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Muhammad al-Qiq, 33, agreed Friday to end his hunger strike in exchange for being released from the detention in May rather than June, with no extension of the administrative detention.

Cruz and Marco Rubio have ratcheted up their attacks on the Republican frontrunner in recent weeks, as the prospect of Trump winning the nomination grows ever more likely.

With 44 per cent of votes counted the pro-Rouhani List of Hope was ahead in all but one seat in the capital, with the head of the rival conservative slate the only candidate blocking a complete rout.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s office said he and US Secretary of State John Kerry had “hailed” the ceasefire in a phone call, and discussed ways of improving cooperation between their militaries.

It also leaves questions open on how to respond to breaches of the ceasefire.

Russians marched through Moscow on Saturday to honor the anniversary of political opposition leader Boris Nemtsov’s death.

Ontario’s net debt will hit $308 billion in 2016-17, the largest of any sub-national jurisdiction in the world, costing $11.8 million in interest payments. This development comes as a major victory for student advocates and organizations like the Ontario Undergraduate...

Mr Erdogan said Turkey welcomed the Syria ceasefire as “positive in principle”. and said: “We support a ceasefire that will help our Syrian brothers breathe”.

The Security Council unanimously demanded late on Friday that all parties to the conflict comply with terms of the plan.

President Tayyip Erdogan also said initial findings suggested the Syrian Kurdish militia and the PKK were behind the bombing and said that 14 people had been detained.

Warplanes of the Saudi-led Arab coalition launched airstrikes that mistakenly hit a public market in the northeastern parts of Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Saturday, killing about 45 civilians, residents told Xinhua.

Victims included five rescue workers and a mine worker who were killed early this morning when the third explosion rocked the mine.

Two bombings claimed by the Islamic State group struck a Shiite area of northern Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, security and medical officials said.

In a sign that more could follow, 23 states including Louisiana signed an amicus brief in support of Texas in the Supreme Court case, arguing for states’ rights in regulating women’s health and safety. A federal district court judge blocked the measure’s...

Apple’s Cook has vigorously opposed the FBI’s demand, saying the government is asking the company to “hack our own users and undermine decades of security advancements that protect our customers”.