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By The Telegraph

Latest headlines and updates on news from around the world.

Donald Trump cancels Cabinet members' trip to Davos due to shutdown
The Telegraph - By Harriet Alexander
Donald Trump has cancelled plans to send a delegation to Davos, owing to the continuing government shutdown. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, announced on Thursday evening that
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Space is new arena for war, Donald Trump says as he unveils missile defence strategy
The Telegraph - By Ben Riley-Smith
Space is the new arena for war, Donald Trump said on Thursday as he announced a major drive to update America’s missile defence system and touted his “Space Force” proposal. The US president said that
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'I'm cancelling your trip': Donald Trump writes letter to Nancy Pelosi as shutdown continues
The Telegraph - By Rozina Sabur
Donald Trump has denied a military aircraft for the most senior Democrat in the House of Representatives shortly before she was due to embark on a series of overseas trips. The US president hit back at
Michael Cohen
Michael Cohen 'paid to rig Trump polls and for sycophantic Twitter feed'
The Telegraph - By Ben Riley-Smith
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, reportedly paid a tech expert to rig opinion polls in favour of his boss and create a Twitter account which praised Mr Cohen as a “sex symbol”. Mr
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FBI arrest Isil supporter who planned to attack White House with anti-tank rocket
The Telegraph - By Harriet Alexander
An American supporter of the Islamic State has been arrested after he plotted to blow a hole in the White House with an anti-tank rocket and storm the building. Hasher Jallal Taheb, 21, from the town Cumming,
Terrorism
SAS hero of Nairobi terror attack in line to receive George Cross
The Telegraph - By Robert Mendick and Adrian Blomfield
The SAS soldier who saved “dozens of lives” in the Nairobi hotel massacre is in line to receive the George Cross for his “remarkable bravery”. The trooper was off-duty when he dashed to the scene of intense
Dead newborn baby found at Amazon centre in Arizona
The Telegraph - By Olivia Feld
A newborn baby girl has been found dead inside a women’s bathroom at an Amazon warehouse in Phoenix, Arizona. Local police said they received a call from the Amazon fulfillment facility on Wednesday evening.
Judiciary
US may have separated 'thousands' more migrant children than previously known, says watchdog
The Telegraph - By Reuters News Agency
The US government may have separated “thousands” more immigrant children from their parents than previously known but inadequate record-keeping means the exact number is still unclear, an internal watchdog
War
Anti-Assad activist killed in suspected axe murder in Germany
The Telegraph - By Justin Huggler
The death of a Syrian activist in a brutal killing in Hamburg has raised questions over whether he was targeted for his opposition to the regime of president Bashar al-Assad. Mohamed Joune was found on
Ku Klux Klan
Weapons seized in police raids on "German Ku Klux Klan"
The Telegraph - By Justin Huggler
More than 100 weapons including swords and machetes have been seized in a series of police raids across Germany against a group calling itself the National Socialist Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Deutschland.
Armed Forces
'Tip-off from friendly intelligence service' led to arrest of suspected Iranian spy in German military
The Telegraph - By Justin Huggler
A tip-off from a friendly intelligence service led to the arrest of a German armed forces translator this week on suspicion of spying for Iran, according to reports on Thursday. A friendly intelligence
Colombia
Eight killed in blast outside Colombia police academy
The Telegraph - By Our Foreign Staff
At least eight people were killed and another 10 injured in a car bombing at a police academy in Colombia's capital on Thursday, authorities said. The scene outside the General Santander police academy
Naples
Outpouring of support for famous Naples pizzeria after suspected mafia bombing
The Telegraph - By Nick Squires
A famous pizzeria in Naples that was bombed in a possible act of intimidation by the Camorra mafia has received messages of solidarity from around the world. Supporters placed a message on the damaged
Fish
Giant 21ft great white shark named Deep Blue spotted off coast of Hawaii
The Telegraph - By Helen Nianias
A great white shark thought to be Deep Blue - the biggest great white in the world - has been spotted off the coast of Hawaii in a rare-sighting that was a "fun surprise" for divers. The shark was feeding
Hard Brexit
France triggers 'hard Brexit' plan and warns that no deal is 'less and less unlikely'
The Telegraph - By Henry Samuel
France has triggered contingency plans for a hard Brexit, as the prime minister warned a no deal scenario was "less and less unlikely”. After a cabinet meeting the wake of Theresa May’s parliamentary on
Literature
Turkey deports Dutch journalist on suspicion of 'links to terrorism'
The Telegraph - By Josie Ensor and Associated Press
A journalist working for the largest Dutch financial newspaper has been deported from Turkey on suspicion of “links to terrorism”, the latest to be ousted from the country accused of stifling press freedom.
