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The EU’s pledge preempts a summit in Kampala aimed at raising at least $2bn to deal with the world’s fastest growing refugee crisis at 1.2-million displaced

The Grenfell tragedy has acted as a focal point for anger at local authority funding cuts

The American student died following ‘evil treatment’ during his 17 months in captivity for stealing a propaganda poster

IS insurgents choose to blow up a storied minaret rather than see opposing forces lower its flag — however, losing the mosque is a symbolic blow to IS

Cocaine, opioids, methamphetamines — all are on the increase; about 29.5-million adults suffered from drug-use disorders in 2015

Many are pessimistic about May’s expectations of the deal and expect negotiations to break down at some point

Despite a US dollar shortage, the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce says using the rand will not sort out the country’s economic problems anyway

Aviation experts agree that by 2021, nearly half the global fleet of commercial aircraft will be equipped for inflight internet

The Trump administration has yet to make serious headway on the US president’s hugely expensive campaign pledge to build a wall on the Mexican border

The drought in the country’s south-east has killed livestock and dried up wells — and forced 7.8-million to rely on emergency food handouts

More than 50 were also wounded as they waited to withdraw salaries in Helmand province; US admits it is ‘not winning’ in the country

Having curbed offshore oil and gas operations and disrupted shipping in the Gulf of Mexico, the storm is expected to make landfall today

Both the Grenfell fire and the Finsbury Park attack are the result of the UK government's vilification of the 'other'.

France's youngest president in the six decade-long Fifth Republic has transformed the country’s political landscape in a matter of weeks

At least one man dead and 10 others injured after a man rammed his van into worshippers near Finsbury Park mosque, police say.

The Brics are driving income equality but this could reverse if emerging market growth slows and income inequality within countries accelerates

A massive fire ripped through a 27-storey apartment block before dawn, causing dozens of casualties and trapping residents inside.

A congressman has introduced a bill that aims to preserve President Trump's tweets to make sure they are archived as part of his presidential records

The Arab Spring marked the most significant turning point for the GCC States in their tolerance of Qatar’s defiance.

Theresa May faced pressure to resign on Friday after losing her parliamentary majority, plunging the country into uncertainty as Brexit talks loom.

Tensions are high in Washington D.C. as former FBI Director James Comey prepares to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Black women must be allowed to come together without being forced to justify their actions to people who do not face similar oppressions

Qatar has expressed surprise over the "unjustified" decision by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE, Bahrain and the Maldives to suspend relations with Doha

Sequence of events that led to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt and Bahrain severing diplomatic relations with Qatar

Intelligence minister Katz invites King Salman to send crown prince to Israel in order to establish mutual ties.

The global narcotics market is "thriving", with production of cocaine and opium soaring and opioids wreaking havoc, the UN crime and drugs agency says.

The bloody battle for Syria's Raqa is continuing unabated with the toll of casualties putting pressure on medical facilities.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has insisted that the EU's future took priority over Brexit talks as Prime Minister Theresa May met European leaders.

US President Donald Trump has said he did not have recordings of his meetings with former FBI director James Comey.

French President Emmanuel Macron's new government is presenting a security bill beefing up police powers amid sustained threats to Europe.

Brazilian President Michel Temer says he has built warm ties with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin

Teachers in Colorado are being trained to use guns, which they will be allowed to carry in classrooms to fire back in the event of a school shooting.

North Korea called US President Donald Trump a "psychopath" as tensions soar following the death of American student Otto Warmbier, who was evacuated in a coma from North Korean detention last week.

A huge suicide car bombing struck outside a bank in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, targeting Afghan troops and government employees waiting to collect their salaries ahead of a major Muslim holiday and killing at least 29 people.

The world's current population of 7.6 billion will balloon to 9.8 billion in 2050, with India's numbers to surpass China's in just seven years, a UN report says.

Former Vice President Joe Biden is challenging the LGBT community to push back against President Donald Trump's administration

On June 19 the individual had rammed a car carrying weapons & explosives into a police van as it drove in a convoy down Paris's Champs Elysees.

The Constitutional Court ruled that Speaker Baleka Mbete is empowered by parliamentary rules to allow for a secret ballot.

Islamist militants holed up in a southern Philippines town have been cornered and their firepower is flagging, the military said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility but insurgent groups have in the past targeted banks where police, soldiers and other government employees collect their pay.

This massive translocation exercise is expected to take three years.

A judge will determine on Thursday whether to extend their detention.

The first two fatalities recorded in the three-day heatwave took place on Monday and included a homeless person found in a car, media reports said.

The death of Otto Warmbier has further complicated President Donald Trump’s approach to North Korea, his top national security challenge.

The vast, arid region has in recent years become a breeding ground for jihadist groups - some linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.

The mosque was destroyed as Iraq's elite Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) units got within 50 meters of it, according to an Iraqi military statement.

The government said it had obtained dozens of newly built apartments in a west London development, a first step towards fulfilling a pledge to rehouse residents of Grenfell Tower which was gutted in a deadly fire.

All passengers were safe, according to a brief statement on the airport's Facebook page.

Investigators are examining the ships movements, including its location, direction, speed and other data to determine the cause of its collision with the USS Fitzgerald early Saturday.

China's foreign ministry says it is making "constructive efforts" to solve the North Korean nuclear issue.

The United Nations Secretary General has warned the United States that if it continues to disengage in various aspects of international relations, that space would be occupied by others.

More than 1,000 firefighters were still battling Portugal's deadliest forest blaze on Monday after it killed at least 62 people over the weekend.

Violence and persecution globally is causing more people than ever to be forcibly displaced.

Londoners bearing flowers and messages of solidarity gathered Monday at the spot where a man ploughed a van into Muslims leaving prayers at a mosque.

Violence and persecution globally is causing more people than ever to be forcibly displaced.