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(L-R) Intelligence Committee director of investigations Daniel Goldman, committee Chairman Adam Schiff, and committee member Devin Nunes

Public hearings start in Trump impeachment inquiry

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The first public hearings in the impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump are under way.

A man wears plastic bags on his feet to keep the water out as he walks past a ferry stranded on the docks

Venice hit by highest tide in more than 50 years

The practice of accounting for domestic spending on refugees as overseas aid development is widespread among OECD countries

Millions in overseas development aid spent in Ireland

Image: Adam Stevenson

Bushfire photo of Australian native bird goes viral

A young girl carries a child in Indian Kashmir (file image)

Funding shortfall for global goals on women's health

Evo Morales' government collapsed on Sunday in the wake of a disputed election

Bolivia's former president Morales arrives in Mexico

A firefighter works to contain a bushfire near Glen Innes

Australia readies for 'catastrophic' bushfires

Cardinal George Pell is the most senior Catholic convicted of child sex abuse

Australian court to hear final appeal by George Pell

Islamic Jihad inspect the damaged house of leader Bahaa Abu al-Ata after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City

Unrest after Israel kills Palestinian commander in Gaza

Princess Haya bint al-Hussein pictured at the Royal Courts of Justice in London

Princess in court over legal battle with Dubai's ruler

City officials said the tide peaked at 1.87m

Near-record high tides flood much of Venice

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The practice of accounting for domestic spending on refugees as overseas aid development is widespread among OECD countries

Millions in overseas development aid spent in Ireland

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Millions of euro of Ireland's Overseas Development Aid budget is spent within the State on Direct Provision and other refugee services.

A win for Johnson as Farage blinks first

UK Election 2019

Labour believes it can defy comprehensive polling data and mount a serious challenge in the by-elections

Labour going 'back to basics' in bid for seats

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Apple's streaming service is the first of a new wave of challengers to Netflix - but while competition should be good news for consumers, it may end up costing them

Netflix's rivals bring an end to streaming's golden age

Brexit: The long hard road to a future relationship

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