How popular is Donald Trump? Latest polls, approval ratings and impeachment odds
The Telegraph - By Ashley Kirk and Patrick Scott
The US Government shutdown - now the longest in history - is causing Donald Trump's presidential approval ratings to slide to their lowest level since April last year, according to the Telegraph's poll
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Israeli student killed in Australia while speaking to sister on phone in 'horrendous attack'
The Telegraph - By Our Foreign Staff
An Israeli woman who was killed in the Australian city of Melbourne had been on the telephone to her sister when she was followed from public transport and attacked close to the university where she was
North Korea
North Korea’s 'world-class' beach resort nears completion - but will the tourists come?
The Telegraph - By Julian Ryall
North Korea has made dramatic strides in its development of the port of Wonsan into the “world-class” tourist resort that Kim Jong-un has demanded, with hotels, game arcades, a marina, theatres and funfairs
Donald Trump
Rudy Giuliani: 'I never said there was no collusion' with Russia
The Telegraph - By Our Foreign Staff
Rudy Giuliani, the personal lawyer of Donald Trump, insisted he "never said there was no collusion" between the president's 2016 election campaign and Russia – only that Mr Trump himself was not involved.
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Campaign for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe hinders her chances of early release, Iranian ambassador says
The Telegraph - By Roland Oliphant
Iran's ambassador to Britain has said the publicity campaign to free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has made the London mother's chances of early release from prison less likely. The intervention came three
Malaga
Hair found in search for Spanish toddler in stuck down well
The Telegraph - By Our Foreign Staff
Spanish rescuers working against the clock to find a two-year-old boy missing since Sunday yesterday discovered strands of his hair down a narrow, 100-metre deep borehole. The parents of toddler Julen
Japan
Japan's last champion sumo wrestler retires after string of defeats
The Telegraph - By Rozina Sabur
Japan's last remaining sumo champion is retiring after the worst run for an elite wrestler in several decades. A tearful Kisenosato Yutaka told a news conference he felt he had done "everything I could"
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin accuses the West of destabilising the Balkans as Russia seeks greater influence
The Telegraph - By Our Foreign Staff
Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused the US and the West of destabilising the Balkans with Nato expansionist policies as Serbia prepared a hero's welcome for the Russian president. Mr Putin arrives in on
Scott Morrison
Australia PM loosens drug laws to woo Pacific islands in face of Chinese expansion
The Telegraph - By Our Foreign Staff
Australia's conservative prime minister took the uncharacteristic step of advocating looser drug laws on Wednesday, backing greater imports of narcotic kava root in a symbolic gesture to court Pacific
Mexico
Mexico's former president Enrique Pena Nieto 'took $100m bribe from El Chapo'
The Telegraph - By Harriet Alexander
Mexico’s former president took a $100 million (£78m) bribe from drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the cartel leader’s secretary has told a New York courtroom. Enrique Pena Nieto, who was president 2012
Human Rights
India woman makes historic trek to 'banned' mountain peak as sexism row rumbles on
The Telegraph - By Rahul Bedi
An Indian woman has shattered another gender barrier in the country this week after climbing a mountain from which women were previously banned. Dhanya Sanal, a spokesperson for India’s Ministry of Defence,
Communist Party
One in three Christians face persecution in Asia with situation in China worst in a decade, report finds
The Telegraph - By Sophia Yan
Asia is “the new hotbed of persecution of Christians,” a report has found, with one in three in the region - or nearly 140 million people - facing high levels of persecution. The annual report of the Doors
SAS soldier hailed as a hero after charging into gunfire to take down terrorists in Nairobi hotel
The Telegraph - By Dominic Nicholls and Adrian Blomfield
A member of the SAS helped save hundreds of lives when he charged into gunfire to rescue civilians trapped during a terrorist attack in Nairobi. A mission mounted by Kenyan forces on Wednesday ended a