Total solar eclipse mesmerizes America

Sky-gazers stood transfixed across North America on Monday as the Sun vanished behind the Moon in a rare total eclipse that swept the continent coast-to-coast for the first time in nearly a century.

Trump to address nation on new Afghan strategy

President Donald Trump will announce his decision on America’s strategy in Afghanistan in an address to US troops and the nation on Monday night, almost 16 years after the war began.

12 dead in Nigeria boat capsize

 Twelve people were killed when a passenger boat capsized in Nigeria’s commercial hub of Lagos on Sunday, the government said, blaming the accident on overcrowding.

Iraq seeks UN resolution to investigate IS

Iraq has asked the UN to assist it with gathering evidence of crimes committed by the Islamic State group and said it was working with Britain to draft a Security Council resolution to establish an investigation.

Saudi king orders reopening of Qatar border to pilgrims

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has ordered the reopening of the border with Qatar to facilitate the annual hajj pilgrimage, state media said on Thursday, in the first signs of a thaw after the region's worst diplomatic crisis in years.

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