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• Pope Francis defends not mentioning 'Rohingya' in Myanmar

  Pope Francis has defended his strategy of avoiding the term 'Rohingya' in Myanmar, saying he believed he got his message across to both the civilian and military leadership without shutting down dialogue.

• Trump: Flynn's dealings with Russia were lawful

  Donald Trump insisted actions by former national security adviser Michael Flynn during the presidential transition were lawful, and that he had had to fire him because Flynn had lied to the FBI and the vice president.

• Former US national security adviser Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying on Russia

  Former US national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty on Friday to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia, and he agreed to cooperate with prosecutors delving into the actions of President Donald Trump's inner circle before he took office.

• Major US tax cuts for rich approved by Senate in victory for Trump

  The US Senate narrowly approved a major tax overhaul today, moving Republicans and President Donald Trump a big step closer to their goal of slashing taxes for businesses and the rich while offering everyday Americans a mixed bag of changes.

• UN can oversee return of Rohingya refugees, say Bangladesh, Myanmar

  The two governments signed a pact on Thursday settling the terms for the repatriation process and the return of the Rohingya to Myanmar is expected to start in two months.

• Mnangagwa vows to rebuild Zimbabwe and serve all citizens

  New President Emmerson Mnangagwa laid out a grand vision on Friday to revitalise Zimbabwe's ravaged economy and vowed to rule on behalf of all the country's citizens.

• Panic on London's Oxford St after reports of shooting

  Police said later they had found no evidence of gunfire or casualties.

• Robert Mugabe resigns as Zimbabwe President

  Robert Mugabe has resigned as Zimbabwe's president a week after the army and his former political allies moved against him, ending four decades of rule by a man who turned from independence hero to archetypal African strongman.

• Robert Mugabe defies army and vows to stay on

  Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Sunday defied his own ZANU-PF party and hundreds of thousands of protesters demanding his resignation by pledging in a television address to preside over the party's next congress in December.

• US nuclear chief: I would resist Donald Trump if he ordered 'illegal' strike

  The top US nuclear commander said on Saturday that he would resist President Donald Trump if he ordered an 'illegal' launch of nuclear weapons.

• Robert Mugabe sacked by ruling party

  President Robert Mugabe was dismissed as leader of Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party on Sunday in a move to force a peaceful end to his 37 years in power following a de facto military coup.

• Lebanon's Hariri arrives in Paris for talks with Macron

  Saad al-Hariri, who resigned as Lebanon's prime minister this month while in Saudi Arabia, arrived in Paris on Saturday for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, a statement from Hariri's press office said.