Puerto Rico oversight board enters agreement to address debt claims

Puerto Rico's federally created financial oversight board said on Sunday it has entered into an agreement with bondholders to provide "a framework for a plan of adjustment" to address $35 billion of claims against the U.S. territory.

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Guatemala votes for new president, runoff likely to decide outcome

Guatemalans on Sunday voted for a new president, who will face the daunting challenge of curbing drug gang violence that has ravaged the country and helped spur illegal immigration to the United States, stoking tensions with President Donald Trump.

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Yemen's Houthis launch new attack on Saudi Arabia's Abha airport: Al Masirah TV

Yemen's Houthi movement launched a new drone attack targeting the Abha regional airport in southern Saudi Arabia, the group's Al-Masirah TV said on Monday.

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Pressure builds on Hong Kong leader Lam after mass protest

Hong Kong's political crisis enters its second week on Monday as uncertainty mounts over the fate of government leader Carrie Lam and an extradition bill she postponed at the weekend.

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Suspected North Carolina burglar caught after being fought off by boy with machete

North Carolina police arrested a suspected burglar on Sunday who was fought off by an 11-year-old boy with a machete and sought treatment at a hospital for a head wound, but managed to flee before police could arrest him.

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Stealing from the sick in Uganda

The BBC finds evidence that prescription drugs have been sold illegally by Ugandan health workers.

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Germany's far-right AfD party fails to win first mayor

The vote in Görlitz was viewed as a test for the anti-immigration party ahead of regional elections.

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Power mostly restored after massive blackout in Argentina, but questions remain

Power returned to much of Argentina and two neighboring countries following a massive blackout that left tens of millions in the dark on Sunday, but Argentine President Mauricio Macri said the cause of the "unprecedented" outage was still unclear.

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Turkish outpost in Syria shelled from Syrian government forces area: ministry

A Turkish observation post in Syria's Idlib region was attacked with mortar fire and shelling from an area controlled by Syrian government forces, causing damage but no casualties, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

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Tens of thousands dressed in black rally to demand Hong Kong leader steps down

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Hong Kong on Sunday dressed in black to demand the city's embattled leader steps down, a day after she suspended an extradition bill in a dramatic retreat following the most violent protests in decades.

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'My parents wanted me to marry. I became a DJ'

Photographer Sayan Hazra captures a day in the life of one of India's few female DJs.

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Turkey's Erdogan sees Russian S-400s delivery starting in July: NTV

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he expected Russian S-400 missile defense systems to start arriving in Turkey in the first half of July, broadcaster NTV reported on Sunday, a development set to fuel tensions with NATO ally Washington.

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Turkey's Erdogan sees Russian S-400s coming from July: NTV

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he expected Russian S-400 missile defense systems to start arriving in Turkey in the first half of July, broadcaster NTV reported on Sunday, a development set to fuel tensions with NATO ally Washington.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2wYNiZn

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Thousands dressed in black rally to demand Hong Kong leader steps down

Thousands of people took to the streets in Hong Kong on Sunday dressed in black to demand the city's embattled leader steps down, a day after she suspended an extradition bill in a dramatic retreat following the most violent protests in decades.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/31zyjmH

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Two dead after light planes collide mid-air in New Zealand

Two light aircraft collided mid-air on their final approach at a regional aerodrome in New Zealand on Sunday killing both pilots, police said.

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India announces retaliatory trade tariffs against the US

The new duties come days before countries' leaders are expected to meet at a G20 summit in Japan.

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Illegal eel exporters exposed by Countryfile

International buyers offered high prices for eels caught on the River Severn in Gloucestershire.

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Hundreds dressed in black rally to demand Hong Kong leader steps down

Hundreds of people took to the streets in Hong Kong on Sunday dressed in black to demand the city's embattled leader steps down, a day after she suspended an extradition bill in a dramatic retreat following the most violent protests in decades.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2wXGg7a

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Guatemala election: Uncertainty reigns as top candidates barred

With two of the main candidates barred from running, Guatemala's presidential election is in disarray.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WMGYDr

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