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Brexit: Boris Johnson to make fresh general election bid

Boris Johnson will try for a fourth time to secure an early general election, after MPs rejected his plan. ...

France mosque shootings: Two injured in Bayonne attack

An elderly man suspected of firing shots outside a mosque in the south-western city of Bayonne has been arrested, French police say. ...

California faces huge power cuts as wildfires rage

An estimated 1.5 million more people in California are set to lose power on Tuesday as a utility firm tries to stop damaged cables triggering wildfires. ...

Brexit: European leaders agree extension to 31 January

EU leaders have agreed in principle to extend Brexit until 31 January 2020 - meaning the UK will not leave as planned on Thursday. ...

Argentina election: Centre-left Alberto Fernández wins presidency

Centre-left opposition candidate Alberto Fernández has been elected president of Argentina in a vote dominated by economic concerns. ...

Claudia López: Colombia's capital elects gay woman as mayor

Claudia López, a gay politician who advertises herself as "incorruptible", has become the first woman to be elected mayor of Colombia's capital, Bogotá. ...

Chile protests: President sacks whole cabinet after protests

Chile's President Sebastian Piñera has dismissed his whole cabinet in order to form a new government and introduce social reforms demanded by protesters. ...

Kincade fire: Mass blackout begins amid California wildfires

Power cuts expected to affect more than two million people have begun in California as fires continue to surge. ...

Chile protests: One million join peaceful march for reform

An estimated one million people have joined a peaceful protest march in Chile's capital, calling on the government to tackle inequality. ...

California wildfires: Millions warned of possible power cut

Millions of Californians face having their power cut as firefighters continue to battle a surge in wildfires in the state. ...

Mueller report: Criminal probe into Russia inquiry begins

The US Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into the origins of the Mueller inquiry, US media report. ...

Brexit: EU considers extension as MPs mull election

EU ambassadors are meeting to discuss what length of Brexit extension to offer the UK, as MPs consider Boris Johnson's call for an early election. ...

Kincade fire: Thousands evacuated as California wildfire rages

About 2,000 people have been evacuated from their homes as a wildfire rages through California's wine country. ...

Ministers from the least developed countries meet in Bhutan to discuss climate change

Ministers from the 47 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) have met in Bhutan ahead of COP25, the international climate negotiations in Santiago, Chile in December 2019, to coordinate the LDC Group’s approach to securing a more ambitious and urgent international response to the climate crisis. ...