Parliament was ordered to be dissolved by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Russia has downplayed speculation that its military was behind the Azerbaijan Airlines crash in Kazakhstan

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Most Americans believe health insurance profits and coverage denials share responsibility for the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO — although not as much as the person who pulled the trigger

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Footage shows survivors walking and being dragged away from the tail section of the plane.

Ministers warned the US that its nuclear arsenal is intended to ‘sober up’ countries on the ‘brink of direct armed conflict’ with Russia

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The project has stoked concerns about displacement and environmental impact downstream in India and Bangladesh.

Mali authorities say there are at least nine survivors from the country.

Nato also says it will enhance its military presence in the Baltic after a ship was suspected of sabotaging the Estlink 2 cable.

The Russia-bound passenger plane went down in Kazakhstan with the loss of 38 lives.

Lawmakers vote to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo, two weeks after voting to impeach the president.

Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh, who died on Thursday, led India through both good and bad times.

In a breakthrough, trucks stacked with vital food supplies roll into war-hit Khartoum.

The president-elect has threatened to take back control of the Panama Canal, alleging Chinese interference.

Scientists hope the probe can help us better understand how the Sun works.

The hospital's nursing director says ICU patients in comas and on ventilation machines are being forced out.

The two crew members died in separate incidents, both after being hit by a boat's boom.

Israel claimed responsibility for the strikes, saying it had targeted Houthi "military infrastructure".

US pressures expert monitoring group into withdrawing famine warning for northern Gaza

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“Every person has a feeling of injustice,” Wu Qiang, a former political science professor, said. “They feel deeply that this society is very unfair and they can’t bear it anymore.”

South Korea's lawmakers chanted and shoved each other as the parliament's speaker addressed the chamber on Friday, 27 December ahead of an impeachment vote against acting president Han Duck Soo.

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