Protests have been raging in west central Tunisian city of Kasserine, where police used tear gas to disperse stone-throwing demonstrators.

The protests erupted after the death of a journalist who set himself on fire to protest economic problems in the north African nation.

18 people have been arrested, officials said on Wednesday.

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US President Donald Trump hailed his ‘America First’ policy during an unannounced Christmas visit of US troops stationed at the al-Asad Air Base in the western Iraqi al-Anbar Governorate on Wednesday.

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Inspired by the festive season, RT’s Germany correspondent Peter Oliver – gives his own rendition, of a classic Christmas tale…

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Surviving by any means necessary.

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A US judge has ordered North Korea to pay damages to the family of a student who died in the US after being released from North Korean custody, yet, behind the scenes, both sides seem to have bigger questions in mind.

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Islamic State-trained militants are fighting alongside a state army in a European country, the Times reports – but that detail is buried in an article talking about how Putin is a common enemy of Ukrainians and Chechens.

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A bipartisan group of US representatives has demanded answers from the news agency AP after it signed a memorandum with its Chinese counterpart Xinhua. RT looks at how a formality caused quite a stir.

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The Spanish Civil Guard used a helicopter and a speed boat to intercept the two Moroccans and a Spanish national at Sabinillas beach in Malaga.

The group was detained on land after their high-powered vessel was rammed by the Civil Guard during the pursuit.

Authorities say they found a shipment of hashish onboard.

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At least ten people have been reportedly injured in an earthquake that hit Sicily only a day after the iconic Mount Etna erupted from a new fissure, covering the Italian island with volcanic ash.

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Chilling footage captures the moment that a giant wave crashed a live show by Jakarta pop band ‘Seventeen,’ as a tsunami wreaked havoc in Indonesia. Only one band member survived.

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Here’s his personal look back.

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The Russian Defense ministry has provided RT with footage of a missile, which deployed the state of the art Avangard hypersonic glider during its final trial. The weapon will enter service next year.

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Reindeer Rudolph in space!

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The Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, is giving her weekly news briefing in Moscow.

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A helicopter crashed in the central Mexican state of Puebla on Monday afternoon, leaving at least four dead including the state’s governor and her senator husband.

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Residents of the Syrian town of Izraa in the Daraa province celebrated Christmas for the first time since its liberation from militant rule.

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Turkey has sent massive reinforcements to areas in its south, in preparations for a push into Syria’s northeast. As troops roll to the border, the country’s top officials have made bellicose remarks, vowing to fight ‘terrorism’.

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Tennis legend Martina Navratilova was forced to apologize for comments she made on social media saying that natural born men who ‘proclaim themselves female’ should not be allowed to compete against women.

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