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Brexit enters its 'Meghan and Harry phase' with only months to agree new deal
Brexit has felt a little like Meghan and Harry's decision to stay linked to the royal family but be "financially independent" of it. It has been hard to imagine what the new order will look like, but it's obvious that getting there will be messy.
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The world's oceans have become warmer than at any point in recorded human history, a study has found.

The oceans' warmest 10 years on record were all measured in the past decade, according to the Record-Setting Ocean Warmth Report.

Last year's ocean temperature was around 0.075C (32.1F) above the 1981-2010 average.

Lead author of the study, Lijing

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A cult-like group in an ultra-Orthodox area of Jerusalem has been raided, with police saying dozens of women and children were being held and abused in "slavery" conditions.

Israeli police, tipped off by women who had managed to escape the group, raided the location with the help of the country's very own specialist group - the Israeli Centre for

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Here's the full list of which films and stars have made the Oscars 2020 shortlist.

Bong Joon-ho-#39;s Parasite
Image:Bong Joon-ho's Parasite is up for several awards, including best picture

Best Picture

Le Mans '66 (Ford v Ferrari)

The Irishman

Jojo Rabbit

Joker

Little Women

Marriage Story

1917

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Parasite

Oscar nominations 2020: The full list of who's up for what
Image:Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio are both
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By Andy Hayes, news reporter

Iran's foreign ministry has warned Britain to avoid making "any new mistake" following the arrest of the UK's ambassador to Tehran.

British diplomat Rob Macaire was arrested by police in the Iranian capital on Saturday as demonstrations broke out over the downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane by Iranian forces.

He was

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By Carol E. Lee and Courtney Kube, NBC News

President Donald Trump authorised the killing of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani seven months ago if Iran's increased aggression resulted in the death of an American, according to five current and former senior administration officials.

The presidential directive in June came with the condition

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