World News Update, What you need to know

World News Update, What you need to know

Debris found on an Indian Ocean island a week ago is from flight MH370, Malaysia's prime minister has said, confirming for the first time that the plane which mysteriously disappeared 17 months ago met a tragic end.

ELSEWHERE:

KUALA LUMPUR - Some relatives of those killed aboard MH370 say confirmation that the plane crashed is not enough to lay the matter to rest, as they reiterated demands for answers on what caused its disappearance.

KUALA LUMPUR - Julie Bishop says her first formal talks with Indonesia since the Bali Nine duo was executed were "very candid," but only she and her counterpart know exactly what was shared.

ROME - Over 200 migrants attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean were feared to have drowned after their overcrowded fishing boat capsized off Libya.

LONDON - London Underground staff have walked off their posts to protest plans to run Tube trains all night at weekends, the second shutdown of the British capital's subway in under a month.

WASHINGTON - Police have killed a gunman who had entered a Tennessee cinema armed with a gun and a hatchet.

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has launched a blistering denunciation of opposition to his Iran deal, arguing that none of the criticism stands up to scrutiny and warning that if Congress blocks the accord it will put the US on the path to another Middle East war.

MIAMI - Vandals have spray-painted the words "Lion killer" on the Florida vacation home of an American trophy hunter who killed a much-beloved big cat in Zimbabwe last month.


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