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In likely tight Canadian vote, deciding who governs could take weeks 18 Oct 2019 - 08:41 pm
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses a press conference at the conclusion of the G7 summit in La Malbaie Quebec on June 9 2018 AFP Lars Hagberg
Can Boris Johnson pull off the impossible? Count the votes 18 Oct 2019 - 08:41 pm
Boris Johnson listens in the audience as Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid speaks on the second day of the annual Conservative Party conference in Manchester, on September 30, 2019. AFP / Oli Scarff
Clinton says Russia 'grooming' US Democrat for third-party 2020 run 18 Oct 2019 - 08:41 pm
Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard speaks during the fourth US Democratic presidential candidates 2020 election debate in Westerville, Ohio, U.S., October 15, 2019. Reuters/Shannon Stapleton
Brexit: Divisive force in the making 18 Oct 2019 - 08:41 pm
So Brexit, one of the most divisive factors in British society and the kingdom, could actually bring down the curtain on the once-mighty United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, downsizing it within a few years to the Kingdom of England and W
Mothers of Colombia's disappeared seek justice at war tribunal 18 Oct 2019 - 08:28 pm
Beatriz Mendez (L), whose 19-year-old son and a nephew disappeared during Colombia’s conflict, at a war tribunal for a hearing on extra-judicial killings. Bogota, Colombia. October 17. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Anastasia Moloney
Delhi schools to teach students on eco-friendly Diwali 18 Oct 2019 - 06:55 pm
In this photograph taken on October 4, 2019, women use a mobile phone as they sit outside their shop displaying items made of clay, at Kumhar Gram (Potter's Village) in New Delhi. AFP / Money Sharma
Brexit basics: What is Brexit and why does it matter? 18 Oct 2019 - 06:55 pm
Illustration file picture of postal ballot papers ahead of the June 23, 2016  Brexit referendum. Reuters / Russell Boyce
Britain's 'Super Saturday' Brexit showdown in parliament 18 Oct 2019 - 06:55 pm
Cleaners abseil down one of the faces of Big Ben to clean and polish the clock face above the Houses of Parliament in central London, August 19, 2014. Reuters/Toby Melville
Democrats Warren and Sanders want wealth tax; economists explain how it works 18 Oct 2019 - 06:55 pm
Eight 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are seen in a combination from file photos (L-R top row): U.S. Senators Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar, and Bernie Sanders. (L-R bottom row): Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Former Texas congressman Beto
The North Korean history behind Kim Jong Un's mountain horse ride 18 Oct 2019 - 06:55 pm
This undated picture released by Korean Central News Agency on October 16, 2019 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un riding a white horse amongst the first snow at Mouth Paektu. AFP
US House passes legislation on Hong Kong: what does it mean? 18 Oct 2019 - 06:55 pm
A riot police fires tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters after a march in Hong Kong, China, September 29, 2019. Reuters / Athit Perawongmetha
Namibian president set for re-election next month amid economic crisis 18 Oct 2019 - 05:47 pm
Hage Gottfried Geingob, president of Namibia, looks on during a session of the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, September 5, 2019. Reuters/Sumaya Hisham
EU fails to launch membership talks with Balkans hopefuls 18 Oct 2019 - 04:39 pm
Kosovo Albanian pedestrian walking past a replica football jersey of Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka outside a shop in the Kosovo capital Pristina on June 18, 2018. AFP / Armend Nimani
Macron says does not want further Brexit delay 18 Oct 2019 - 04:39 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron talks with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker as they attend the second day of the EU leaders summit in Brussels, October 18, 2019. Reuters/Toby Melville
Can Pete Buttigieg, cool and cerebral, second that emotion? 18 Oct 2019 - 04:39 pm
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg leans in to a selfie taken by former Vice President Joe Biden with the crowd at the end of the fourth U.S. Democratic presidential candidates 2020 election debate at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, October 15, 20
Indonesia ramps up Pacific diplomacy with aid fund 18 Oct 2019 - 04:39 pm
Police Mobile Brigade  stands guard at a gas station in Jayapura, Papua, August 31, 2019. (Zabur Karuru / Antara Foto via Reuters)
Boris Johnson might not even get his Brexit vote on saturday 18 Oct 2019 - 04:39 pm
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and British Permanent Representative to the EU Tim Barrow depart the European Council after EU leaders summit in Brussels, October 18, 2019. Reuters/Francois Lenoir
British PM scrambles to sell Brexit deal to MPs 18 Oct 2019 - 01:22 pm
 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a press conference during the European Union Heads of States and Governments Leaders Summit in Brussels, Belgium on October 17, 2019. ( Dursun Aydemir - Anadolu Agency )