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WASHINGTON, Aug 20 - The United States will on Thursday issue fresh sanctions targeting Lebanon's Hezbollah, including re-designating it under a terrorism authority, according to a statement seen by Reuters, in a move aimed at emphasizing its links to the Iranian government.
YAOUNDE, Aug 20 - Cameroon's President Paul Biya returned home on Thursday after his longest recorded stay abroad since taking power more than four decades ago, ending months of speculation about his health and whereabouts.
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 - The FBI has raided a home belonging to former Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell, a prominent antagonist of President Donald Trump before he resigned from Congress, as part of an investigation into sexual misconduct claims against him, according to a source familiar with the investigation.
KYIV, Aug 20 - A bid by ousted Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov to broaden a political fight with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy by calling for wartime elections appears to have backfired, failing to win over protesters who had demanded his return.
Most were recorded in one week in late June when Germany baked in temperatures of over 40 deg C.
PARIS, Aug 20 - Nathan Cofnas, the U.S. academic who raised plagiarism concerns over the late Cambridge professor Jason Arday, said on Thursday he had been suspended by Belgium's Ghent University and was under investigation for discrimination.
US President Donald Trump aims to isolate the Iranian economy and “collapse” the government in Tehran.
Harry is returning to the UK with his wife and children six years after his departure sparked a bitter royal rift.
OSLO, Aug 20 - Norway expanded on Thursday a recently created military brigade headquartered in the Arctic, the latest move by a NATO nation to boost its defence footprint in the wake of the Ukraine war.
UK fast-fashion site Boohoo was fined €2.33 million (S$3.4 million) by France.