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Spanish government rejects Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont's threat to declare independence unless talks are held.

A steady stream of Syria-focused rhetoric from Al-Qaeda shows that the organization has not at all given up on Syria, but is rather trying to reestablish itself.

The government wants universities to be able to be a voice for all opinions, even on "difficult" subjects.

Chilling photos of bunkers, bombs and bodies inside Raqqa after Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters liberated the city from Islamic State (Isis/Daesh) militants.

An anti-corruption court in Islamabad found expelled prime minister, his daughter and his son-in-law guilty.

One Twitter user questioned whether the White House was using a double for the First Lady - suggestions that have now gone viral.

The Brexit secretary was speaking to the German press about the slow nature of the current negotiations.

Alyona Zaitseva, the 20-year-old daughter of a Russian oligarch, has been detained by police, but critics fear her powerful connections will see her escape justice.

"The only thing Ivanka Trump was less committed to than her 'punk phase' was her feminism phase," one person tweeted.

The mayor of Kaliningrad, Alexander Yaroshuck, has urged locals to avoid violence when the the city hosts World Cup matches next year.

MP for North Shropshire urges PM to declare she will walk away EU talks if the bloc continues to stall on trade deal negotiations

American security officials said a passport paper shortage was a key reason the African country of Chad was hit with travel restrictions by the US.

The attacks come just two days after Taliban gunmen stormed a police training centre in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 74 people.

British PM Theresa May has appealed directly to EU citizens living in the UK, vowing to make it as easy as possible to remain in Britain after Brexit.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened to "shred" the accord if the "other side" scraps it.

Twitter took nearly a year to shut down @TEN_GOP despite the real Tennessee Republican Party repeatedly alerting them about the bogus account.

Drew Goodall is today the successful CEO of a London-based shoe-shining company with an annual turnover of £250,000 a year. But his life was not always so successful.

"Isis is currently in an 'interim' period focusing on a much bigger endgame," Elaine Duke, US President Donald Trump's acting Secretary of Homeland Security, warned.

The Chinese celebrity cat rose to fame last year after a short video recording went viral.

Daniel Macduff has sued Sunwing Airlines after it advertised a complimentary champagne toast but instead served him sparkling wine.

TV personality Ksenia Sobchak has announced she will run for Russia's 2018 presidency. Her father was a mentor to Putin but liberals fear it will play into the Kremlin's hands.

The UK continues to stress its support for Saudi Arabia, without addressing the Kingdom's rate of executions and poor human rights record.

The Canadian province became the first place in North America to instute a ban effectively stopping Muslim women wearing the niqab or burqa from public services.

Nearly 100 students reportedly walked out of a New Jersey school after the incident caught on Snapchat was widely shared.

Hindus around the world are celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights, also known as Deepavali and Tihar.

Billboards have sprung up in several African countries for a product that claims to "visibly lighten women's skin colour".

Several people have died in recent years due to the conflict between rival gangs in the state of of North Rhine-Westphalia.

American Ariana Austin became an African princess when she married into the royal family of Ethiopia, after first meeting her man in a Washington nightclub.

This is just the latest setback to the so-called 'Muslim travel ban', which Trump has been trying to implement since his inauguration.