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Malaysia charges two women with Kim’s murder
A Malaysian court on Wednesday formally charged the two women with the February 13 murder of the North Korean leader’s exiled half-brother.

A Malaysian court on Wednesday formally charged the two women with the February 13 murder of the North Korean leader’s exiled half-brother.

The UN says some 8,000 people have fled west Mosul since Iraq began operations to rid that part of the city from Daesh.

US President Donald Trump delivers his first speech to the Congress after 40 days in office.

The US’s former administration is to blame for Moscow-Washington relations being at their lowest level since the Cold War, says Russia.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says a budget that slashes State Department funding would not clear the Senate.

A police sniper shoots two people by accident during a ceremony attended by French President Francois Hollande.

Boris Johnson lashes out at Tony Blair and John Major, saying he is fed up with their “droning and moaning” about the risks of Brexit.

Turkey says its forces in Syria will move towards Kurdish-held Manbij after completing operations in al-Bab.

Iranian professional soccer club Persepolis stuns Emirati club Al Wahda 3-2 at the 2017 AFC Champions League.

Germany's Foreign Ministry calls in the Turkish ambassador in protest at Ankara’s detention of a German journalist.

An American senator says the Turkish government has created terrorist groups to integrate into its territory the northern part of Syria in order to establish the new Ottoman Empire.

Former US treasury secretary Larry Summers has warned about the economic policies of President Donald Trump.

EU lawmakers will consider whether to lift MEP Marine Le Pen’s immunity over Daesh images.

China reduces its coal consumption for a third straight year.

Senior US officials say they are unaware of any actionable intelligence produced by the US ground and air raid on Yemen's Bayda last month.

Iran says the Foreign Minister Zarif has not written to the US secretary of state.

A political expert says Saudi Arabia has supported Wahhabi Takfiris in a bid to spread terrorism in the Middle East region.

Russia and China veto a draft UNSC resolution against the Syrian government over its alleged use of chemical weapons.