UK PM May says she's focused on her Brexit deal, not a plan B

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday she was focused on persuading lawmakers to back her Brexit deal at a vote in parliament on Dec. 11 rather than preparing a plan B.

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Nigeria ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on 'Obama interference' in 2015 election bid

Goodluck Jonathan accuses the Obama administration of undermining his failed 2015 re-election bid.

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Sri Lanka parliament halts ministers' salaries to pressure disputed PM

Sri Lanka's parliament on Friday voted to halt payment of ministers' salaries and travel expenses, but it remained unclear how the move would impact the disputed government of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa whose ministers boycotted the vote.

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China has 'stern' words with U.S. over ship in South China Sea

China said on Friday said it had lodged "stern representations" with the United States after the U.S. Navy sailed a ship through the contested South China Sea, passing near islands claimed by China.

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Russia thinks Trump canceled Putin meeting for domestic reasons

Russia believes U.S. President Donald Trump canceled his meeting with Vladimir Putin due to domestic issues rather than the Ukraine situation, its foreign ministry said on Friday.

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German Air Force says Merkel plane landed early due to electric failure

An electronic failure caused a plane carrying Chancellor Angela Merkel to the G20 summit in Argentina to made an unscheduled landing, a German Air Force spokesman said on Friday.

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Ukraine bars entry to Russian men of combat age citing invasion fears

Ukraine on Friday banned Russian men of combat age from entering the country, a move introduced under martial law after Russia fired on and captured three Ukrainian naval ships off Crimea last weekend.

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South Africa's Zuma wants arms deal corruption charges set aside

South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma wants corruption charges relating to a $2.2 billion arms deal to be permanently set aside, his lawyers said on Friday, when Zuma made his fourth court appearance since the charges were reinstated.

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Vietnam jails senior police for running online gambling ring

A Vietnamese court on Friday jailed two senior police officials found guilty of running an underground online gambling ring which raised millions of dollars, state media said.

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Ukraine mulls 'mirror actions' after Russia's capture of ships

Ukraine is considering whether to respond in kind with "mirror actions" after Russia fired on and captured three Ukrainian navy vessels last weekend, Ihor Huskov, a senior official at the state security service (SBU) told reporters on Friday.

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Indonesia military joins manhunt for 87 inmates after jailbreak

Indonesian soldiers and police joined a manhunt on Friday for 87 inmates still on the run after escaping from a prison in the western province of Aceh, officials said.

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World leaders set to convene Argentina summit clouded by disputes

A summit of the world’s top economies will open on Friday with leaders struggling over fallout from a U.S.-China trade war that has roiled global markets and bracing for the kind of divisive geopolitical drama that President Donald Trump often brings to the international stage.

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France MPs vote to ban child smacking

Campaigners say that about 85% of French parents still resort to corporal punishment.

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Kin of missing from Malaysian plane hand over suspected debris, urge search

Relatives of some of the people missing on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 urged Malaysia on Friday to resume a search for the plane that disappeared in 2014, as they handed over what they believe are five new pieces of debris from it.

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Russia has no plans to ban entry to Ukrainian men: RIA cites lawmaker

Russia does not plan to ban Ukrainian men from entering the country in a tit-for-tat response to a broad entry ban imposed by Ukraine, RIA news agency cited Russian lawmaker Frants Klintsevich as saying on Friday.

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