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Hurricane Dorian lashes US as Bahamas counts cost

Heavy rains from Hurricane Dorian are battering the south-eastern seaboard of the US after causing at least 30 deaths and much destruction in the Bahamas. ...

PM's brother quits as Tory MP and minister

Jo Johnson, the younger brother of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, is resigning as an MP and minister, saying he is "torn between family loyalty and the national interest". ...

Kohistan video murders: Three guilty in 'honour killing' blood feud

Three men have been given life sentences in connection with one of Pakistan's most notorious "honour killing" cases. ...

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to withdraw extradition bill

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said she will withdraw the highly controversial extradition bill which triggered months of protests. ...

Stars boycott South Africa over xenophobic attacks

Africans have come out to boycott South Africa after days of looting and violence targeting foreigners in which five people died. ...

Hong Kong protests: Students boycott class on first day back

Thousands of secondary school and university students have boycotted classes in Hong Kong, in the latest pro-democracy protests. ...

Brexit: Election discussions in No 10 amid Brexit battle

Boris Johnson is considering seeking an early general election if MPs wanting to block a no-deal Brexit defeat the government this week. ...

Brexit: Michel Barnier rejects demands for backstop to be axed

The EU's lead Brexit negotiator has rejected Boris Johnson's demands for the Irish backstop to be scrapped. ...

Greece launches measures to deal with jump in migrant flows

Greece said on Saturday it would step up border patrols and move asylum-seekers on its islands to the mainland in an effort to deal with a resurgence in migrant flows from neighbouring Turkey, reports Reuters. ...

Texas shooting: Rampage leaves five dead

At least five people have been killed and many more injured in the second mass shooting in the US state of Texas in a month. ...

Hong Kong protests: Demonstrators defy ban on march

Thousands of protesters have marched through the centre of Hong Kong, defying a police ban. ...

Hong Kong: Protesters join MeToo rally against police

Several thousand people have rallied in Hong Kong to protest against alleged sexual violence by police during the past months of demonstrations. ...

Parliament suspension sparks furious backlash

The prime minister's decision to suspend Parliament has prompted an angry backlash from MPs and opponents of a no-deal Brexit. ...

Boris Johnson asks Queen to suspend Parliament

The government has asked the Queen to suspend Parliament just days after MPs return to work in September - and only a few weeks before the Brexit deadline. ...

Amazon fires: Brazil governors push Bolsonaro to accept aid

The governors of the nine Brazilian states most affected by a record number of fires since 2010 have urged President Jair Bolsonaro to accept foreign aid to fight the blazes. ...

Berlin Chechen shooting: Russian assassination suspected

A Chechen exile shot dead in a Berlin park had fought against Russian troops and may have been assassinated by a Russian agent. ...

Amazon fires: Brazil to reject G7 offer of $22m aid

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has ruled out accepting a G7 offer of aid to fight fires in the Amazon rainforest unless he gets an apology from his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron. ...