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World News Hits on Monday


Mon 20 Jan 2020 | 01:49 PM
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SEE presents the most dominating headlines of the daily world news. The following are the most popular news hits on Monday.

'Sad' Prince Harry reluctantly ends his royal role

Britain’s Prince Harry has spoken of his sadness at being forced to give up his royal duties in a deal with Queen Elizabeth and senior Windsors, saying there was no other option if he and his wife Meghan were to seek an independent future. (Reuters)

22 Men Own More Wealth than Africa's 326 Million Women, Oxfam Says

Global inequality is "out of control" because of biased economic systems that exclude many women while allowing billionaires to amass huge fortunes that do little for society, according to Oxfam International. (CNN)

Countries Involved in Libya to Respect Arms Embargo — Merkel

Countries with interests in Libya will respect an arms embargo that is to be more strictly enforced than before, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after world leaders met to discuss the conflict. (Euro News)

India Successfully Tests 3,500km Range Nuclear-Capable Missile from Underwater Platform – Reports

India has tested its K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead off its southeastern coast. The launch reportedly went smoothly, and saw the missile being fired off a submerged platform. (Russia Today)

Zarif Says If Iran Nuclear Issue Referred to UN Tehran Will Quit Non-Proliferation Treaty

Earlier, Iranian Foreign Ministry's spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said that Tehran continues to adhere to the 2015 nuclear deal, adding that the European powers' claims about Iran violating the deal were unfounded. (Sputnik)

'They Massacred Them': 7 Killed, 14 Tortured in Exorcism Ritual in Panama Jungle

Seven people were killed in a bizarre religious ritual in a jungle community in Panama, in which indigenous residents were rounded up by about 10 lay preachers and tortured, beaten, burned and hacked with machetes to make them "repent their sins," authorities said Thursday. (USA Today)

Lebanon on ‘Brink of Chaos and Anarchy’ as Peaceful Protests Turn violent

Hundreds were injured over the weekend as police and protesters battled in the streets of Beirut amid an acute financial crisis (The Washington Post)