Australian groups launch global wave of climate protests ahead of summit

Tall ships carrying climate change banners sailed into Australia's Sydney Harbour on Saturday launching a wave of protest across 95 countries organized by New York-based lobby group 350.org.

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Chinese government's top diplomat in Pakistan to meet new government

The Chinese government's top diplomat was in Pakistan on Saturday for the first high-level meetings between the neighbors since new Prime Minister Imran Khan took office, the south Asian nation's foreign office said.

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U.S. recalls diplomats in El Salvador, Panama, Dominican Republic over Taiwan

The United States said on Friday it had recalled its top diplomats in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Panama over those countries' decisions to no longer recognize Taiwan.

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Trump ups ante on China, threatens duties on nearly all its imports

U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Friday he was ready to slap tariffs on virtually all Chinese imports into the United States, threatening duties on another $267 billion of goods on top of $200 billion in imports primed for levies in coming days.

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Trump says U.S. and Japan have begun talks on trade

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States and Japan have begun discussion over trade, saying that Tokyo "knows it's a big problem" if an agreement cannot be reached, and that India has also asked to start talks on a trade deal.

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Two associates of Trump adviser Stone questioned in Russia probe

An associate of Roger Stone, a longtime ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, was questioned in front of a grand jury in the special counsel's Russia probe on Friday about his years-long relationship with Stone and about Wikileaks, the associate's lawyer told Reuters.

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Trump open to Russia probe interview 'under certain circumstances'

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was open to sitting down with investigators probing possible collusion between his election campaign and Russia "under certain circumstances," but did not want to get caught in a "perjury trap."

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Russia, Turkey, Iran fail to agree on ceasefire for Syria's Idlib

The presidents of Turkey, Iran and Russia on Friday failed to agree on a ceasefire that would forestall a Syrian government offensive in the rebel-held Idlib province which the United Nations fears could cause a humanitarian catastrophe involving tens of thousands of civilians.

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Staff undermines Colombia tribunal trying former rebels: attorney general

Officials from the special Colombian tribunal tasked with trying crimes related to the country's five decades of conflict may have covered up the non-compliance of several former rebel commanders with a peace accord, the attorney general said on Friday.

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Brazil presidential election thrown into chaos after front-runner stabbed

Brazil's presidential race was thrown into chaos on Friday with the far-right front-runner Jair Bolsonaro in serious but stable condition in an intensive care unit after being stabbed at a rally, his wound severe enough that his son said he was unlikely to be able to return to campaigning before the Oct. 7 vote.

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Turkey will not 'watch from the sidelines' any killings benefiting Syrian agenda: Erdogan

Turkey will "neither watch from the sidelines nor participate in such a game" if the world turns a blind eye to killings of tens of thousands to further the Syrian government's agenda, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.

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Trump expecting 'positive' letter from North Korea's Kim Jong Un soon

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, which he believes will be positive, is on its way to him, a day after expressing fresh optimism about a denuclearization deal.

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Iraq protesters free hostages at West Qurna water treatment plant

Protesters peacefully left a water treatment facility linked to Iraq's West Qurna 2 oilfield, managed by Russia's Lukoil, and released two Iraqi employees they had held hostage, a Lukoil source and a source with Basra's police said.

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George Papadopoulos: Ex-Trump adviser jailed in Russia inquiry

Ex-Trump aide George Papadopoulos is jailed for 14 days for lying to the FBI in the Russia inquiry.

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Alibaba's Jack Ma 'to step down and focus on philanthropy'

The Chinese tycoon says he will resign as chairman on Monday to focus on philanthropy in education.

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Mac Miller: US rapper 'found dead at home' aged 26

The artist was found dead at his home in California, officials confirm, after an apparent overdose.

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Syria war: 'Russian strikes' target Idlib as offensive looms

The air raids came as Russia's president dismissed Turkey's calls for a ceasefire in northern Syria.

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Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro 'lost 40% of blood in stabbing'

Presidential front-runner Jair Bolsonaro is unlikely to return to campaigning after being attacked.

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Texas officer kills man in flat she mistakes for her own

The off-duty officer in Dallas, Texas who killed a 26-year-old man in a flat is under investigation.

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Paramedic says Nikolai Glushkov believed he was poisoned

Kremlin critic Nikolai Glushkov told a paramedic in 2013 he thought two Russians had poisoned him.

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Tesla shares sink after key executives exit

The resignations come hours after the firm's chief executive Elon Musk smoked marijuana live on the web.

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Trump urges inquiry into anonymous New York Times editorial

He said the attorney general should investigate "because I really believe it's national security".

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