Britain’s Brexit minister steps down in blow to May

Britain's Brexit minister David Davis and one of his deputies resigned on Sunday in a major blow for Prime Minister Theresa May as she tries to unite her party behind a plan to retain strong economic ties to the European Union even after leaving the bloc.

Ex-Navy Seal dies in Thai cave rescue: official

 A former military diver has died after running out of oxygen while assisting in the rescue of 12 boys and their football coach trapped inside a cave in Thailand, an official said on Friday.

Fireworks explosions kill 24 in central Mexico

  At least 24 people were killed in a series of explosions Thursday at fireworks warehouses in the town of Tultepec in central Mexico, including rescue workers who died saving others' lives, officials said.

Kim Dotcom loses New Zealand extradition appeal

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom suffered a major setback in his epic legal battle against online piracy charges on Thursday when New Zealand's Court of Appeal ruled he was eligible for extradition to the United States.

Wikipedia down in several countries in EU law protest

Wikipedia went down in at least three countries Wednesday in a protest at an upcoming European Parliament vote on a highly disputed law that could make online platforms legally liable for copyrighted material put on the web by users.

Heat wave kills 17 in eastern Canada

A heat wave in Quebec has killed at least 17 people in the past week as high summer temperatures scorched eastern Canada, health officials said on Wednesday.

Merkel’s last-ditch migrant deal reopens deep EU divisions

German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under fire on Tuesday from EU partners after she agreed to push back migrants in a last-ditch deal to save her fragile government, a move that threatened to unleash a domino effect of European nations shutting refugees out.

Ex-Malaysian PM Najib charged with corruption

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged with corruption on Wednesday for allegedly accepting millions of dollars in bribe money, in a stunning fall from grace just months after his shock election defeat.

Scores dead or missing in Indonesia ferry accident

Some 70 people are dead or missing after a ferry ran aground off the coast of Indonesia, according to an updated official toll on Wednesday, the latest deadly maritime accident in the Southeast Asian archipelago.

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