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Georgia PM vows 'no negotiations' amid mass pro-EU protests

He says protests were 'funded from abroad' as tens of thousands take to the streets for fifth day in a row

Wars, regional tensions boost sales for major arms suppliers

Sales of arms and military services by the world's 100 largest arms companies totaled $632 billion last year, up 4.2%, according to a new report

Taliban: Afghanistan must participate in future climate talks

Afghanistan is among the countries most vulnerable to global warming, despite minimal emissions, and the Taliban government have argued that their political isolation should not bar them from international climate talks

New EU chiefs visit Kyiv on first day of mandate

It was a symbolic show of support for Ukraine on their first day in office

Turmoil overshadows Romania vote as far right hopes to gain ground

Result could herald a shift in the NATO country's foreign policy

Namibia opposition leader says party will not recognize vote

Election has been marred by chaos and allegations of foul play

Clashes erupt outside Georgia parliament between police, pro-EU protesters

The Black Sea nation has been rocked by turmoil since the ruling Georgian Dream party claimed victory in an October 26 parliamentary election that the pro-European opposition said was fraudulent

More than 100 Rohingya refugees rescued off Indonesia, UN says

A flimsy wooden boat carrying the Rohingyas was found half-submerged not far from the beach

Georgia arrests 107 more people as pro-EU protests continue

Riot police fired water cannons and tear gas at protesters, who tossed eggs and fireworks

As Arctic climate warms, even Santa runs short of snow

The town of Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland — marketed by tourism officials since the 1980s as the "real" home of Santa Claus — seeing milder and more unpredictable winters

Alarm over high rate of HIV infections among young women, girls

7 out of 10 new adolescent infections were among girls

Moody's downgrades Hungary outlook on institutional 'weaknesses'

WHO wants bird flu surveillance stepped up 

Small but growing number of H5N1 avian influenza infections have been detected in humans around the world in recent years

Syria rebels, allies cut key highway as escalating fighting kills around 200

Citizens killed by Russian air strikes, human rights observer says

Namibia extends voting again in close elections

Opposition parties called for a halt to the vote counting and said they had lost confidence in the process

Ballot counting slowly under way in Namibia after long delays  

Logistical issues on Wednesday, including problems with electronic tablets used to check voters' identities and insufficient ballot papers, left crowds still queueing until the early hours of Thursday

Iran to hold nuclear talks with 3 European powers

Representatives from France, Germany and the United Kingdom will take part

HIV activist to use Charlize Theron's Instagram for a day

Ngema was born with HIV and has dedicated her advocacy work to dispelling myths and reducing stigma around HIV

Trump seeks to have civil fraud ruling quashed

The president-elect seeks to get the $464 million penalty set aside as he prepares to return to power

New EU commission to get all clear with big push on defense and economy

Von der Leyen said her team was ready to get to work immediately on rising to the bloc's mounting challenges