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South Korea Plastic Pollution Treaty

Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on plastic pollution treaty

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The Syrian military rushed in reinforcements and struck Idlib city on Sunday in an attempt to stop insurgents from advancing further.

Syria launches counter-attacks after rebels seize Aleppo in brutal surprise offensive

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Israel Lebanon

Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon, but tense ceasefire holds

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Russian President Vladimir Putin

Putin signs off record Russian defence spending

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A Syrian army armoured vehicle abandoned in the village of Hass, south-west of Aleppo

Syria launches counter-attacks in bid to halt insurgents’ surprise advance

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Opposition fighters stand on top of a captured Syrian army in the town of Maarat al-Numan, south-west of Aleppo

Syria sends in reinforcements to stop insurgents advancing after seizing Aleppo

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Protesters run away from police in Tbilisi as they rally in protest at the Georgian government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the EU for four years

More than 40 injured in Georgia during protests over suspension of EU talks

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A displaced family sit round the fire in their tent at a camp in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip

UN halts aid convoys through main Gaza crossing because of looting dangers

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Mother recounts horror 16-hour journey to reach dying daughter after mass methanol poisoning in Laos

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Peter Ford has warned that the Syrian war could trigger a fresh wave of refugees

Syrian Islamist rebel attacks could trigger 'flood' of refugees, former British ambassador warns

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A family displaced from the northern Gaza Strip sit round a fire in their tent at a camp in Deir al-Balah

Two children among six people killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza Strip

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Michael Schumacher

Inside plot to extort Michael Schumacher's family for £12m with 'threats to release intimate medical photos'

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Assad has vowed to defeat Islamist rebels

Syrian president Assad vows counter-attack against Islamist rebels after Aleppo defeat, as US urges calm

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Romania Election

Romanians vote in parliamentary election as presidential race grips nation

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UN Court Climate

Climate change case to open at UN court as island nations fear rising seas

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Trump Transition FBI

Trump names loyalist Kash Patel to serve as FBI director

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Bjarni Benediktsson arrives to cast his ballot for the Iceland election

Iceland votes for new a parliament after coalition dissolved

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Two fighters burning the Syrian flag outside a castle

Insurgents leave Assad red-faced as they take most of Aleppo in surprise attack

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