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Turkey protests Berlin over anti-Erdogan banner

The Turkish Foreign Ministry protested late Tuesday over an display with a banner in front of the German Chancellery in Berlin as targeting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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China opposes DPRK missile launch

China opposes the missile launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in violation of UN Security Council resolutions, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said Tuesday.

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Nine confirmed dead in central China landslide

Nine people have been confirmed dead, and 19 others are injured after a rain-triggered mudslide swept through part of a village in central China's Hunan Province.

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Dialogue needed to address Korean Peninsula tension: Russian lawmaker

Dialogue and negotiations, instead of military force, are needed to defuse tensions on the Korean Peninsula, said a senior Russian lawmaker on Tuesday following Pyongyang's missile test.

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Macron sets out five-year roadmap for France, promises radical reform

With "efficiency, representativeness and responsibility," French President Emmanuel Macron outlined his roadmap for the eurozone's second largest economy over next five years during which he says he wants to restore voter confidence and the country's sovereignty.

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Xi, Putin agree to boost coordination on major issues

Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, met here Monday and agreed to further cement bilateral ties and strengthen coordination on the Korean Peninsula and other major issues.

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EU rules out more time for France to meet deficit target

Offering extra time to France to respect its financial commitment to the European Union (EU) is not on the agenda, said Pierre Moscovici, European Commissioner for economic and financial affairs on Monday.

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8 killed, 9 missing after flood hits south China

Eight people have been confirmed dead after a rainstorm-triggered flood hit Quanzhou County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities said Monday.

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Son of private Afghan airline owner killed

The son of owner of an Afghan private airline was mysteriously killed in the northern Balk province on Sunday, a spokesman of the provincial police said.

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Australia launches free trade negotiations with Pacific Alliance

Australian Trade Minister Steven Ciobo announced on Saturday that Australia has launched Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with the Pacific Alliance, the Latin American trading bloc made up of Mexico, Chile, Peru and Colombia.

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2 killed, 30 injured in bus overturn in eastern India

At least two people were killed and over 30 others injured in a major road accident in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal Saturday, a police official said.

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Buying nuclear submarines affects Australia's sovereignty: defense chief

Australian Defense Minister Marise Payne on Friday rubbished suggestions from former Prime Minister Tony Abbott that Australia made a mistake in not purchasing nuclear submarines, saying nuclear subs would put Australia's sovereignty at risk.

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Over 2,000 illegal Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand return home

About 2,516 illegal Myanmar migrant workers including 970 women have returned home from Thailand after a new labor law was imposed by the Thai government on Thursday, official media reported Friday.

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France's Macron sees slowdown in approval rating: poll

A poll released Thursday showed that the popularity of President Emmanuel Macron, France's youngest head of state, suffered a slowdown a month after he occupied the Elysee Palace.

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EU to reform key information-system management body for interoperability

The European Commission proposed Thursday to strengthen the mandate of the EU Agency for the operational management of large scale IT systems (eu-LISA), enabling the key management body to develop and roll-out technical solutions to make the EU information systems interoperable.

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Syria denies U.S. claim of intentions to use chemical weapons

Syria's Foreign Ministry denied the U.S. claim of Damascus' intention to use chemical weapons, slamming it as baseless, according to state news agency SANA.

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Trump to meet with Putin at G-20 summit next week

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week at the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, the White House said Thursday.