Afghanistan's Ghani launches bid for second presidential term

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday entered the 2019 presidential race after forging an alliance with a staunch critic to challenge his former governing partners at a time when the Taliban has shut him out of talks to end more than 17 years of war.

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Labour says Britain's only options are second Brexit referendum or close EU ties

Britain's only options are a second Brexit referendum or forging a close economic relationship with the European Union, the main opposition Labour Party said on Sunday.

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Zimbabwe crackdown a sign of things to come: president's spokesman

A crackdown last week on protests in Zimbabwe is a foretaste of how the government will respond to future unrest, the president's spokesman said, fuelling concerns that the country is reverting to authoritarian rule.

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British PM May to speak to ministers on Brexit on Sunday

British Prime Minister Theresa May will hold a conference call with ministers on Sunday to discuss Brexit, a government source said.

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Bomb explodes on southern edge of Damascus - state TV

A bomb exploded near a highway at the southern edge of Syria's capital Damascus on Sunday morning, state media reported.

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Congo opposition calls for protests as top court rejects vote challenge

Congo's top court confirmed Felix Tshisekedi's contested presidential election win on Sunday, drawing a rebuke from the second-placed candidate who declared himself leader and called for demonstrations.

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Bomb in Syria's Afrin kills three: witnesses

A bomb in the northwest Syrian town of Afrin killed three civilians and wounded nine on a public bus, several witnesses told Reuters on Sunday.

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Patisserie Valerie seeks bank lifeline

It comes after the firm said an accounting probe found thousands of false entries in its ledgers.

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Zimbabwe government crackdown a foretaste of things to come: president's spokesman

Zimbabwean government's brutal crackdown on last week's violent protests is a foretaste of how authorities will respond to future demonstrations, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesman said, as authorities kept social media sites shut on Sunday.

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Bomb in Syria's Afrin kills three

A bomb in the northwest Syrian town of Afrin killed three civilians and wounded nine on a public bus, Reuters witnesses said on Sunday.

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Lebanon's Aoun urges more efforts to repatriate Syrian refugees

Lebanese President Michel Aoun urged world powers on Sunday to "make all efforts" for Syrian refugees to return home regardless of any political solution to the war there.

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Lebanon's Aoun urges greater efforts to repatriate Syrian refugees

Lebanese President Michel Aoun urged world powers on Sunday to "make all efforts" for Syrian refugees to return home regardless of any political solution to the war there.

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Saudi-led coalition's planes pound Yemen's capital

Saudi-led forces launched overnight air strikes on Yemen's capital, described by one resident on Sunday as the worst in a year, as the United Nations struggles to implement a peace deal.

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Car bomb attack kills eight security force members in Afghanistan's south

A car bomb attack on a convoy of the governor of Afghanistan's southern Logar province killed at least eight Afghan security force members on Sunday morning but left the provincial chief unharmed, local officials said.

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