Macedonia referendum: Polls close name change vote

The referendum on renaming the country North Macedonia could lead to Nato and EU membership.

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Business rates could be changed, minister says

Business Secretary Greg Clark says the contribution the High Street makes should be recognised.

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New tax on foreign home buyers to help rough sleepers, PM says

Theresa May says an extra stamp duty could fund help for a growing number of rough sleepers.

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Kellyanne Conway: 'I'm a victim of sexual assault'

The revelation came as she was defending President Trump's embattled Supreme Court nominee.

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Hamilton wins in Russia after F1 team orders

Lewis Hamilton wins Russian GP following team orders for his team-mate Valtteri Bottas and a clever on-track pass on Sebastian Vettel.

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Classmates mourn boy shot dead by Israeli troops in Gaza border

The school friends of Nassir al-Mosabeh sat tearfully in their classroom in Khan Younis on Sunday and mourned their 12-year-old friend who was killed in a protest on the Gaza-Israel border.

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Kurdish PUK party says it will not recognize poll result

One of the dominant Kurdish parties in northern Iraq said it would not recognize the results of Sunday's parliamentary election, injecting political uncertainty into a region still demoralized by a failed independence bid.

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Four charged with Slovak reporter's murder ordered held pending trial

A Slovak court on Sunday ordered four people jailed until their trial for the murder of investigative reporter Jan Kuciak and his fiancee, a state prosecutor said.

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Russia will pay high price if it doesn't play by international rules: UK's Hunt

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt warned Russia on Sunday it would pay a high price for its actions if it sought to intimidate Britain and flout international rules.

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UK's Hunt to Brussels - Punishing Britain will damage EU

Foreign minister Jeremy Hunt told the European Union on Sunday that punishing Britain in Brexit talks would fuel the desire of other states to break away from the bloc.

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Indonesia mourns as death toll from quake jumps to 832

The toll from an earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia soared to 832 confirmed dead on Sunday, with authorities fearing the numbers will climb as rescuers grappled to get aid to outlying communities cut off from communications and help.

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Chief of Pakistani Kashmir region says Indian army shot at his helicopter

The leader of Pakistani-administered Kashmir region said on Sunday Indian troops shot at his helicopter near the disputed frontier, a move likely to further fray ties between the two countries.

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EU disrespect to May 'beyond the pale', says UK trade minister

The European Union's "taunting" of Prime Minister Theresa May at a summit in Salzburg this month was "beyond the pale", British trade minister Liam Fox said on Sunday.

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Four charged with Slovak reporter murder ordered held pending trial

A Slovak court on Sunday ordered four people jailed until their trial on charges over the murder of an investigative reporter and his fiancee.

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Powerful typhoon nears Tokyo after losing some strength

A powerful typhoon headed toward Tokyo late Sunday night after battering western Japan with heavy rain and strong winds, snarling air and land traffic, causing power outages, and forcing evacuations from areas still recovering from recent typhoons.

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Trade minister Fox says Britain must stop re-fighting the Brexit referendum

Trade Minister Liam Fox said on Sunday it was time to stop arguing about the outcome of Britain's 2016 decision to leave the European Union and that the country was facing a crucial few months.

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Migrants - and a dog - disembark in Malta after long wait at sea

A military ship brought 58 migrants - and a dog - to Malta on Sunday, where they disembarked after spending several days waiting for seas to calm so they could be transferred from the charity rescue ship Aquarius.

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PUK says it will not recognize results of Kurdish parliamentary election

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), one of the dominant Kurdish parties in northern Iraq, said it would not recognize the results of Sunday's parliamentary election in the region.

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