China graft suspect gives self up, returns from United States

A Chinese corruption suspect who was on the country's list of 100 most wanted overseas fugitives has returned to China from the United States after giving himself up, the anti-graft watchdog said late on Saturday.

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China's premier says Tibet inseparable part of country's 'sacred' territory

Tibet is an inseparable part of China's "sacred" territory, and religious figures should promote national unity and ethnic harmony, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said during a rare visit to a region that is a focus for international rights concerns.

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At least three dead after 6.4 magnitude quake strikes Indonesia's Lombok island: official

At least three people died after a powerful 6.4 magnitude quake hit the Indonesian island of Lombok on Sunday, said the country's disaster mitigation agency.

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Erdogan: Turkey will stand its ground faced with U.S. sanctions - media

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey will stand its ground after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to slap sanctions on Ankara if it does not free an American pastor, broadcaster Haberturk reported on Sunday.

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Tweets scorn Egypt's Sisi in renewed online criticism

Egyptians renewed online criticism of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday, hours after he said he was "saddened" by a similar campaign a few weeks ago.

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Mali goes to polls after five years of jihad, insecurity

Malian voters were due to decide on Sunday on whether or not to give President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita a second term, despite widespread ethnic and jihadist violence that has dramatically worsened since he came to power five years ago.

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Turkey will apply international arbitration if F-35 jet sales blocked, Erdogan says: Haberturk TV

Turkey will resort to international arbitration if the United States blocks the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Ankara, President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying by broadcaster Haberturk on Sunday.

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Israel arrests Italian graffiti artists in West Bank: Palestinians

Israeli border police on Saturday arrested two Italian graffiti artists who were painting a mural of a jailed Palestinian teenager, Ahed Tamimi, on the Israeli separation barrier in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian officials.

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Amid bodyguard crisis, mixed bag for Macron in poll ratings

French President Emmanuel Macron's popularity slid to a fresh low following a scandal surrounding his former senior bodyguard, according to a wide-ranging survey on Sunday, countering a less damaging picture painted by other polls.

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Italy's interior minister says EU trying to 'swindle' Britain: Sunday Times

Italy's far-right interior minister, Matteo Salvini, has accused the European Union of trying to cheat Britain out of the Brexit it voted for, according to extracts from a newspaper interview published late on Saturday.

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Peru president proposes referendum on political, judicial reform

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra challenged the opposition-run Congress on Saturday to call a referendum on judicial and political reforms aimed at uprooting systemic corruption in one of Latin America's most promising economies.

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Former Milosevic defense lawyer killed in Belgrade

A prominent Belgrade lawyer who in the past helped to defend late Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic was shot dead, gangland-style, in front of his home on Saturday, police said.

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Turkish, American officials discuss jailed pastor in call Saturday

U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Saturday discussed American pastor Andrew Brunson, whose detention in Turkey has become a pressing issue for President Donald Trump, the State Department said.

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