Venezuela's Guaido says 'all options open' after Maduro blocks aid

Troops loyal to President Nicolas Maduro violently drove back foreign aid convoys from Venezuela's border on Saturday, killing two protesters and prompting opposition leader Juan Guaido to propose that Washington consider "all options" to oust him.

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Iran says successfully fires missile from submarine in Gulf war games

Iran successfully tested a cruise missile on Sunday during naval exercises near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's state media reported, at a time of heightened tensions with the United States.

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Highest recorded number of Afghan civilians killed in 2018: U.N. report

A record number of Afghan civilians were killed last year due to stepped up aerial attacks by U.S-led forces and more suicide bombings, the United Nations said in a report on Sunday.

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North Korea reports Kim's summit with Trump; cargo plane lands in Hanoi

North Korea on Sunday confirmed for the first time that its leader, Kim Jong Un, will hold a second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, days ahead of the high-stakes nuclear meeting in Vietnam's capital of Hanoi.

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Kim's peace train offers luxury en route to summit with Trump

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's trip to Vietnam for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump was shrouded in mystery until a green train with yellow horizontal stripes was spotted crossing the Yalu river into China on Saturday evening.

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Moldovans vote for new government amid talk of protests and poisoning

Moldovans will vote in an election on Sunday that is likely to produce a hung parliament, splitting the eastern European country between pro-Western and pro-Russian forces at a time when its relations with the European Union have soured.

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North Korea's Kim begins long train trip to Vietnam for summit with Trump: report

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un set off by train for Vietnam on Saturday, for his second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump next week, media reported, and hours later, two witnesses saw a train crossing into China from North Korea.

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China tells foreign envoys its efforts in Xinjiang should be applauded

China's counter-terror and de-radizalisation efforts in its far western region of Xinjiang should be applauded for creating a new method of tackling the problem, a senior diplomat told foreign envoys last week.

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Venezuela's Guaido proposes all options be kept open to oust Maduro after aid blocked

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Saturday that President Nicolas Maduro's use of troops to violently block the entry of humanitarian aid meant he would propose to the international community that all options remain open to oust Maduro.

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China aims to 'optimize' spread of controversial Confucius Institutes

China plans to "optimize" the spread of its controversial Confucius Institutes, the government said, institutions to promote Chinese language and culture that have been criticized by some for spreading Communist Party influence.

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After Venezuela violence, Pence to meet with Guaido in Colombia

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence plans to have his first meeting with Venezuela's Juan Guaido in Colombia on Monday, Pence aides said, in a signal of support for the opposition leader after a weekend of violence.

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Brother of Saudi crown prince named deputy defense minister

Saudi Arabia appointed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's full younger brother as deputy defense minister on Saturday and named a princess as the kingdom’s first woman ambassador to the United States.

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Senegalese president favorite in vote as economy booms

Senegalese vote on Sunday in an election President Macky Sall is expected to win after strong economic growth in his first term, while rights groups criticize him for squeezing out rivals.

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