Australia announced the closure of Melbourne's controversial Maribyrnong detention centre on Wednesday, one of several facilities used to lock up immigrants who arrived without papers. The government said the decision to close the much-criticised facility

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Britain is charging young women rescued from forced marriages abroad for the cost of their repatriation, The Times newspaper revealed Wednesday. Four British women who were liberated from a punishment institution in Somalia were each

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Japan's Emperor Akihito delivered his final New Year's address Wednesday before his abdication later this year, telling a record turnout of well-wishers that he was praying for peace. The Imperial Palace provisionally said some 154,800

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At least two people died and another 30 are missing after a boat carrying New Year's revellers capsized off the coast of Guinea's capital Conakry, local authorities said on Wednesday. Maritime officials said at least

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Six people were killed Wednesday after debris apparently from a cargo train smashed into a passenger train in high winds on a bridge connecting two islands in Denmark, the rail operator and officials said. The

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The United States said Wednesday it is on the brink of a "transformative" relationship with Brazil thanks to new far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who has embraced Donald Trump's values and vision as he takes charge

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Patrick Shanahan, the acting US defence secretary, started his first full day at the Pentagon's helm Wednesday by telling colleagues he sees China as a key priority. Shanahan, who took the top spot January 1

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DR Congo on Wednesday said it had pulled accreditation for a French radio journalist and cut off the station's broadcasts amid tensions over the counting of votes in crucial elections. The authorities said accreditation for

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At least one person died and 10 others were missing after a freighter sank off China's eastern coast on Wednesday, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The cargo ship had 15 people on board when

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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday cautioned fellow Republican Mitt Romney to be a "team player" after the former presidential candidate and incoming US senator sharply criticized the president's actions and questioned his character. In

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