Insight: Collapse in India's onion prices could leave Modi smarting in election

A spike in the price of onions has led to the ouster of governments in Indian elections in the past. Now, prices of the staple have collapsed, and many impoverished farmers are saying they will make Prime Minister Narendra Modi pay in next year's general election.

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Syrian army deploys to Manbij after Kurdish calls to deter Turkey

The Syrian army said it had deployed forces to Manbij in northwest Syria on Friday, after the Kurdish YPG militia urged Damascus to protect the town from the threat of Turkish attacks.

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Huawei: China accuses UK of 'pride and prejudice'

Beijing was responding to claims it might use Huawei's 5G kit to act "in a malign way".

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Syria war: Pro-government forces 'enter Manbij' amid Turkey threats

The government responds to a call for help from Kurdish forces trying to repel a Turkish offensive.

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Congo cartoonist prepares to sketch a new president

Thembo Kashauri has sketched some of the most scathing parodies of Joseph Kabila, yet Congo's best-known political cartoonist has mixed feelings about the taciturn president's impending departure after nearly two decades in power.

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Sudan security forces fire stun grenades at hundreds near capital

Sudanese security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades on Friday at 300-400 chanting worshippers as they left a mosque near the capital, a Reuters witness said, after a call for widespread anti-government protests by opposition groups.

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Spain PM sends message of calm to British living in Spain

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez sent a message of calm on Friday to British people living in Spain and Spaniards living in Britain, assuring them that their rights would remain the same after Britain's exit from the European Union.

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'Reality' bites: Cuba plans more austerity as finances worsen

Cash-strapped Cuba plans fresh austerity measures and will pressure the sluggish bureaucracy to tighten its belt and cut red tape to address weak growth, falling export earnings and rising debt.

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Sudan security forces disperse protesters near Khartoum

Sudanese security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades on Friday at 300-400 protesters leaving a mosque in Omdurman, near the capital, a Reuters witness said.

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Bandersnatch: Netflix's interactive Black Mirror film puts viewers in control

Viewers can decide the characters' fates in Bandersnatch, the latest instalment of the Netflix drama.

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Erdogan says Turkey has no business in Syria's Manbij if YPG militia leaves

Turkey will have nothing left to do in the Syrian town of Manbij once "terrorist organisations" leave the area, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.

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Turkish defense ministry says YPG has no authority to invite others to Manbij

Turkey's defense ministry said on Friday the Kurdish YPG militia has no authority to invite other elements into the northern Syrian town of Manbij, and warned all parties to refrain from destabilizing the region.

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Merkel, Macron demand Russia release Ukrainian seamen

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron demanded on Friday that Russia release Ukrainian sailors who were seized along with their ships last month.

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Bahrain says no interruption to diplomatic ties with Syria

Bahrain said on Friday that its embassy in Damascus and the Syrian diplomatic mission in Manama had been operating "without interruption", a day after the United Arab Emirates reopened its embassy in Syria, which is still suspended from the Arab League.

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Open Arms rescue ship docks in Spanish port with 308 migrants on board

A Spanish charity rescue ship docked in Algeciras port in southern Spain on Friday, bringing ashore more than 300 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Sea one week ago.

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Modi's clampdown on e-commerce in India may not win back votes of small retailers

India's new curbs on e-commerce companies may not be enough to win over small store owners and traders in next year's general election, with the key voting bloc still seething over what it sees as broken promises by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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