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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Tennis world number two Novak Djokovic said he is concerned that smoke might cause some problems at the Australian Open later this month as bushfires continued to blaze across large sections of the southeast on Sunday. FILE PHOTO: Tennis – ATP Finals – The O2, London, Britain – November 14, 2019 Serbia’s

SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Bushfires were burning dangerously out of control on Australia’s east coast on Saturday, fueled by soaring temperatures and strong winds that had firefighters battling to save lives and property. Heavy smoke shrouds yachts moored at Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia January 4, 2020. AAP Image/Dean Lewins/via REUTERS Authorities have said conditions

French police secure an area in Villejuif near Paris, France, January 3, 2020 after police shot dead a man who tried to stab several people in a public park. REUTERS/Charles Platiau VILLEJUIF, France (Reuters) – French police shot dead a man near Paris on Friday after he went on the rampage with a knife in

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. strike killed Iran Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani, the Pentagon said on Thursday, adding that Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack Americans in Iraq and the Middle East. FILE PHOTO: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Qassem Soleimani stands at the frontline during offensive operations against Islamic State militants in the

Leader of Austria’s Green Party Werner Kogler and head of People’s Party (OeVP) Sebastian Kurz shake hands after delivering a statement, in Vienna, Austria January 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian conservative leader Sebastian Kurz struck a coalition deal on Wednesday with the Greens to ensure his return to power and bring the

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s leader plans to further develop nuclear programs and to introduce a “new strategic weapon” in the near future, state media said on Wednesday, but he left room for dialogue with the United States after it ignored a year-end deadline he had set for talks. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past the Memorial plaque with the names of people killed in the Srebrenica massacre at the Memorial centre Potocari near Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, November 22, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo SARAJEVO (Reuters) – A Bosnian war crimes prosecutor on Tuesday indicted a Bosnian Serb former army general for taking part

BEIJING (Reuters) – With just days to go before Taiwan’s elections, its giant neighbor is trying a push-and-pull strategy on the island Beijing claims as Chinese territory, rattling its saber while trying to coax electors with outwardly friendlier policies. FILE PHOTO: A banner is reflected on a polished surface as Chinese President Xi Jinping (C)

WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – U.S. officials said on Sunday that air strikes in Iraq and Syria against an Iran-backed militia group were successful, but warned that “additional actions” may still be taken in the region to defend U.S. interests. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks about airstrikes by the U.S. military in Iraq and Syria,

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The Australian government announced on Sunday it would compensate volunteer firefighters in the state of New South Wales (NSW), as the country’s intense bushfire season rages on. FILE PHOTO: Firefighters work at the scene of a bushfires in Bilpin, New South Wales, Australia in this still image from a social media video

MEXICO CITY/LA PAZ (Reuters) – Mexico’s government said Bolivian police had impeded the departure of Spanish officials visiting the Mexican ambassador in La Paz on Friday, widening a spat over Bolivia’s surveillance of its diplomatic facilities that has rumbled on for days. Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a news conference at the

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan has revived plans to dig a canal on the edge of Istanbul despite opposition from hundreds of petitioners and the city’s new mayor against the kind of mega project that has come to define Turkey’s economic boom and bust. FILE PHOTO: The Russian Navy’s landing ship Azov sails in

MEERUT, India (Reuters) – Zaheer Ahmed had just returned home from work in northern India last Friday afternoon and stepped out for a smoke before lunch. FILE PHOTO: Munshi Ahmed, father of Zaheer Ahmed, who died during clashes with police following protests against a new citizenship law, sits inside house in Meerut, in the northern

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters marched through Hong Kong shopping malls on Thursday, disrupting business in the Asian financial hub for a third day over the festive period and prompting riot police to close off a mall in a tourist district. Riot police patrol outside Causeway Bay shopping mall in Hong Kong, China,

ASHKELON, Israel (Reuters) – A rocket launched from the Gaza Strip at a southern Israeli city on Wednesday as it hosted a campaign rally by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prompted him to take shelter briefly before resuming the event, Israeli TV stations reported. The Israeli military confirmed the launch against Ashkelon, which is 12 km

SANDRINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Andrew avoided the limelight on Christmas Day by skipping the royal family’s traditional mid-morning walk to church and attending an earlier service with other relatives. FILE PHOTO: Horse Racing – Royal Ascot – Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Britain – June 20, 2019 Britain’s Prince Andrew arrives by horse and carriage