Libya's Haftar rules out Tripoli ceasefire, dismisses U.N.-led talks: newspaper

Libyan eastern commander Khalifa Haftar has ruled out a ceasefire in the battle for Tripoli and accused the United Nations of seeking to partition Libya, according to an interview published by French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche.

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Two Indian fire officials suspended after coaching center blaze kills 22

Indian authorities said on Sunday two fire department officials had been suspended over a fire at a coaching center that killed 21 students and one teacher in the western Gujarat state, renewing questions about building safety standards.

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Iran will defend itself against any aggression, says foreign minister

Iranian will defend itself against any military or economic aggression, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday, calling on European states to do more to preserve a nuclear agreement his country signed.

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Final voting under way in European elections

First results are due on Sunday evening in a vote where nationalists seek to change the balance of power.

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UK environment minister Gove joins race to replace May as prime minister: Sky

Environment minister and prominent pro-Brexit campaigner Michael Gove said on Sunday he would be running to replace Theresa May as British prime minister, Sky News reported.

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UK opposition Labour's McDonnell says must work to block a 'no deal' Brexit

Britain's opposition Labour Party will seek to prevent Prime Minister Theresa May's successor taking the country out of the European Union without a deal, its finance spokesman John McDonnell said on Sunday.

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Jailed Kurdish militant leader calls for end to hunger strike

Jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called for Kurdish lawmakers and thousands of prisoners to end their hunger strike in a statement read by one of his lawyers on Sunday, 200 days after one MP launched the protest.

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UK must leave EU on Oct. 31 even without a deal: PM candidate McVey

Britain must quit the European Union at the end of October even if that means leaving without a deal, Conservative lawmaker Esther McVey, one of the candidates to succeed Theresa May as prime minister, said on Sunday.

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Iran will defend itself against any aggression: foreign minister

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said on Sunday that Tehran would strongly defend itself against any military or economic aggression and called on European states to do more to preserve a nuclear agreement his country signed with them.

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U.S. military in region is 'weakest' in history: Iran deputy Guards chief

The U.S. military presence in the Middle East is at its "weakest in history", a deputy commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards was on Sunday quoted by the semi-official news agency Fars as saying.

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Strong earthquake hits Peru: USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of as much as 7.5 stuck northern Peru, the United States Geological Survey reported on Sunday.

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Lebanese PM: new budget start of 'a long road' to economic safety

The Lebanese draft state budget for 2019 is the start of a "long road" and shows Lebanon is determined to tackle public sector waste, Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said, after his unity cabinet wrapped up marathon talks on the plan.

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German state vote could threaten future of Merkel coalition

Voters in the northern state of Bremen look set to inflict a humiliating blow to Germany's Social Democrats (SPD), in an election on Sunday that could hasten the end of their loveless federal coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives.

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Hungary's Orban hopes for anti-immigration shift in Europe in vote

The European parliamentary election will hopefully strengthen anti-immigration political forces across Europe, Hungarian right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban told reporters after he cast his vote on Sunday.

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Venezuela crisis: Delegates to meet for Norway peace talks

Government and opposition delegates are returning to Norway to try to resolve the political crisis.

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