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Amid raging protests over the controversial citizenship law across India, Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen hoped that the situation 'cools down' and the neighbouring country 'can get out of it'.

Some major roads heading to the south and west from Sydney were closed for part of the day and authorities asked people to delay travel at the start of the Christmas holiday period.

The episode became a rallying cry for critics demanding action against "moral harassment" by bosses focusing ruthlessly on the bottom line at the expense of employees' well-being.

Police said their investigation focused on Spark Alliance, a non-profit online platform formed in 2016 that collects donations to provide support to political critics of the city's pro-Beijing authorities.

Police said five people were certified dead at the scene with dozens injured. The city's Hospital Authority said it had activated its 'major incident' plan in response to the crash.

US State Department said President Trump 'remains committed to making progress toward commitments' he made with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at their first summit in Singapore in June 2018 on transforming relations between the two countries.

In January 2016, US President Donald Trump boycotted the seventh Republican presidential debate after Fox News, which was hosting the debate, refused to accede to Trump’s demand that network anchor Megyn Kelly be replaced as a moderator.

Despite holding the longest climate talks ever in 25 nearly annual editions, the negotiators left one of the thorniest issues for next summit in Glasgow - how to deal with carbon emissions.

The epicentre was south of the populous city of Davao, but the US Geological Survey said there was a 'low likelihood of casualties and damage'.

Trump has closely linked himself to the military, promoting increases in defense spending and overseas triumphs such as the October killing of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria.

The annual climate marathon had been due to conclude on Friday, but dragged on with delegates mired in multiple disputes over implementing the Paris deal, which has so far failed to stem the upward march of global carbon emissions.

Police believe one of the missing bodies was sighted in the water close to the island by rescue teams on Tuesday, the day after the eruption. The location of the other body is not known.

The announcement comes after the United States tested a medium-range ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean on Thursday.

Days before 2+2 ministerial between India and the US Sam Brownback said that we hope the government will abide by its constitutional commitments, including on religious freedom.

The impeachment against Trump now moves to the House of Representatives, where the opposition Democratic Party enjoys a majority.

Schabas helped research a report in 2010 on systematic attacks against the Rohingya, which concluded that they met the international threshold of crimes against humanity.