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The new organisations are meant to ensure that intelligence operations align with Riyadh's national security policy, international law and human rights treaties, state news agency SPA reported.

Charles Michel, who took office in 2014, lost the backing of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) over his support for the UN migration pact, a cause celebre for European anti-immigration parties.

The Federal Commission on School Safety panel, led by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, was set up after the February massacre in Parkland, Florida, when a former student shot dead 17 people, sparking mass gun control protests.

"Twitter, in fact, has made it much more difficult for people to join @realDonaldTrump. They have removed many names & greatly slowed the level and speed of increase. They have acknowledged-done NOTHING!"

The referendum is set to take place in the next general election in 2020. An opinion poll last year found that 65 per cent of New Zealanders supported the legalisation of the drug for recreational use.

In a message posted on his Facebook page after deadly Palestinian attacks, Yair Netanyahu wrote, "Do you know where there are no attacks? In Iceland and in Japan where coincidentally there are no Muslims."

FIFA on Wednesday suspended the president of the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) Keramuddin Karim for 90 days over allegations of sexual and physical abuse against the women's team.

But Myanmar President Win Myint painted a different reality in a statement on Saturday when he congratulated the "ethnic brothers and sisters" on the 44th anniversary of the Rakhine State Day.

The 37-year-old actor first came forward with the claims against her former co-star following his inappropriate remarks at the beginning of their professional relationship.

Pakistan is seeking USD 8 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to bail itself out from a severe balance-of-payments crisis that threatens to cripple the country's economy.

Terry Xu was charged in court with defaming government ministers after his independent media website, The Online Citizen, published a letter stating there was "Corruption at the highest echelons" of Singapore's government, according to court documents.

The train had been heading from Ankara to the central Turkish province of Konya and was not due to stop at Marsandiz. Ankara Governor Vasip Sahin said the locomotive, which lay battered 20 metres (22 yards) further ahead, carried out track inspections.

Sri Lanka is going through a major political crisis since October 26 when President Sirisena, in a controversial move, removed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and installed ex-strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa in his place.

The US Secretary of State headed to New York for a Security Council meeting on Iran, which recently confirmed a medium-range ballistic test, arguing it is legal and necessary for its defence.

Below is an explanation of how the leadership challenge works under the ruling Conservative Party's rules

'The deal would be rejected by a significant margin... we will therefore defer the vote scheduled tomorrow,' May told parliament.