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The Northern Irish party which props up Prime Minister Theresa May warned that its "blood red" line was that there could be no Brexit deal that would divide Northern Ireland from the rest of the United Kingdom. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NZ3GUx

Not having any deal on Brexit would be better than a bad deal, French minister for European affairs Nathalie Loiseau said on Wednesday, adding she still hoped a deal could be reached with Britain regarding its exit from the European Union. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2IAHeem

Australia will remove a controversial sales tax on women's sanitary products, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Wednesday, a move widely seen as an effort by the center-right government to win favor with female voters before an election due by May. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2xTO8aM

Indonesian President Joko Widodo made a second visit to earthquake-devastated Sulawesi island on Wednesday, saying efforts to help survivors were gearing up and he was keen to see economic activity resume. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2O17swR

There will be no delays to a general election planned in Thailand for 2019, the deputy prime minister said on Wednesday, amid the concerns of government critics and the opposition that it could be pushed back. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QqNRmj

Two people close to Saudi political commentator Jamal Khashoggi, who left his country for the United States last year fearing retribution for his critical views, are concerned about his whereabouts, saying he failed to emerge from Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2DRFKOm

The United States is expected to announce in the coming days that it will use offensive and defensive cyber capabilities on behalf of NATO if asked, a senior Pentagon official said, amid concerns about Russia's increasingly assertive use of its cyber capabilities. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2zOj6SS

Malaysian authorities once again called in former Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife, Rosmah Mansor, for questioning on Wednesday in an investigation into alleged graft linked to state fund 1MDB. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2RnwuUC

President Donald Trump made an undiplomatic remark about close ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, saying he warned Saudi Arabia's King Salman he would not last in power "for two weeks" without the backing of the U.S. military. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2IziLGC

Colombia has no immediate plans to buy an anti-aircraft missile defense system to modernize its air force due to budget constraints, the defense minister said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2O3W7MB

France said on Tuesday there was no doubt Iran's intelligence ministry was behind a June plot to attack an exiled opposition group's rally outside Paris and it seized assets belonging to Tehran's intelligence services and two Iranian nationals. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Rjjf7C