At least 43 people die in devastating fire at building in New Delhi market area
At least 43 people have died in a devastating fire at a building in a crowded grains market area in central New Delhi.

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The new neighbours are old as Sweden closes generation gap
The first thing Torbjorn Bjork does on being introduced is apologise that the vast majority of Rosana Simson's new neighbours will be close to 60 years older than her.

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'Boris Johnson is the worst of us' says terror victim's father
The father of a man killed in the London Bridge terror attack has launched a stinging attack on Boris Johnson, accusing him of using his son's death to "make political capital" and taking the country "for a ride".

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Tarnished leader to take stand
Once feted by the West as a human rights heroine, Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel to The Hague this week to defend her regime over accusations of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority, in one of the most high-profile international legal cases in a generation.

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Obituary: Yasuhiro Nakasone
Yasuhiro Nakasone, who has died aged 101, did more than any of his post-war predecessors to raise Japan's political profile to match its formidable economic strength.

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UK places its bets as election day draws near
So what will be the outcome of the British general election at the end of the week? Yesterday, I consulted an authoritative source: my local turf accountant.

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