Trump set for acquittal as senators vote no to witnesses
US President Donald Trump appeared headed for all-but-certain impeachment acquittal as senators rejected efforts to call more witnesses and moved to start bringing a close to the third impeachment trial in American history.

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China is facing mounting isolation in the face of increasing travel restrictions and flight suspensions, as the number of dead from the coronavirus outbreak rose to 304.

The epidemic has lead to countries including the UK and the US evacuating their citizens from China, and risks worsening a slowdown in growth in the world's second largest economy.

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Out of control bushfires are threatening Australia's capital city and burning large swathes of land across the state of New South Wales, as residents have been warned to prepare for an evacuation.

Canberra declared a state of emergency on Friday as yet another heatwave spread across the country, sparking more dangerous blazes in a region already dev

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'Al Qaeda leader' arrested in US over Iraqi police officer killings'Al Qaeda leader' arrested in US over Iraqi police officer killings

The suspected leader of an al Qaeda terror group in Iraq has been arrested in Phoenix, Arizona, US authorities have said.

Ali Yousif Ahmed al Nouri is wanted in the Middle Eastern country, accused of killing two Iraqi police officers in 2006.

The 42-year-old was the leader of an al Qaeda group in the city of Fallujah which planned operations

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Maldives has rejoined the Commonwealth, bringing the total number of nations in the global organisation to 54.

The change happened at 12:01am on Friday 1 February - just over an hour after the UK left the European Union.

Famed for its sandy white beaches and luxury tourist resorts, the Indian Ocean archipelago quit the Commonwealth in 2016. At the

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'Chaos and carnage' as four children riding bikes killed by car'Chaos and carnage' as four children riding bikes killed by car

Four children believed to all be under the age of 12 have been killed after they were hit by a car while riding their bicycles in Sydney.

Emergency services have described scenes of "chaos" and "carnage" following the crash on Saturday evening.

The youngsters were struck by a 4x4 on a residential road near a golf club in Oatlands, in the Australian

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