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Sudan police say 4 killed and hundreds of people injured in Omdurman

Sudan police on Friday said that four people were killed in Omdurman, 297 protesters, and 49 police forces injured in December 30 demonstrations, Reuters reported, citing a statement.

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Israel signs $2 bln arms deal with U.S.

Israel on Friday signed a deal with the U.S. to buy 12 Lockheed Martin Corp CH-53K helicopters and two Boeing Co KC-46 refueling planes, estimating the total price at around $2 billion, Reuters repor

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17 people killed in clash between Taliban, group of armed men in Herat

At least 17 people were killed in a clash between the Taliban fighters and a group of armed men in the western Afghan province of Heart, local media reported citing hos

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Japan's govt dissolves lower house for general election

Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday dissolved the House of Representatives for a general election on October 31, Kyodo News reported.(CGTN)

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Kim urges DPRK officials to focus on improving citizens' lives

Kim Jong Un, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), urged officials to focus on improving citizens' lives in the face of a "grim" economic

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Germany's SPD wins most votes in federal election

Germany's center-left Social Democrats narrowly defeated the Christian Democratic Union-Christian Social Union bloc to win the most votes, 25.7 percent, in the country'

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France cancels defense meeting with UK over submarine row: report

France has cancelled a meeting between Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly and her British counterpart planned for this week after Australia scrapped a submarine order

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At least 8 injured in a mass shooting in NE Italy: reports

At least eight people were injured in a mass shooting in Trieste, Italy, on Saturday, local media reported.

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New explosion heard in Kabul, Xinhua reports

An explosion was heard near Kabul airport on Sunday, Xinhua reported.

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At least 10 dead in chemical factory fire in south Pakistan

At least 10 people died after a fire broke out at a chemical factory in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Friday, local media reported.The rescue operation is underway and more casualties a

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Prototype of Russian Il-112V aircraft crashes in Moscow: report

A prototype of the Russian military transport aircraft Il-112V crashed during a flight in the Moscow region on Tuesday, RIA Novosti news agency reported.

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Pakistani FM says bus attack that killed 9 Chinese was suicide bombing

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Thursday that last month's bus attack that killed nine Chinese workers was a suicide bombing, Reuters has reported.

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Afghan gov't offers Taliban a 'share in power': report

The Afghan government has offered the Taliban a share in power so long as the rising violence in the country comes to a halt, Al Jazeera reported on Thursday, citing a government source.

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Russian investigators file new charge against Navalny

The jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny faces a new charge of "establishing an organization that infringes on the rights of citizens," RIA news agency reported, citing the investigative committee on

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M4.8 quake hits Baise, south China's Guangxi

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit Baise City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Wednesday, according to China Earthquake Networks Center.The quake happened

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UK foreign ministry summons Iran's ambassador after tanker attack

The UK foreign ministry summoned Iran's ambassador to the UK on Monday after attack on the Israel-linked tanker, local media reported. Source(s): Reuters

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Armenian president appoints Nikol Pashinyan as prime minister

Armenian President Armen Sarkissian appointed Nikol Pashinyan as Prime Minister, local media reported on Monday.