Eurostar passengers 'trapped for hours' in Channel Tunnel after train breaks down
Passengers on a Eurostar from London to Paris say they were stuck for hours in the Channel Tunnel after a train broke down.
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Germany’s president dissolves parliament, sets national election for Feb. 23
Parliament was ordered to be dissolved by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Russian air defence likely behind Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people, military experts say
Russia has downplayed speculation that its military was behind the Azerbaijan Airlines crash in Kazakhstan
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Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll finds
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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Watch: Survivors walk from crashed Azerbaijani plane
Footage shows survivors walking and being dragged away from the tail section of the plane.
Russia warns ‘radical’ Donald Trump against resuming nuclear testing
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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China to build world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet
The project has stoked concerns about displacement and environmental impact downstream in India and Bangladesh.
At least 69 dead after boat sinks in Morocco waters
Mali authorities say there are at least nine survivors from the country.
Estonia navy to protect undersea power link after main cable damaged
Nato also says it will enhance its military presence in the Baltic after a ship was suspected of sabotaging the Estlink 2 cable.
Russia warns against 'hypotheses' after Azerbaijan Airlines crash
The Russia-bound passenger plane went down in Kazakhstan with the loss of 38 lives.
What just happened in South Korea?
Lawmakers vote to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo, two weeks after voting to impeach the president.
Manmohan Singh's decisions that shaped a billion lives
Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh, who died on Thursday, led India through both good and bad times.
'Tears of joy' - Sudan capital gets first aid convoy since war began
In a breakthrough, trucks stacked with vital food supplies roll into war-hit Khartoum.
Panama's president calls Trump's Chinese canal claim 'nonsense'
The president-elect has threatened to take back control of the Panama Canal, alleging Chinese interference.
Nasa makes history with closest-ever approach to Sun
Scientists hope the probe can help us better understand how the Sun works.
Israel forcibly evacuates Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza
The hospital's nursing director says ICU patients in comas and on ventilation machines are being forced out.
Two die in Sydney to Hobart yacht race
The two crew members died in separate incidents, both after being hit by a boat's boom.
Israeli attack grounds UN health chief in Yemen
Israel claimed responsibility for the strikes, saying it had targeted Houthi "military infrastructure".
Israeli attacks kill 50 more Palestinians as troops storm northern Gaza hospital
US pressures expert monitoring group into withdrawing famine warning for northern Gaza
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China’s Xi orders a stop to a spree of mass killings known as ‘revenge on society crimes’
“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.”
