The word "virgin" must be removed from Muslim marriage certificates in Bangladesh, the country's top court has said, a landmark verdict after campaigners challenged the "humiliating and discriminatory" term. Under the South Asian country's Muslim

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Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates renewed a call on Monday for peace talks between Yemen's government and southern separatists, urging a ceasefire following deadly clashes. The Yemeni government has previously insisted it would

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Indonesia has chosen the eastern edge of jungle-clad Borneo island for its new capital, President Joko Widodo said Monday, as the country looks to shift its political heart away from congested megalopolis Jakarta. The proposed

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday that he was "marginally more optimistic" on the chances of clinching a deal for Britain's exit from the EU after talks at the G7 this weekend, but acknowledged

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Romania's ruling coalition collapsed Monday when the junior partner announced it was pulling out in the latest setback to the governing Social Democrats two months before a presidential election. Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said she

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Hundreds of new fires have flared up in the Amazon in Brazil, data showed Monday, even as military aircraft dumped water over hard-hit areas and G7 nations pledged to help combat the blazes. Smoke choked

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Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif kicked off his Asian tour in Beijing Monday, presenting a 25-year plan to cement Iran's ties with its biggest Asian trading partner amid biting US sanctions. Zarif's Asian tour

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Every year, the US rejects thousands of kidneys from deceased older donors, the majority of which would have been used in France, according to a study published Monday that described the organs as a wasted

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US President Donald Trump said Monday at the G7 summit that he is prepared to meet his Iranian counterpart within weeks in what would amount to a stunning change of direction in the two countries'

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ICE cotton futures dropped over 1% on Monday as heightened US-China trade tensions weighed on investor sentiment even as the natural fiber faces slowing demand. Cotton contracts for December fell 0.60 cent, or 1.03 %,

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