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Trump backs Middle East peace, even if not tied to two-state solution

U.S. President Donald Trump supports the goal of peace between Israel and the Palestinians, even if it does not involve the two-state solution, a senior White House official said on Tuesday.

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U.S. blacklists Venezuela's vice president as drug trafficker

The United States blacklisted Venezuela's Vice President Tareck El Aissami for drug trafficking, the first crackdown by the Trump administration against a top official in President Nicolas Maduro's government for money laundering and the drug trade.

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Govt mulls unified forecast of smog levels

Are you ever at a loss as to what to do when you frequently see smog level predictions contradict each other in different official forecasts? It will not be the case any more in the near future.

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Ban Ki-moon's brother and nephew charged with bribery

Prosecutors have charged relatives of former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon with conspiracy to bribe a government official.

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Mexico arrests American in US consular official's shooting

The suspect in the shooting of a US consular official in Mexico's western city of Guadalajara is an American who will be deported back to his country, officials said on Sunday.

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Education official shot dead in Afghan

​An education official was shot dead by unknown armed men in Afghanistan's eastern province of Ghazni, a local official said Wednesday.

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Japan's military won't meddle in Korean Peninsula conflict: Japan official

​Japan's military will not enter South Korean territory even in the event of a conflict breaking out unless it receives a request for assistance from Seoul, a Japanese foreign ministry official said.

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Air strike targeting militants kills seven in southern Libya: official

An air strike targeting Islamist militants has killed at least seven people near the southwestern Libyan city of Sabha, a local official and media reports said on Tuesday.

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Small explosion outside French embassy in Athens, police say

Unidentified attackers on a motorcycle threw an explosive device at the French embassy in central Athens early on Thursday (Nov 10), wounding a guard, police said, in an attack that came less than a week before US President Barack Obama visits the city.

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Myanmar authorities investigate report of plane crash: official

A senior official from Myanmar's Civil Aviation Department said "an unidentified aircraft" has crashed into the sea off the west coast on Friday and authorities were trying to locate it.

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Samsung Electronics halts Galaxy Note 7 production

Samsung Electronics has temporarily halted the production of its fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, some of which caught fire again even after replacement, Yonhap news agency reported Monday citing an official of Samsung's subcontractor.

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Senior CPC official arrives for Greece visit

​Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official Liu Yunshan arrived here Sunday, kicking off an official good-will visit to Greece.

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IS launches suspected chemical shell at US troops in Iraq

A rocket fired by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) at US forces in Iraq may have carried a chemical agent, a US defence official said on Wednesday (Sept 21).

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Boiler explosion leaves 12 dead, dozens injured in Bangladesh

At least 12 people were killed and dozens of others injured when a boiler in a garment accessory-making factory at Tongi on the outskirts of Bangladesh capital Dhaka went off on Saturday morning, a police official said.

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Two Chinese UN peacekeepers killed in South Sudan capital fighting

Two Chinese UN peacekeepers were killed in renewed fighting between South Sudan's rival army factions in capital Juba, a UN official confirmed to Xinhua on Monday.

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Different targets, different countries: The challenge of stopping Islamic State

Deadly attacks in four countries linked to Islamic State show the limitations of U.S.-led efforts to loosen the group's grip in Syria and Iraq, and the challenge of stopping attacks that are not only globally dispersed but very different in their choice of targets, current and former U.S. officials said.

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5 killed, 11 rescued as Bangladesh security forces storm restaurant to free hostages

At least five have been killed, while more than 11 hostages rescued, as joint Bangladesh special operation forces stormed a Dhaka restaurant Saturday morning to free dozens of people from gunmen there, police said.