Saudi-led Coalition Declares 48-hour-ceasefire in Yemen and other top stories.

• Saudi-led Coalition Declares 48-hour-ceasefire in Yemen

  

  Cairo (AP) -- The Saudi-led military coalition declared a 48-hour ceasefire in Yemen on Saturday, on the condition that Shiite rebels abide by it and allow humanitarian assistance into besieged cities, particularly the city of Taiz. However, minutes after it went into effect, activists in Taiz said that rebel shelling continued in the city while a rebel-affiliated military spokesman said that there was no halt of fighting. Col. Sharaf Loqman, a military spokesman, told The Associated Press that..

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• Buckingham Palace to get £369m refurbishment

  

  Image copyright PA Buckingham Palace is to undergo a 10-year refurbishment costing the taxpayer £369m, the Treasury has announced.The Queen will remain in residence during the work, to begin next April.Ageing cables, lead pipes, wiring and boilers will be replaced, many for the first time in 60 years, amid fears about potential fire and water damage.Tony Johnstone-Burt, Master of the Queen's Household, said phased works offered the "best value for money" while keeping the palace running. ..

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• Springvale blast: Phalla Neary describes the chaos inside the bank after the blast

  

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• Mexico launches plan for migrants in US to keep 'calm' under Trump

  

  "Fellow countrymen, these are times of uncertainty. Be calm, don't fall into provocation and don't be fooled. The government of (Enrique) Peña Nieto and the Mexican people are with you," the government said on Wednesday in its 11-point plan meant to support the Mexican community living in the United States.The plan does not appear to mention Trump by name.The announcement comes after the US President-elect kicked off his campaign by promising to "build a great wall" and have Mexico pay for it. H..

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• Obama to reassure leaders in Peru on successor's presidency

  

  President Barack Obama walks down the stairs from Air Force One during his arrival at Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, Peru, Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. Obama traveled to South America to attend the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press) By Darlene Superville | AP November 19 at 2:50 AM LIMA, Peru — President Barack Obama will close a three-nation, post-U.S. election tour the same way he opened it: by reassuring leaders from around the ..

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• Syria activists: Airstrikes knock out hospitals in rebel-held Aleppo

  

  However, activists working inside the city said up to five other hospitals in eastern neighborhoods are still functioning."For the first time, eastern Aleppo is out of hospitals operating at full capacity," Dr Mazen Kewara, Director of the SAMS Turkey Office, told CNN. "There are remaining medical facilities but they are not operating at full capacity," he said. One of those hit was a children's hospital, forcing staff to evacuate babies to safety.Syrian government aircraft resumed airstrikes Tu..

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• Fashion designer urges industry to refuse to dress Melania Trump

  

  It’s not often that the political and fashion worlds collide, but one designer brought the two industries into the same realm on Thursday afternoon.French designer Sophie Theallet, who has dressed First Lady Michelle Obama, tweeted an open letter explaining why she’ll stay away from Melania Trump once she moves into the White House.“As an independent fashion brand, we consider our voice an expression of our artistic and philosophical ideas. The Sophie Theallet brand stands against all discrimin..

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• Drop Brexit case appeal, senior Tories urge May

  

  Media captionOliver Letwin tells Radio 4's Today why the government should abandon plans to appeal the court ruling on Brexit Theresa May should abandon an appeal against the court ruling that means MPs must vote on the UK leaving the EU, leading Conservatives say.Sir Oliver Letwin, former head of the government's Brexit preparations, and two former law officers said the case should not go to the Supreme Court. Instead, they want ministers to bring a bill to Parliament to start the process ..

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• Would Trump Leap to the Defense of Our NATO Allies?

  

  This article first appeared on the Cato Institute site. Throughout the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump’s attitude toward NATO has engendered significant consternation throughout both Europe and the U.S. foreign policy establishment. Sign up Sign up to our daily newsletter for up to date global news and features. Although the president-elect has not explicitly advoca..

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• Fight for Mosul: One month on

  

  Are Iraqi-led forces close to victory, or are the militants digging in for a lengthy and dogged war of attrition?Mosul is ISIS's last major stronghold in Iraq -- and the terror group has shown that it is willing to go to almost any lengths to keep hold of it, using everything from suicide bombs to booby-trapped toys in its desperate fight.ISIS has had months to prepare for the offensive -- building tunnels, constructing explosives, rigging abandoned houses to detonate and plotting counterattacks..

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