In the US, negotiations over a bipartisan deal for border-security funding have stalled, aides familiar with the talks and other officials said, raising the specter of another government shutdown at the end of this week.

Thailand’s political divisions are erupting again with just over a month to go to the first general election since a coup almost five years ago.

Qantas Airways' vision for the first direct flights from Sydney to London is inching closer to reality as Boeing and Airbus finalise proposals for longer-range jets needed to span the 17,060km trip.

Theresa May is seeking to buy herself more time to renegotiate her Brexit deal as Parliament threatens to take control over the process to stop the UK plunging out of the European Union with no agreement in place.

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