Iran starts mass-producing local fighter jet: state TV

Iran has started mass-producing its locally designed Kowsar fighter plane, state television reported on Saturday.

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China says more talks needed on economic aid for Pakistan

China will provide Pakistan with economic aid but more talks will take place to fix the details, a senior Chinese diplomat said, after new Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday.

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Australia trade minister to visit China in sign of thaw

Australia's trade minister will travel to China on Sunday, in a sign that political tensions between the two countries may be easing.

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Colombia must invest in education to have peace, singer Shakira says

Colombian must invest more in education if there is to be peace, pop star Shakira said on Friday, during a visit to her home country to close her El Dorado tour and break ground at two schools to be built by her charitable foundation.

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U.S. to end trade benefits for Mauritania over forced labor

U.S. President Donald Trump intends to end trade benefits for Mauritania on Jan. 1 for not making sufficient progress on ending forced labor practices, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) said on Friday.

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U.S. allows eight importers to keep buying Iran oil for now

The United States said on Friday it will temporarily allow eight importers to keep buying Iranian oil when it re-imposes sanctions on Monday to try to force Iran to curb its nuclear, missile and regional activities.

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U.S. President Trump cancels planned visit to Colombia

President Donald Trump has canceled a visit to Colombia that he had planned for early December, the White House said on Friday.

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Cuba lashes out at Trump administration over new sanctions

Cuba on Friday said new sanctions planned by the United States were a futile attempt to change its policies and would only further isolate Washington internationally.

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Trump backtracks on suggestion U.S. troops could fire on migrants

President Donald Trump on Friday backtracked from his suggestion a day earlier that American troops sent to the U.S. border with Mexico would be free to fire on migrants who throw rocks at them, saying that rock-throwers would only be arrested.

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U.S. approves key step toward German missile defense deal

The U.S. government has approved integration of the U.S. Patriot PAC-3 MSE missile into a next-generation German missile defense system, a spokesman said on Friday, a key step toward completion of a long-delayed multibillion-dollar arms sale.

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Venezuelan migration to Colombia may generate growth: World Bank

The arrival of more than a million Venezuelans fleeing a deep social and economic crisis in their country could lead to economic growth in Colombia, if the country takes the right steps to manage the migrant crisis, the World Bank said in a report released on Friday.

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Turkey's Erdogan: Khashoggi killing ordered at Saudi 'highest levels'

The order to kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi came from the "highest levels" of the Saudi government, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in the Washington Post on Friday and he called for the "puppetmasters" to be unmasked.

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Pakistani Islamists to call off protests over Christian woman

A Pakistani Islamist party said on Friday it will call off protests over the acquittal of a Christian woman who faced hanging on blasphemy charges, striking a deal with the government to end three days of protests in major cities.

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