Guatemala elects new president to inherit Trump migration bind

Guatemalans on Sunday elect a new president who will face a major challenge after the country agreed with Washington to act as a buffer against illegal immigration under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Factbox: Guatemalan former first lady, surgeon in run-off for presidency

Guatemalans on Sunday vote in a second round run-off election for a new president who is likely to face a major challenge coping with a deal signed with Washington in July to turn the country into a buffer zone to stem migration.

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'Hong Kong not suitable for children'

Parents and their children have taken to the streets of Hong Kong for a pro-democracy rally.

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Israeli troops kill militant on Gaza border: medic, military

Israeli soldiers fired at a Palestinian militant on the Gaza border on Sunday, the military said, and a Palestinian medic said the man was killed.

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Argentines head to polls for primary in first Macri, Fernandez showdown

Argentines have their first chance on Sunday to head to the ballot boxes in a high-stakes presidential race in which they must choose between staying the course of painful austerity measures or a return to interventionist economics.

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In New Zealand, young Māori women lead the battle for indigenous rights

Five years ago, law graduate Pania Newton and her cousins got together around a kitchen table and agreed to do everything in their power to prevent a housing development on a south Auckland site considered sacred by local Māori.

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Factbox: History of recent protests by Māori in New Zealand

Thousands of indigenous Māori are protesting in New Zealand, demanding land rights and more reforms for the community, in the highest profile grassroot movements in over a decade.

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Saudi-led coalition moves against separatists who seized Aden in blow to alliance

The Saudi-led coalition on Sunday intervened in Aden in support of the Yemeni government after southern separatists effectively took over the southern port city, fracturing the alliance that had been focused on battling the Iran-aligned Houthi movement.

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Guatemala poll pits ex-first lady against ex-prison chief

Voters say they are concerned about levels of insecurity and the recent migrant deal struck with the US.

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Death toll from typhoon in eastern China rises to 28

The death toll from a major typhoon in eastern China rose to 28 on Sunday, with 20 people missing, state media reported, after torrential rains triggered a landslide that forced more than one million people to evacuate.

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Hong Kong braces for fresh protests as marchers set to defy police ban

Hong Kong protesters readied to take to the streets again on Sunday, defying a police ban on marches in the Chinese-controlled territory and continuing a restive weekend of demonstrations which saw police fire teargas overnight.

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Saudi-led coalition hits zones that pose threat to Yemeni government: state TV

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has attacked zones that pose a direct threat to a vital position belonging to the coalition-backed Yemeni government, Saudi state TV said on Sunday.

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Australia's ruling coalition splits over lawmaker's China comments

A split has opened in Australia's ruling coalition government over a lawmaker's comparison of the rise of China to that of Nazi Germany.

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UK PM backs 'stop-and-search' power, says will create 10,000 more spaces in prisons

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given support to the police's "stop-and-search powers" and also pledged to create "another 10,000 spaces" in UK prisons.

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Jeffrey Epstein: Questions raised over disgraced financer's death

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said the apparent suicide in prison was "way too convenient".

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Armed group kills five in a club in southern Brazil

An armed group broke into a club in the southern Brazilian city of Mostardas before dawn on Saturday and shot at employees and customers, killing five people and leaving four others severely injured, according to local media reports.

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