave it to companies to distribute their wealth more fairly.

Investigative journalists probing fraud and corruption in Malta and Slovakia have been assassinated in recent weeks.

Pontus Silfverstolpe is co-founder of Barnebys, the biggest art auction aggregator in the world.

Indonesian central government has agreed to block the mobile internet ahead of Bali's annual Day of Silence, or Nyepi.

US magazine National Geographic admits to past "racist coverage" which depicted Aboriginals and native Americans as "savages and happy hunters."

An MIT report shows how false news spreads "faster and deeper" than real news items on Twitter.

The North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un will meet US president, Donald Trump in May, South Korea's national security adviser has told reporters.

An NBC poll shows 56% of Americans are against guns in the classroom - but there's a deep split between Democrats and Republicans.

International Women's Day 2018: Women hold protests around the world to highlight gender inequality, sexual harassment and other

Former Irish president Mary McAleese has strongly criticized the Catholic Church over a lack of gender inclusion and LGBT rights.

Historian Yuri Felshtinsky who wrote a book with murdered spy Alexander Litvinenko says the Kremlin would have been targeting Sergei Skripal for a long time.

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary says his airline may ground flights after Brexit to make voters "rethink".

Residents of Hatupangan in North Sumatra killed the animal despite warnings by authorities not to touch it.

Panic spread through an EgyptAir flight after an "agitated" passenger assaulted crew members and tried to storm the pilot's cabin.

The student penned the personal letter after being forced to attend summer school classes.

North Korea is 'willing to give up nuclear weapons', Kim Jong-un told South Korean envoys in Pyongyang.

A Perth family have found the world's oldest message in a bottle - discovered 132 years after it was first tossed into the sea.

36 exotic animals stolen from We Care Wildlife Sanctuary in Miami, Florida, after fake "Free exotic animals. Go around and help yourself" advert on Craigslist.

A group of 70 faith leaders and academics have urged the government not to lift a 50% cap on admitting children due to religion.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Salman has said his country will share intelligence with the UK to keep it safe.