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LONDON - MPs on all sides of the Brexit divide have vowed to vote down Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement when the government brings the bill to the House of Commons next month. Downing Street said the key piece of Brexit legislation – the withdrawal agreement bill – would be voted on in the week beginning 3 June. “It is ... from Headlines News http://bit.ly/2YzXh3c

MONTGOMERY - Alabama has become the latest US state to move to restrict abortions by passing a bill to outlaw the procedure in almost all cases. The law includes a ban on abortion in cases of rape or incest. Supporters say they expect the law to be blocked in court but hope that the appeals process will bring it before the Supreme Court. They want ... from Headlines News http://bit.ly/2JloToZ

NEW YORK - All non-essential American government staff were ordered out of Iraq on Wednesday as tensions between the United States and Iran continue to rise. Germany and the Netherlands also suspended military training in Iraq, Iran’s neighbour to the west, citing escalating security risks in the Gulf. The US State Department ordered the ... from Headlines News http://bit.ly/2JnaKHN

CHRISTCHURCH - Facebook has announced curbs on its streaming feature ahead of an online extremism summit in Paris, called after the Christchurch mosque attacks. The tech giant said there would be a “one-strike policy” banning those who violate new Facebook Live rules. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called the measures a ... from Headlines News http://bit.ly/2JOGlBw

PARIS - Less than two weeks before voting begins, French President Emmanuel Macron’s the Republic on the Move (LREM) party consolidated its lead over its far-right rival Marine Le Pen for the due European elections, a poll released on Wednesday showed. The centrist ruling party list for the European contest, headed by ex-European affairs ... from Headlines News http://bit.ly/2JnaHM7

BEIRUT - Lebanese President Michel Aoun reaffirmed on Wednesday Lebanon’s strong commitment to protecting its land and maritime sovereignty, highlighting the need to draw its borders with Israel. “We call upon the United States to help us draw our land and maritime borders according to UN Security Council Resolution 1701 to enable ... from Headlines News http://bit.ly/2JOGi8O

NEW YORK - US Senator Bernie Sanders, who is a candidate for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination,  has warned that war with Iran would be “many times worse than the Iraq War,” in response to a report in The New York Times saying that the Trump administration is reviewing a plan to send up to 120,000 troops to the ... from Headlines News http://bit.ly/2JnaFnt

UNITED NATIONS - Escalating religious-based violence in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka have prompted two senior United Nations officials  to call for an end to “hateful attacks” directed towards the country’s Muslim minority. “It is in the interest of all ethnic and religious groups in Sri Lanka, as well as ... from Headlines News http://bit.ly/2EceSpM

The chairman of the UN demilitarization panel visited Yemen's Red Sea ports on Tuesday, praising the security handover from rebels to the coast guard while the UN special envoy's office discussed economic implementation of the Hodeidah Agreement, a UN spokesman said. The fast-moving developments followed more than five months of practically ... from Headlines News http://bit.ly/2WL1joT

Polish Prime Minister (PM) Mateusz Morawiecki on Wednesday strongly condemned the attack on the country's ambassador to Israel, Marek Magierowski, and classified it as racist and xenophobic. Magierowski was attacked on the street in the vicinity of the Polish embassy in Tel Aviv on Tuesday. According to media reports, a man spat at the ambassador ... from Headlines News http://bit.ly/2EceszI

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed a New York Times report about U.S. top security officials reviewing a plan to send as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East to counter Iran. "I think it's fake news, okay? Now, would I do that? Absolutely. But we have not planned for that," Trump told reporters at the White House. "Hopefully ... from Headlines News http://bit.ly/2WN0xaC