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Brexit: EU extension decision expected on Friday

EU leaders are set to decide on Friday whether to grant the UK a three-month Brexit extension, the BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler says. ...

Nusrat Jahan Rafi: Death penalty for 16 who set student on fire

A Bangladesh court has sentenced 16 people to death for the murder of a student set on fire after accusing her teacher of sexual harassment. ...

Essex Police: 39 people found dead in lorry container

The bodies of 39 people have been found in a lorry container in Essex. ...

Trump impeachment: US envoy condemns 'irregular' pressure on Ukraine

A top US diplomat says President Trump made the release of military aid to Ukraine conditional on a pledge that a political rival would be investigated. ...

Trump calls impeachment inquiry 'a lynching'

US President Donald Trump has called the congressional impeachment investigation that may seek to remove him from office "a lynching". ...

India and Pakistan blame each other over Kashmir shelling

India and Pakistan have blamed each other for shelling across the line of control, the de facto border that divides the disputed region of Kashmir. ...

Brexit: No 10 to push again for vote on Boris Johnson's deal

Parliament must be given "a straight up-and-down vote" on the PM's Brexit deal, No 10 says, after MPs delivered a major blow to his strategy on Saturday. ...

Chile protests: Five dead after looters torch garment factory

Five people died after looters torched a garment factory near Chile's capital Santiago, bringing the death toll in violent protests to at least seven. ...

Milton Keynes stabbing: Double murder inquiry after two teenagers killed

A double murder investigation has been launched after two 17-year-old boys were stabbed to death. ...

El Chapo: Mexican president says police 'did right' to free drug lord's son

exico's president has defended freeing drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's son soon after his arrest. ...

Brexit: PM sends letter to Brussels seeking further delay

Boris Johnson has sent a request to the EU for a delay to Brexit - but without his signature. ...

Chile protests: Three dead in supermarket fire as clashes continue

Three people have been killed by a fire inside a supermarket in Santiago during a second night of protests in Chile. ...

Chile protests: Unrest in Santiago over metro fare increase

A state of emergency has been declared in the Chilean capital, Santiago, after protests sparked by increased metro ticket prices turned violent. ...

Mexico drug wars: Fighting erupts as El Chapo's son goes free

Heavy fighting broke in northern Mexico after the security forces seized one of the sons of jailed drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. ...

Trump impeachment: White House admits aid held up partly over Democrats

A senior White House official has admitted military aid to Ukraine was withheld partly to pressure Kyiv to investigate allegations on the Democrats and the 2016 election. ...

Hong Kong: Hecklers dragged out in new parliament chaos

Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam has been heckled by opposition lawmakers for a second day as she tried to answer questions in parliament. ...

Brexit: EU and UK reach deal but DUP refuses support

A Brexit deal has been agreed between the UK and EU before a meeting of European leaders in Brussels. ...

Mexico: Army deployed after police killed in ambush

Mexico has sent 80 soldiers and an army helicopter to the western Michoacán state after a shooting in which at least 13 police officers were killed. ...