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Julian Assange is hoping to leave the Ecuadorean embassy in London 'soon' as a result of changes to British extradition laws but WikiLeaks has downplayed talk of his imminent departure.
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CAIRO - Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have agreed to extend a temporary ceasefire in Gaza by 24 hours to conduct more talks on a long-term truce.
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says the United States has embarked on a long-term mission to defeat the insurgents of the so-called 'Islamic State' fighting in Iraq.
FERGUSON, Missouri - US National Guard troops have been deployed in a suburban Missouri town as authorities struggle to contain week-old protests triggered when a police officer shot dead an unarmed black teenager.
KIEV - 'Dozens' of civilians have been killed in a rebel shelling attack on a convoy of refugees trying to flee war-torn eastern Ukraine, a top Ukrainian defence official says.
LONDON - Sky News is being investigated by communications watchdog Ofcom after more than 200 people complained about one of its reporters rifling through a victim's suitcase after the Malaysia Airlines flight 17 crash.
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