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Trump defends decision to kill Iran's top general
Qasem Soleimani targetted in drone strike at Iraq's Baghdad airport
03 Jan 2020,45 mins
Turkish parliament approves bill allowing deployment of military forces to Libya
Trump warns Turkey that foreign interference will complicate the situation
02 Jan 2020,45 mins
Proxy war between Iran and the US gets uncomfortably real
Supporters of Iranian backed militia withdraw from US embassy in Baghdad
01 Jan 2020,45 mins
Can we still predict the future of weather ?
Too mild in Moscow, dangerously hot in Australia, dramatically cold in India
30 Dec 2019,45 mins
Russian strategic missiles “travel twenty times faster than speed of sound”
Putin claims weapons can penetrate any existing or future missile shields
27 Dec 2019,45 mins
Likud party voting on whether Netanyahu should remain as leader
Most serious internal challenge PM has faced in a decade in power
26 Dec 2019,45 mins
8 people killed in air-strikes in north-western Syria
Offensive by Syrian-government forces, backed by Russia, in province of Idlib
24 Dec 2019,45 mins
5 people sentenced to death for Khashoggi murder
Journalist killed at Saudi consulate in Istanbul last year
23 Dec 2019,45 mins
MPs vote overwhelmingly for EU Withdrawal Agreement
Commons backs Johnson plan to pull UK out of EU at end of January
20 Dec 2019,45 mins
Queens Speech: “strengthening the union” a central theme
Can the UK government stave off calls for Indy Ref 2 ?
19 Dec 2019,45 mins
Trump impeachment vote imminent
Democrats and Republicans clash in US House of Representatives
18 Dec 2019,45 mins
Jeremy Corbyn under attack from Labour MPs
First meeting of Parliamentary Labour Party since heavy election defeat
17 Dec 2019,45 mins
PM welcomes new intake of Conservative MP's
Nicky Morgan stays as Culture Secretary - and is made a Life Peer
16 Dec 2019,45 mins
Overwhelming election victory for Boris Johnson
Conservative majority of 80 - Labour collapse in Midlands and North - SNP win big
13 Dec 2019,45 mins
General Election - the final push
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn make their final pleas to the electorate
11 Dec 2019,45 mins
ICJ hears accusations of genocide against Myanmar
Hague court examining violent campaign against Muslim Rohingyas
10 Dec 2019,45 mins
Boy who slept on hospital floor ignites Election campaign
Boris Johnson criticised - image of child at Leeds General Infirmary widely circulated
09 Dec 2019,45 mins
Final tv head-to-head election debate
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn clash on Brexit, the NHS and trust in politics
06 Dec 2019,45 mins
Nationwide strike against President Macron's plans to change pension system
Violent clashes between protesters and police in Paris
05 Dec 2019,45 mins
NATO summit ends, overshadowed by disagreements
President Trump calls Justin Trudeau "two-faced"
04 Dec 2019,45 mins
NATO divisions laid bare at UK summit
President Trump accuses Emmanuel Macron of being "nasty" and "disrespectful"
03 Dec 2019,45 mins
President Trump lands at Stansted ahead of 2-day Nato summit
Alliance under increasing strain on 70th anniversary
02 Dec 2019,45 mins
2 people killed in terrorist incident at London Bridge
Bystanders who tackled suspect widely praised by political leaders
29 Nov 2019,45 mins
A special General Election debate on foreign affairs
Dominic Raab, Emily Thornberry and Chukka Umunna on the panel.
28 Nov 2019,45 mins
Nicola Sturgeon launches SNP election manifesto
Scottish Nationalist Party says vote for them to stop Brexit and get independence
27 Nov 2019,45 mins
Jeremy Corbyn repeatedly declines to apologise to Jewish community
Chief Rabbi says a new poison - sanctioned from the very top - has taken root in Labour
26 Nov 2019,45 mins
Greenhouse gas levels hit new high
World Meteorological Organisation says action needed to stop the rising trend
25 Nov 2019,45 mins
BBC Question Time election special with 4 Westminster party leaders
Jeremy Corbyn to stay “neutral” in a new Brexit referendum
22 Nov 2019,45 mins
Labour's general election manifesto unveiled
Jeremy Corbyn vows to take on the "vested interests" in society
21 Nov 2019,45 mins
The Duke of York steps down from royal duties
Prince says his association with Jeffrey Epstein was "ill-judged"
20 Nov 2019,45 mins