Liberal lawyer Caputova on path to win Slovak presidential election: partial results

Anti-graft lawyer Zuzana Caputova led Slovakia's presidential run-off vote with 58.4 percent of the vote after results from 64 percent of polling stations were counted, giving her nearly certain victory, statistics office data showed on Saturday.

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U.S. ending aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras over migrants

The United States is cutting off aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, known collectively as the "Northern Triangle," the State Department said on Saturday, a day after President Donald Trump blasted the Central American countries for sending migrants to the United States.

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UK's May risks 'total collapse' of government in Brexit impasse: Sunday Times

British Prime Minister Theresa May risks the "total collapse" of her government if she fails to get her battered Brexit deal through parliament, the Sunday Times newspaper said, amid growing speculation that she might call an early election.

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Libya's rival leaders could overcome army control dispute: U.N. Secretary General

There are signs that Libya's two rival leaders may for the first time solve a key dispute over control of the army, amid efforts to overcome the country's eight-year-long conflict, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday.

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Slovak ruling party candidate Sefcovic concedes defeat in presidential election

Slovakia's ruling party-backed candidate Maros Sefcovic conceded defeat in the euro zone country's presidential election on Saturday.

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Kremlin: USA has not requested phone call on Venezuela with Putin - TASS

The United States has yet to request a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the situation in Venezuela, the Kremlin was quoted as saying by TASS news agency on Saturday.

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Erdogan says Turkey will solve Syria issue 'on the field' after Sunday's elections

Turkey will solve the Syria issue "on the field" after Sunday's local elections, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, as he sought to drum up support for his AK Party in the vote.

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Burundi bans BBC and suspends Voice of America, activists cry foul

Burundi has banned the BBC and indefinitely suspended Voice of America, moves that campaigners and the international broadcasters described as a blow to press freedom.

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All Brexit options are on the table: UK Conservatives chair

The chairman of British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party said all options were on the table for how to get Britain out of its Brexit impasse but that seeking a customs union with the European Union would be difficult.

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Man arrested after Eurostar suspends train services due to trespasser

British police arrested a man for obstruction of the railway line on Saturday after Eurostar, the company that runs trains between London, Paris and Brussels, said it had suspended all trains in and out of Britain.

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All Brexit options are on the table: UK Conservatives chair

The chairman of British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party said all options were on the table for how to get Britain out of its Brexit impasse but that seeking a customs union with the European Union would be difficult.

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Factbox: Cyclone Idai's death toll rises to 746, hundreds of thousands displaced

Hundreds of thousands of people are in need of food, water and shelter after Cyclone Idai battered Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.

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In Mozambique, parents yearn for children torn away by cyclone

It has been more than a week since Virginia Samuel last saw two of her children.

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Secret tape increases pressure on Trudeau in SNC-Lavalin affair

An audio tape seems to show an ex-minister being asked to help avoid prosecutions in a corruption case.

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Trump threatens to shut Mexico border following migration surge

Mexico's president said he would not be drawn into confrontation and the threats were down to politics.

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Brazil: Bolsonaro's coup celebration barred by judge

The judge said the celebration was not "compatible with the process of democratic reconstruction".

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Venezuela crisis: Red Cross set to begin crucial aid

Aid could start in two weeks, the group says, after getting approval from the government.

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Slovakia: Zuzana Caputova front runner in presidential election

If elected, political newcomer Zuzana Caputova will be Slovakia's first female president.

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