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On Saturday Johnson started phoning his EU counterparts to sell his proposals for a managed withdrawal from the bloc, after the latest plans were given short shrift by Brussels.

The attack on Friday took place not far from where alleged jihadists blew up a bridge linking two northern towns in mid-September.

The chairmen of three House of Representatives committees said they want documents related to a July 25 phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that is at the heart of their inquiry.

Saudi Arabia threw open its doors last week to foreign tourists from 49 countries as it tries to grow that sector and diversify its economy away from oil exports.

The proclamation, issued by the White House, said it would not affect any individual’s eligibility for asylum or refugee status.

Unemployment fell two tenths to 3.5 percent, matching the jobless rate last recorded in 1969, and well below what analysts had forecast.

In an overnight TV address, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said he understood the frustration of the public but there was no 'magic solution' to Iraq's problems.

India banned exports of onion to increase availability of the commodity in the domestic market and contain spiralling prices. The Centre has also imposed stock limits on both retail and wholesale traders for onion.

The protests spread to other cities in predominantly Shi'ite Muslim southern Iraq, where policemen said they increasingly encountered demonstrators carrying weapons.

Tim Cook has previously criticized Trump's hardline immigration policies, including his plan to end the programme, but has generally maintained a close relationship with the president.

Rescue crews raced to the fiery scene, the airport said, with local media showing video of a plume of thick, black smoke billowing skywards after the crash.

PM Khan has abruptly replaced Maleeha Lodhi with a 78-year-old, who, besides having performed well in various capacities in different global forums, hit international headlines in 2003 for alleged assault of a 35-year-old woman in his New York residence.

China has a long-standing relationship with Pakistan, and they have growing competition with India, a top Pentagon official said, adding that India seeks a stable relationship with China.

Authorities have set up an emergency centre and the military said marines and the navy were helping with the rescue efforts.

Malaysia wants to club e-cigarettes and vaporisers together with tobacco products under a single law that would prohibit promotions and advertising, usage in public areas and use by minors, the health ministry said.

The tour operator in 2015 was seen picking up a SD card with US secrets that a double agent had been told by her Chinese 'handlers' to leave inside a book at the front desk of a hotel in Newark, California.