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The Church of Sweden has announced plans to move away from gendered terms to refer to God, saying it prefers the use of gender-neutral terms for its supreme deity. The national Evangelical Lutheran church is in the process of updating … Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration readied new sanctions Tuesday on North Korea, a day after declaring it a state sponsor of terrorism in a move to put additional pressure on Pyongyang’s nuclear program. North Korea has joined Iran, Sudan … Read More

The continent has been rattled at a time when it has so many unresolved issues. Macron’s plans, however, will be key – and Merkel is not finished yet.  ‘Talk of Merkel’s political demise has been going on since the 2015 … Read More

The plague currently ravaging Madagascar has proved “resilient” to antibiotics because it is extremely rare, an expert has warned. It comes as the death toll for the disease rises to 165 and 10 neighbouring countries are put on alert, according to the … Read More

A 36-year-old U.S. Border Patrol agent died Sunday morning after an apparent attack while patrolling southwest Texas, according to federal authorities. Agent Rogelio Martinez, a four-year veteran of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and his partner were dispatched to an … Read More

When their spaceship first landed on Planet Earth, the Alien Leader chose Brussels. The Alien Guidebook claimed that Europe was a very rich continent where developed countries tried to stop wars by ending aggressive nationalism. Europeans had come together in … Read More

Talks on forming a coalition government in Germany have collapsed, leaving Angela Merkel facing her biggest challenge in 12 years as chancellor. The free-market liberal FDP pulled out after four weeks of talks with Mrs Merkel’s CDU/CSU bloc and the … Read More

NATO risks angering Russia after announcing troops will remain present in the Baltic states and Eastern Europe as fears of World War 3 create regional tensions, the Secretary General revealed. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance will remain … Read More

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced an unspecified international deal to expel some 40,000 African asylum seekers from the country. The Israeli Cabinet also voted to shut down a migration center. The Israeli prime minister said Sunday he had … Read More

Artillery are seen lined up in the village of Suway’iah, near the Syrian border town of Albu Kamal, on November 10, 2017. STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images BEIRUT – Pro-government forces defeated the Islamic State group in its last major stronghold in Syria, state media and … Read More

Pacific tsunami warning centre said waves were possible after the strong quake hit off New Caledonia  Nervous residents reported feeling several tremors throughout the night before the quake hit. Photograph: Auscape/UIG via Getty Images Vanuatu and New Caledonia were hit … Read More

Kim Jong Un’s regime is pursuing an “aggressive schedule” to construct its first operational ballistic missile submarine, an analysis of satellite images indicated as North Korea scoffs at international condemnation and moves to complete its missile and nuclear program. The … Read More

Chancellor Angela Merkel left facing prospect of forming minority government – or fresh elections – after FDP quits negotiations  Angela Merkel and the CDU Bundestag leader Volker Kauder at the coalition talks on Sunday. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images Exploratory talks … Read More

In ‘unprecedented’ interview, Gen Gadi Eisenkot said moderate Arab states must collaborate to ‘deal with’ Tehran  Israeli tanks take part in a training session. Gadi Eisenkot, the chief of general staff of the Israel defence forces, gave the interview to … Read More

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The first of the gusty winds will arrive later today. Consider these 20-30MPH gusts a prelude of what’s to come. After experiencing an extremely chilly Thursday, today will be the exact opposite. Those strong southerly winds will … Read More