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North Carolina residents flee airborne acid after zinc plant fire

Authorities in North Carolina have ordered mandatory evacuations after a massive fire at a metal recycling plant led to air quality warnings. ...

Sri Lanka attacks: Face coverings banned after Easter bloodshed

Sri Lanka has banned face coverings in public, following a spate of suicide attacks on Easter Sunday that killed at least 250 people and injured hundreds. ...

Sri Lanka attacks: Relatives of key suspect Zahran Hashim killed

The father and two brothers of the alleged organiser of the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, Zahran Hashim, were killed in a security forces operation on Friday, police say. ...

Benin holds vote with no opposition candidates

People in Benin are voting for a new parliament but without a single opposition candidate taking part. ...

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Sri Lanka attacks: Death toll revised down by 'about 100'

Sri Lanka has revised down the death toll from Sunday's blasts by more than 100, to "about 253", the health ministry says. ...

UK warns against all but essential Sri Lanka travel

The UK is advising against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka after the Easter Sunday bombings in which about 250 people died. ...

Algeria's constitutional council chief resigns

  The head of Algeria's constitutional council stepped down Tuesday after weeks facing the ire of protesters, state television reported. Tayeb Belaiz informed the council, which will play a key role in upcoming presidential elections, that "he presented his resignation... to the head of state". ...

Notre-Dame cathedral: Firefighters tackle blaze in Paris

A major fire has engulfed the medieval Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, one of France's most famous landmarks. ...

Benjamin Netanyahu on course for record fifth term as Israeli PM

    Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be headed for a record fifth term as Israel's prime minister. Exit polls and partial results in the country's hotly-contested election show the 69-year-old edging ahead of former military chief Benny Gantz, his main competitor. Both sides declared victory after polls closed on Tuesday, but as the night wore on there were signs that Mr Netanyahu's Likud party was pulling ahead. ...

US Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen leaves post

US President Donald Trump has announced Secretary of Homeland Security Kisrtjen Nielsen is leaving her position. ...

Brexit: I had no choice but to approach Labour - May

Prime Minister Theresa May has insisted she had to reach out to Labour in a bid to deliver Brexit or risk letting it "slip through our fingers". ...

Brexit: Angela Merkel says Germany 'will stand' with Ireland

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Germany will stand with Ireland "every step of the way" over Brexit. ...

Christchurch attacks: NZ suspect ordered to undergo mental health tests

The man accused of killing 50 people in last month's attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, has been ordered to undergo mental health tests. ...

Brexit: MPs back delay bill by one vote

MPs have voted by a majority of one to force the prime minister to ask for an extension to the Brexit process, in a bid to avoid any no-deal scenario. ...

UN calls for food aid for starving North Koreans despite sanctions

The head of the UN World Food Programme has called for the White House and other western donors to put children’s lives before politics and fund a major injection of aid to North Korea despite the failure of Donald Trump’s summit with Kim Jong-un. ...