South Africa's ANC celebrates election win with street party

Thousands of supporters of South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) took to the streets of downtown Johannesburg on Sunday to celebrate victory in last week's election despite a lower share of the vote.

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Poland's Kaczynski promises harsher sentences for child abuse

The leader of Poland's conservative ruling party promised harsher sentences for child abuse on Sunday, as the release of a documentary about pedophile priests created a fresh battleground in an election campaign marked by debate on religion and sexuality.

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Four commercial vessels targeted by 'sabotage' near UAE waters: foreign ministry

Four commercial vessels were targeted by "sabotage operations" near the territorial waters of the United Arab Emirates, the UAE foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday, adding that there were no victims.

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Gunmen kill six in attack on church in Burkina Faso

Gunmen killed six people in an attack on a Catholic church in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, the mayor of Dablo town, where the attack took place, told Reuters.

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Mosques attacked in Sri Lanka town after Facebook row, curfew imposed

Several dozen people threw stones at mosques and Muslim-owned stores and a local man was beaten in the town of Chilaw on Sri Lanka's west coast on Sunday in a dispute that started on Facebook, sources told Reuters.

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Venezuela reopens border where migrants used trails to reach Brazil

Venezuela reopened its border crossing to Brazil on Friday, after its closure for nearly three months forced desperate Venezuelans to use indigenous trails to smuggle food and basic goods or to flee their crisis-stricken homeland.

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Gunmen 'kill six' in church in Burkina Faso

Gunmen burn down church during Mass and kill six people, including priest, in Burkina Faso, reports say

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Whitehall food bank set up after pay error

A small number of staff employed by outsourcing contractor ISS have been affected by the issue.

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As Houthis quit ports, Yemen awaits next peace steps

Yemen's government wants the United Nations to give time-frames for next steps of a peace deal after Houthi forces began withdrawing from key ports in the most significant advance yet for efforts to end the four-year war and relieve hunger.

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Trump, Xi likely to meet in Japan in June: White House adviser

U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are likely to meet during a G20 summit in Japan at the end of June and discuss trade, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Sunday.

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Arriva sues government over East Midlands franchise

The train operator joins rival Stagecoach in taking legal action over the government's decision.

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Yemen war: Houthi withdrawal from Hudaydah as planned - UN

A rebel pull-out from Yemen ports is going as planned, the UN says, despite government misgivings.

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Turkish Democratic Left Party candidate withdraws from Istanbul poll

An opposition candidate announced on Sunday he was withdrawing from next month's rerun of mayoral elections in Istanbul, in a move likely to aid the man who was declared the winner when the vote was initially held in March.

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Macron's EU election flagbearer targets 100-strong alliance with kingmaker role

The flagbearer of President Emmanuel Macron's European election challenge on Sunday foresaw building a centrist alliance of more than 100 lawmakers, enough she said to thrust the French leader and his grouping into the position of kingmaker in the chamber.

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Lithuanian presidential hopefuls promise to tackle inequality

Lithuanians came out in large numbers to vote in a tightly contested presidential election on Sunday to replace outgoing Dalia Grybauskaite, the Baltic nation's "Iron Lady" who was one of the European Union's most outspoken critics of Russia.

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White House aide Kudlow says Trump, Xi likely to meet in Japan in June

U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are likely to meet during a G20 summit in Japan at the end of June and discuss trade, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Sunday.

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China's door to talks with U.S. on trade always open -state media

China's door to talks with the United States about their trade dispute is always open, but China will not yield on important issues of principle, state media said on Sunday.

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