Letter to Iran's security chief reportedly pushes for swift return to peace talks, with Vance leading US delegation.
What we know of Vance’s letter to Rezaei, as Trump warns Gulf to ‘prepare’
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Men pulled from vehicle stranded by floods in Syria
This is the moment several men were rescued from their vehicle in Syria after becoming stranded by flash floods.
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Police investigate gang links as woman, 19, dies after drive-by shooting at Logan pub south of Brisbane
Vana-Reese Schuster-Togiatau was injured during the shooting outside Fitzy’s Loganholme pub on Saturday Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Potential gang involvement in the fatal drive-by shooting of a 19-year-old woman is being investigated by Queensland police. Vana-Reese Schuster-Togiatau, from Jimboomba, was hit in the head and neck when masked gunmen opened fire into a crowd outside Fitzy’s Loganholme, a pub in Logan, south of Brisbane, on Saturday night. Continue reading...
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Pragmatic or pointless? Europe’s rift over whether to pick up the phone to Putin
With no single European representative negotiating directly with Moscow, some leaders are establishing their own channels – with messy results The Nordic countries rarely fall out in public over foreign policy, least of all over Russia. But a 90-minute phone call this week to Vladimir Putin by the leaders of Finland and Norway drew an unusual rebuke from their Danish and Swedish neighbours. Continue reading...
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Bangladesh’s Shadman Islam hits century, but West Indies force collapse
Shadman Islam hits 100, but Jomel Warrican bags five wickets before West Indies end day two of first Test on 134-4.
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Record number of purges as Xi emphasises 'party discipline' at China political gathering
Xi's anti-corruption campaign has become "an effort to consolidate and maintain authority", observers say.
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Fighting rages near Yemen’s Taiz as UN urges humanitarian access
Fighting has forced more than 281,000 people from their homes in Yemen since the beginning of August, the UN said.