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Israel PM Netanyahu defiant despite bribery allegations

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hit back after police said he should be charged over alleged bribery cases.

Kim Jong-un calls for further reconciliation

North Korea's leader has called for a "further livening up" of the "warm climate of reconciliation" with the South created by the Winter Olympics.

New York state sues Weinstein Company

New York prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against the Weinstein Company, alleging that the studio failed to protect staff from Harvey Weinstein.

US Congress votes to end brief shutdown

US lawmakers have voted to pass a two-year budget, meaning the country's second shutdown in three weeks could end before the working day begins.

Trump’s aide resigns after domestic abuse claims

White House staff secretary Rob Porter — a near-constant fixture at President Donald Trump's side — has resigned from his post, after two ex-wives publicly accused him of domestic abuse.

North Korea leader’s sister to visit South for Olympics

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is to attend Friday's opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games, which are being held in the South, ministers in Seoul say.

Winter Olympics security staff hit by norovirus outbreak

Dozens of private security guards at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea have been taken to hospital with norovirus, prompting organisers to call in soldiers as guards instead.

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong walks free

A South Korean appeals court on Monday suspended a jail sentence handed down to Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee, setting him free after a year’s detention amid a corruption scandal that brought down the former president.

Oil tanker with 22 Indian crew missing in Gulf of Guinea

A ship carrying 22 Indian crew and 13,500 tons of gasoline is missing in the Gulf of Guinea after contact was lost in Benin on Friday, the company and India’s minister of external affairs said on Sunday.

Trump accuses FBI amid row over memo

US President Donald Trump has accused top officials of politicising FBI and justice department investigations to damage his Republican party.

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