Russia’s prime minister Dmitry Medvedev unexpectedly submitted both his and his government’s resignation on Wednesday, with reports suggesting disagreements with President Vladimir Putin precipitated the move. Mr Putin announced Mikhail Mishustin as his replacement a few hours later. An obscure technocrat, Mr Mishustin, 53, earned plaudits for his role revamping the country’s tax service, but is unlikely to be seen as a rival or ...

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Lebanon has regained its full voting rights at the United Nations after paying part of what it owes the world body, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Monday. Under U.N. rules, a country can lose its General Assembly vote if is in arrears by any amount that equals or exceeds ...

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Head of state announces ‘period of transition’, with Duke and Duchess of Sussex living in Canada and UK   The Queen has backed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex following a crisis summit about their future roles, saying the royal family “respect and understand” their desire to step back as senior ...

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  Researchers foresee myriad benefits for humanity, but also acknowledge ethical issues   Be warned. If the rise of the robots comes to pass, the apocalypse may be a more squelchy affair than science fiction writers have prepared us for. Researchers in the US have created the first living machines ...

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Apocalyptic scenes give glimpse of what would be normal conditions in 3C world   The bushfires ravaging Australia are a clear sign of what is to come around the world if temperatures are allowed to rise to dangerous levels, according to scientists. “This is what you can expect to happen ...

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The leaders of the warring sides in Libya will arrive in Moscow on Monday and could sign a ceasefire agreement, the Interfax news agency reported, citing a Russian official. Lev Dengov, the head of the Russian contact group on Libya, said that the commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) ...

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White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien said the United States had reached out to North Korea seeking to resume talks, according to an interview published on Sunday by Axios. O’Brien also said it was a “positive” sign that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had not delivered on a ...

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At least four Iraqi soldiers were wounded after rockets struck the Balad airbase north of Baghdad housing US forces, according to Reuters. The bombs all fell on a runway within the base, the outlet reported, citing two unidentified military sources. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The Iraqi military acknowledged ...

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Congo-Brazzaville and Chad among hardest hit as campaigners warn spiralling repayments could trigger disaster   Poorer countries are cutting public spending in response to a “growing debt crisis”, campaigners have warned. Debt in some countries has trebled according to new figures that calculate debt reimbursements, and their impact on government ...

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  Whether or not Nancy Pelosi is the “absolute worst Speaker of the House in US history”, as Donald Trump insists, the Democrat said on Sunday her caucus will meet on Tuesday to decide when to transmit two articles of impeachment to the Senate for trial. Preparations continue for a ...

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