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People leave flowers during the September 11 Commemoration Ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2019,in New York.

Trump vows to hit Taliban 'harder' than ever as US marks 9/11

President Donald Trump pledged to hit the Taliban "harder" than ever as America on Wednesday marked the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that led the country into war in Afghanistan.Trump's remarks came after he aborted what would have been a historic Afghanistan peace summit, and as relatives remembered the victims of the deadliest terror attacks on US soil at ceremonies in New York and Washington.

Anger at Netanyahu's West Bank annexation pledge

A pre-election pledge by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex a key part of the occupied West Bank has triggered a wave of international anger, particularly from Arab and Muslim countries
Israeli soldiers sit in the back of a self-propelled artillery gun on the border with Syria in the Israeli-annexed Golan, after US President Donald Trump declared Israeli sovereignty over the area seized by Israel in 1967
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Opprobrium from the White House has helped make Vestager a star, with competition authorities around the world following in her footsteps in moves against big tech. She is shown here at the Copenhagen Pride Parade last month

Pitfalls ahead for EU's big-tech scourge Vestager

Opprobrium from the White House has helped make Vestager a star, with competition authorities around the world following in her footsteps in moves against big tech. She is shown here at the Copenhagen Pride Parade last month
People leave flowers during the September 11 Commemoration Ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2019,in New York.

New York remembers 9/11 attacks, 18 years on

In this file photo taken on September 11, 2001, a man stands in the rubble, and calls out asking if anyone needs help, after the collapse of the first World Trade Center Tower in New York
Room for one more? A traditional motorcycle taxi on Lagos roads -- overladen and not a crash helmet in sight

Motorbike taxi apps jostle for trade on crowded Lagos roads

Banker Yemi Adegbola used to leave his home in Lagos before 4 am each day, but would still arrive late to work because of the notorious traffic in Nigeria's biggest city.Now he says he has "dumped his car" for one of a raft of new motorbike ride hailing apps that developers hope can speed up journeys for the roughly 20 million residents of the economic capital.For years the jams -- known locally as "go-slows" -- have been a nightmare for Lagosians.

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