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Authorities issued new warnings and evacuation notices across southeast Australia on Thursday, as a return of hot weather fanned huge bushfires threatening several towns and communities. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/37ShiXj

Trump administration officials failed to convince Democratic U.S. lawmakers, and some Republicans, on Wednesday that an imminent threat had justified the killing of a top Iranian military commander, and congressional Democrats scheduled a vote on legislation to rein in the president's ability to wage war. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2uwizVA

Bolivia's attorney general has pushed forward a probe into Spanish officials the South American country's government alleges were seeking to help allies of ousted leftist leader Evo Morales who are holed up in the Mexican embassy in La Paz. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QZKrZz

The Canadian pop star says it's been a "rough" few years but vows to return "better than ever". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2sc14sU

Pressure is growing on countries that don't base their definition of rape on a lack of consent. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37N6l9h

Owners of the fire-prone Hotpoint and Indesit machines fear a much longer wait to hot wash their clothes. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2ur9cq0

Total sales fell last year for the first time since 1995, says the British Retail Consortium. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/302F9AI

As the US prepares to open a consulate in Greenland, there are concerns over American influence. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/35vYfjS

Corporate raiders may now style themselves as "shareholder activists" but firms are no less worried. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2FtdqzV

President Donald Trump on Wednesday tempered days of angry rhetoric and suggested Iran was "standing down" after it fired missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq overnight, as both sides looked to defuse a crisis over the U.S. killing of an Iranian general from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2s33qdk

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday the United States has received intelligence that Iran has asked its allied militias not to attack U.S. targets. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2N7Vi2q

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "discussed critical bilateral and regional issues" in a call on Wednesday, the White House said in a statement, without giving further details. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2R1ApXQ

Iran's missile attack on Wednesday had been intended to kill U.S. personnel at Iraq's al-Asad airbase, the top U.S. military officer said, in remarks that suggested that Tehran was, and perhaps still is, willing to risk major U.S. retaliation. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/35CY4mM

Trump administration officials failed to convince many U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday that an imminent threat had justified the killing of a top Iranian military commander, and congressional Democrats scheduled a vote on legislation to rein in the president's ability to wage war. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/302VNA6

Omar al-Tawil, a 15-year-old school boy in Damascus, is one of 24,000 Syrian youngsters now learning Russian at school after the country added the language of the government's most powerful ally to the curriculum. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/37LeCKW