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French Island Fire: Emergency Warning 18 Jan 2020

French Island Fire: Emergency Warning

A fire was burning out-of-control on French Island at Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula on late Saturday as firefighter's backburned around the northern edge of a separate 90,000ha fire in Victoria’s alpine region.

Emmanuel Macron Rushed to Avoid Confronting Protesters 18 Jan 2020

Emmanuel Macron Rushed to Avoid Confronting Protesters

French President Emmanuel Macron was rushed out of a theater in Paris after protesters tried to confront him.

Utah Shooting; 4 Killed, 1 Wounded 18 Jan 2020

Utah Shooting; 4 Killed, 1 Wounded

Four people were shot to death in a residence in Grantsville, US state of Utah, Friday night, according to police.

India Asks China to Avoid Raising Kashmir Dispute at UN 16 Jan 2020

India Asks China to Avoid Raising Kashmir Dispute at UN

India on Thursday asked China to avoid raising the Kashmir dispute at the United Nations Security Council, insisting it is a bilateral matter between India and Pakistan.

New Israel airstrikes on Gaza Strip 16 Jan 2020

New Israel airstrikes on Gaza Strip

Israeli warplanes have carried out several airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, targeting a number of areas in the north and the northwest of the coastal enclave.

Lebanese protesters demand release of detainees 16 Jan 2020

Lebanese protesters demand release of detainees

Fresh clashes have erupted between Lebanese protesters and security forces a day after banks came under attack in the capital Beirut.

Brexit A Warning for Europe, Says Angela Merkel 16 Jan 2020

Brexit A Warning for Europe, Says Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel said Brexit is a "wake-up call" for the EU and that the continent will need to start doing things differently.

China, Russia Ties Not Affected by Putin Cabinet Change 16 Jan 2020

China, Russia Ties Not Affected by Putin Cabinet Change

Russian President Vladimir Putin's sudden announcement of constitutional changes that prompted the prime minister's departure won't affect increasingly close ties between China and Russia.

Mikhail Mishustin approved for candidacy 16 Jan 2020

Mikhail Mishustin approved for candidacy

Russia’s ruling United Russia Party has unanimously approved the candidacy of President Vladimir Putin’s pick, Mikhail Mishustin, for the post of prime minister.

Libya Government Seek Political Solution to Crisis 16 Jan 2020

Libya Government Seek Political Solution to Crisis

Senior officials of the UN-backed Libya government on Wednesday stressed the importance of seeking a political solution to the Libyan crisis and ending the ongoing armed conflict.