world news
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Militants promise ‘worse to come’ after they claimed responsibility for attacks on a shopping mall and Shia areas near Baghdad
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PM says police report’s failure to mention incidents at 2014 event amounts to ‘double betrayal’, while reports emerge on New Year’s Eve attacks in Malmö
spotlight
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Campaign aims to restore its Free Basics plan for ‘unconnected billion’
around the world
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UKUKWhat will Zac Goldsmith's '2-for-1' Housing Bill amendment achieve?It’s jerry-built legislation that will hurt many Londoners, though parts of the capital and some of its people might gain from adjustments secured by Tory MPs
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EuropeEuropeMan accused of being captain of capsized migrant ship on trial in ItalyTunisian Mohammed Ali Malek one of just 28 survivors after boat he allegedly comanded collided with another ship leaving up to 800 people dead
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From fireworks to frankincense, opera to austerity, Nicole Brewer takes us inside the capital of Oman
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City links: An unusual Berlin property map, Rotterdam’s floating forest and the fate of Delhi’s metro all feature in this week’s roundup of the best urban stories
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NGOs are attempting to provide jobs but immediate humanitarian needs are overwhelming moves towards longer term solutions for people in Syria
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As Uganda prepares for elections next month, Human Rights Watch warns that government of President Yoweri Museveni is trying to stifle dissent
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opinion & analysis
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In seeking a fifth consecutive term in office, Yoweri Museveni perpetuates abuses pioneered by the continent’s post-colonial ‘big men’
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The rearrest of Joaquín Guzmán brings more uncertainty than reassurance over relationships between the government, the drug business and cartel violence
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In a plot twist worthy of Hollywood, the actor’s secret jungle interview with Joaquín Guzmán might have contributed to the drug lord’s downfall
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Ted Cruz, an avowed opponent of the influential biofuel lobby, is riding high in the polls as the global oil price falls. Big Corn is staring down the barrel
pictures and video
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Body-camera footage shows Mexican marines in a fierce shootout with gunman during a raid which led to the arrest of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman
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A spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) describes the arrival of aid to the besieged Syrian town of Madaya on Monday
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Despite wide acknowledgement that the league needs to cut down on head injuries and concussions, Trump said that more protection for players will ultimately harm the NFL
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An advertisement for a translation gadget called the Ili, made by a company named Logbar, shows ‘Dean’, a British man using the device to attempt to seduce women in Tokyo
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The grand bazaar in the Turkish capital is one of the world’s oldest covered markets. More than 250,000 people a day are thought to visit its 3,000-plus stalls
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A Chinese tourist is bitten on the nose by a python during a snake show in Thailand
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Orthodox Greeks in Australia celebrated Theophany – known in some parts of the world as Epiphany and Three Kings’ Day – at the weekend. The feast of Theophany commemorates the baptism of the lord Jesus at the river Jordan and the manifestation of the trinity
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Iran foreign minister accuses Saudi Arabia of 'hatred and sectarianism'