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  Special forces exchanged gunfire with National Guard members after a detained minister was released. Read More

  Chinese-owned app welcomes the ruling against “unconstitutional law” due to come into effect in January. Read More

  The top diplomat delivers the strongest US remarks yet in Israel on protecting Palestinian civilians. Read More

  Rand Paul of Kentucky performs the Heimlich manoeuvre on fellow Republican Joni Ernst of Iowa. Read More

  Palestinians tell the BBC they were beaten and had dogs set on them while in Israeli detention. Read More

  Magnum says he will be remembered for seeking out life’s “most absurd and charming moments”. Read More

  The hulk of the ‘Africa’ is found on the bed of Lake Huron in Canada by filmmakers looking for mussels. Read More

  A foiled murder plot in the US has links to a case which sparked Canada’s diplomatic row with India. Read More

  When they starred in Fairytale of New York, the Irish-American officers had never heard of The Pogues. Read More

  An Osprey military aircraft came down off the coast of Yakushima, killing one crew member Read More