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Many trains traveling between London and continental Europe had been canceled on Thursday because of an unexpected walkout, causing hours of chaos just days before Christmas.

The capture by paramilitary forces of Wad Madani, a strategic city in the country’s agricultural region, marks a watershed in the civil war that has upended life in the northeast African nation.

The United States requested the delay to allow more time for negotiations, according to diplomats.

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is beginning his third term as Egypt’s president, presenting himself as a beacon of stability in a tough neighborhood even as his country’s economy shakes.

The opposition had hoped to ride a wave of public revulsion at back-to-back mass shootings, but it was unable to convert the energy of street protests into a successful election challenge.

The authorities warned that the storm would bring heavy rainfall and intense winds to the capital, Buenos Aires, as it moved north.

The State Department says the monthslong blockade has damaged U.S. national security. Several Republican senators have objected to advancing the slate of nominees.

He was defense minister when Iraq invaded his tiny but oil-rich country, and he became ruler in his 80s.

Twelve months of counterprogramming from the Australia bureau.