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Natalie Huet

Jordan

Arab ministers counter-attack on Jerusalem status

Diplomats from six Arab countries have pledged to seek international recognition of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

USA

Tech giants scramble to fend off chip security flaws

Hundreds of millions of iPhone and iPad users could be at risk of hacking until Apple releases a patch to its Safari web browser that protects them from "Spectre", one of the two major vulnerabilities discovered this week.

Canada

A crunch, a fire, and panic: planes collide at Toronto airport

The passengers safely exited via emergency slides.

Ireland

Storm Eleanor lashes Ireland, UK and France

High tides, heavy rains and strong winds cause flooding, bring down trees and cut power to some 250,000 homes.

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Iran

Iran blames enemies for deadly unrest

Supreme Leader Khamenei accuses the country's enemies of stirring unrest, as the death toll from anti-government protests rises.

India

Travel chaos as fog cloaks New Delhi

Extremely poor visibility in the Indian capital caused hundreds of flights to be suspended and dozens of trains to be cancelled on New Year's Day.

China

Hands off Hong Kong, protesters warn China

Pro-democracy campaigners say China’s Communist Party leaders are chipping away at the autonomy of the former British colony.

Australia

Compass CEO among six killed in Sydney plane crash

The company operating the seaplane said the weather on Sunday had been benign and the pilot "extremely experienced".

USA

US government shutdown averted with hasty spending bill

The US Congress passes a short-term spending bill to avert a government shutdown, but the real fight will come after the Christmas holidays.

Belgium

Time to go home? Exiled Catalan separatists celebrate

From self-exile in Brussels, ousted Catalan leaders say the victory of pro-independence parties in Thursday's snap election gives them the right to be heard.

Cinema

'All the Money in the World' launches - without Spacey

Christopher Plummer, 88, had to reshoot Kevin Spacey's scenes in just nine days. He discussed the challenge at the film's premiere in Beverly Hills.

USA

US Senate passes tax reform bill

The most sweeping US tax reform in decades clears its biggest hurdle. Democrats call it a giveaway to corporations and the wealthy.

France

Paris climate summit opens with Bill Gates, but not Trump

World leaders and philanthropists are in the French capital to try to give new momentum to the fight against climate change, despite the US withdrawal from the 2015 Paris climate accord.

USA

Trump wants US astronauts back to the moon - and someday Mars

"Imagine the possibilities waiting in those big, beautiful stars if we dare to dream big,” said the US president as he signed his first space policy directive.

USA

Court hears teens' climate change lawsuit against Trump

A group of 21 teenagers argues the Trump administration's lack of action to prevent global warming violates their constitutional right to life.

Economy

Cryptocurrency mania: and now, the bitcoin futures

Investors can now bet on the rise or fall of the cryptocurrency using bitcoin futures, which have started trading on a major regulated exchange.

World News

Global arms sales rise for first time in five years

US companies supply more than half of the world's weapons.

Turkey

Erdogan calls Israel 'terrorist', Netanyahu hits back

The Israeli prime minister says he won't take lectures from a Turkish president "who jails journalists... and helps terrorists".

United Kingdom

Snow causes UK travel chaos

Roads closed, flights grounded and trains cancelled as heavy snow blankets large parts of the country.

Sweden

Three arrested in firebomb attack on Swedish synagogue

Local media report a group of masked men hurled Molotov cocktails at the building in Gothenburg on Saturday night.

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