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Syrian troops enter flashpoint town after Turkey threatens offensive
Syria's military has entered a flashpoint Kurdish-held town and raised the national flag after Turkey threatened to launch an offensive.
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Neil Prakash: Australian jihadist stripped of citizenshipNeil Prakash: Australian jihadist stripped of citizenship
Image caption Neil Prakash appeared in IS propaganda videos

Australia's most wanted jihadist, Neil Prakash, has been stripped of his Australian citizenship.

Announcing the move, Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton described Prakash as "a very dangerous individual".

Intelligence officials say Melbourne-born Prakash

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Anak Krakatau: Indonesian volcano's lost statureAnak Krakatau: Indonesian volcano's lost stature
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The scale of the dramatic collapse of the Indonesian volcano that led to last Saturday's devastating tsunami in the Sunda Strait is becoming clear.

Researchers have examined satellite images of Anak

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The Mumbai 'toxic hell' where poor are forced to liveThe Mumbai 'toxic hell' where poor are forced to live
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Tens of thousands of people are fighting to leave Mahul, a heavily industrialised neighbourhood in the western Indian city of Mumbai, saying the toxic pollution there is adversely impacting their health. TheIndianSubcontinent Marathi's Mayuresh Konnur

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A whole new world for free tradeA whole new world for free trade
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The final weeks of 2018 have been dramatic, to say the least.

Global stock markets are roiling, disturbed in part by the anti-free market trade sentiment that continues to roll-out of Washington.

Looking ahead to the new year, however, pro-free trade movements in Europe and in Asia are progressing.

Two major agreements are

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North Korea defector hack: Personal data of almost 1,000 leakedNorth Korea defector hack: Personal data of almost 1,000 leaked
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption When defectors arrive in South Korea, they are put through a state resettlement programme

Almost 1,000 North Korean defectors have had their personal data leaked after a computer at a South Korean resettlement centre was hacked, the unification ministry said.

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