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German armed forces anticipate attacks on personnel during Hamburg G20 summit

The German armed forces (Bundeswehr) have issued a warning for all soldiers stationed in Hamburg against violent attacks from protestors at the upcoming G20 summit, the newspaper Spiegel reports on Wednesday.

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Russian and U.S. presidents to hold bilateral meeting at G20 summit: White House

U.S. President Donald Trump will hold an official bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, the White House confirmed on Tuesday.

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Libyan army accuses Qatar, Sudan, Turkey of supporting terrorism in Libya

Libyan military spokesman Ahmed al-Mesmary on Tuesday accused Qatar, Sudan and Turkey of supporting terrorism in the conflict-torn Arab country.

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Macron, Le Pen advance to French presidential election runoff

Centrist candidate and former minister of economy Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen on Sunday came out on top in the first round of the French presidential election, according to projections by polling agencies and official partial results.

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Israel marks annual Holocaust Remembrance Day

Israel marked the beginning of its annual day of Holocaust remembrance on Sunday evening with an official ceremony in Jerusalem.

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Muhammad V installed as Malaysia's king

Sultan Muhammad V was formally installed as Malaysia's new king on Monday, as a grand ceremony celebrating the event was staged at the National Palace during which the king delivered a speech calling for unity in a country with different races and religions.

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Death toll hits 112 in blast against Syrian Shiite evacuees

The death toll of the bombing that rocked the convoy of Shiite evacuees in northern Syria rose to 112, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor group reported on Sunday.

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Ex-S. Korean president Park, Lotte chief indicted on corruption charges

Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was indicted by prosecutors Monday on multiple corruption charges, while Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin was prosecuted for bribery charge.

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Turkey voted "Yes" for constitutional amendment according to unofficial results

Turkey on Sunday voted "yes" with a narrow lead for the country's key referendum, which will shift the parliamentary system to an executive presidency and grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan more authority, according to unofficial results.

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Malala accepts honorary Canadian citizenship

Nobel Prize laureate and newly designated UN Messenger of Peace Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan Wednesday addressed the Canadian parliament after accepting a honorary Canadian citizenship from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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United Airlines CEO: We won't drag passenger off plane anymore

Facing public outrage over forcibly dragging a man off a plane, United Airlines on Wednesday promised that this kind of incidents would never happen again.

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Russia, U.S. agree on joint work over Syria amid battered ties

Russia and the U.S. on Wednesday agreed to keep on fighting international terrorism and continue discussions on Syrian conflict settlement, despite turbulent bilateral relations and a string of pending disputes between the two countries.

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Germany's Dortmund cancels Champions League match after explosions

German soccer team Dortmund said Tuesday that its Champions League match against Monaco was canceled after explosions hit team bus.

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United Airlines CEO: to take "full responsibility" for having passenger forcibly removed

United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz apologized Tuesday for a bloody incident onboard of one of its flights Sunday in which a passenger was brutally removed from the plane to make room for its own employees.

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Russia seeks UN probe into gas attack in Syria

Russian president Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Moscow would demand a U.N. investigation of the use of chemical weapons in Syria as it expected new provocations with toxic agents in the war-torn Middle East country.

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Salvaged S.Korean ferry Sewol to be transported to find cause of accident

The sunken South Korean passenger ferry Sewol was lifted 13 meters above the sea on Friday morning and will be transported to a port to find the cause of the country's worst maritime disaster.

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EU to convene summit on April 29 to approve guidelines on Brexit

European Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday announced that he will convene a summit on April 29 to approve the European Union(EU)'s guidelines on Brexit.