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BILLIONS of pounds of taxpayer’s money is being frittered away in foreign aid that does “more harm than good’, a politician warned today. Daily Express :: News Feed

Cuba presents its most detailed defence to date against accusations that foreign diplomats in Havana were subjected to mysterious sonic attacks that left them with a variety of ailments including headaches, hearing problems and concussions. CBC | World News

NORTH Korea should prepare for a US onslaught if it continues to escalate its war rhetoric, the United States has warned. Daily Express :: News Feed

Canada’s special operations troops have put a temporary hold on their training of Iraqi and Kurdish forces in the wake of escalating fighting between the two factions. CBC | World News

Catalonia’s parliament has voted to declare independence from Spain. Follow the latest updates here. Daily Express :: News Feed

BELGIUM is pleading with the European Union to significantly bolster its flagship unemployment fund as EU leaders become increasingly jittery about the economic consequences of a no-deal Brexit. Daily Express :: News Feed

The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it had no involvement in the decision to award a $ 300 million US contract to help restore Puerto Rico’s power grid to a tiny Montana company in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s hometown. CBC | World News

JEAN-CLAUDE Juncker has admitted there were now “more cracks” appearing in the European Union after Catalonia today declared itself independent of Spain. Daily Express :: News Feed

The founder of Insys Therapeutics and a group of colleagues are accused of providing kickbacks to doctors to widely prescribe a fentanyl-based spray called Subsys, intended only for cancer patients with intense pain. CBC | World News

EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage has slammed the European Union’s response to the crisis in Catalonia, saying it was Jean-Claude Juncker’s ‘worst nightmare”. Daily Express :: News Feed