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Assad’s forces now hold all areas east of historic citadel and are closest they have ever been to seizing entire city
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Under new law anyone found guilty of trying to change, repress or eliminate a person’s sexual orientation faces fine or jail
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The cartel’s agreement hammered out in Vienna may put a floor under the price of crude, but Saudi Arabia has failed to destroy the US fracking industry
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UKUKMajor cut in EU migrants risks long-term damage to UK economy – reportNIESR thinktank says hard Brexit would reduce annual GDP per head while giving only a ‘modest boost’ to wages of low paid
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EuropeEuropeStarmer sets out Labour conditions for Brexit law as MPs debate call for plan – politics liveRolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen, including PMQs and the Commons debate on a motion saying the government should publish a plan for Brexit
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Norwich has the highest proportion of residents describing themselves as having no religion, while Berlin has been called the ‘atheist capital of Europe’. But what about the rest of the world? And is such an assessment meaningful?
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In Singapore, where life expectancy is soaring, the elderly are encouraged to exchange retirement for arduous jobs that often pay badly – yet many of its citizens, including Wong Kuan Ying, are only too keen to oblige
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Overseas Development Institute survey finds 15% of six- to 14-year-olds living in poorest households work an average of 64 hours a week
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Britain champions female refugees abroad only to fail them here
Kasia StaszewskaDespite saying it wants to protect women from sexual violence in conflict, the UK fails to provide safe, legal routes to sanctuary and handles asylum insensitively -
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Despite the Koch brothers not backing Donald Trump financially with ads during the election, their network is emerging as a winner from his transition
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PM is quitting after referendum defeat but is said to want to stay on as party leader and contest a general election in February
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China shows restraint as it tries to work out if US president-elect is being deliberately confrontational or just out of his depth
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Experts agree the chances of a bitter and messy rupture between China and the US have increased following Trump’s tweets lashing out at Beijing
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A Pakistan International Airlines plane has crashed on its approach to Islambad from Chitral. Army officials say there unlikely to be any survivors.
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Indonesian emergency services clear rubble on Wednesday after a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit northern Sumatra
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President-elect Donald Trump speaks in Fayetteville on Tuesday and outlines his military policy for the US
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Outgoing US president defends his administration’s record on fighting terrorism in remarks that appear to be aimed at Donald Trump
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Tens of thousands of people throng the Chennai seafront to pay tribute to the Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram, in a lavish state funeral on Tuesday
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Vice-President Joe Biden gave no further clarity on Tuesday about whether he would be running for president in 2020
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A gilded statue of Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is toppled after appearing in Rabin Square on Tuesday
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Paris bans cars for second day running as pollution strikes