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Trump is determined to take down Amazon — and it could be terrible news for HQ2   Jeff Bezos, Amazon's CEO and founder. Drew Angerer / Getty Images   President Donald Trump is "obsessed" with Amazon...

Two Indian journalists killed in hit-and-run attacks within 24 hours   Local media reports say one of the slain journalists had told officials he feared he could be killed by the 'sand mafia' since he had...

North Korea: US detects signs of new missile test, official says   The Pentagon has picked up signs that North Korea is preparing for another missile test, a US defense official said on Tuesday, as the...

Monsoon rains may force Thai cave rescue attempt this week   Rescue of boys should be sped up before downpours in next few days, says minister. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7HKmMDNsso?embed_config=%7B%22adsConfig%22%3A%7B%22nonPersonalizedAd%22%3Afalse%7D%7D&enablejsapi=1&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com&widgetid=1]  Rescuers find Thai boys who were trapped in cave for...

Greece and Macedonia trade name proposals to settle dispute   Macedonia and Greece say they have taken steps to resolve a dispute over the name Macedonia. Athens has blocked Skopje's accession to NATO and the European...

Migrant caravan arrive at Mexico-US border city   The first wave of migrants in the caravan, which became a central theme of the recent US election, began arriving in Tijuana in recent days, and their numbers...

Kenyan supreme court annuls Uhuru Kenyatta election victory Six-judge bench rules 4-2 in favour of petition filed by rival candidate Raila Odinga and orders new vote within 60 days. https://youtu.be/36aGejTyONg Kenya’s supreme court has declared Uhuru Kenyatta’s...

Malta car bomb kills Panama Papers journalist Juliette Garside   Daphne Caruana Galizia, a blogger whose investigations focused on corruption, was described as a ‘one-woman WikiLeaks’. https://youtu.be/pCwgp0z1hJo The journalist who led the Panama Papers investigation into corruption in Malta...

At least 18 injured as vehicle ploughs into pedestrians in Shanghai   The minivan carrying gas tanks ploughed into pedestrians near a prominent park in downtown Shanghai after catching fire. Police believe the crash was accidental. At...

Hurricane Irma churns through Caribbean, possibly en route to Florida   Considered Atlantic's most powerful storm in a century, Irma churns across the northern islands, packing winds of 295 kph toward St Martin. Hurricane Irma, the most...