China's Xi to meet Venezuela's Maduro on Friday
China's foreign ministry said on Friday that President Xi Jinping would meet Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro that afternoon, during a visit to Beijing where he seeks to convince China to disburse fresh loans to the crisis-struck oil producer.
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China's foreign ministry said on Friday that President Xi Jinping would meet Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro that afternoon, during a visit to Beijing where he seeks to convince China to disburse fresh loans to the crisis-struck oil producer.
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Turkey's Erdogan says mulling election alliance with nationalists
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday his AK Party would look into the possibility of forming an alliance with the nationalist MHP party for local elections in March 2019.
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday his AK Party would look into the possibility of forming an alliance with the nationalist MHP party for local elections in March 2019.
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Erdogan: Turkey came under 'economic attack' after U.S. statements
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey came under a "heinous economic attack" after statements from the United States.
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey came under a "heinous economic attack" after statements from the United States.
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Turkey's Erdogan, Russia's Putin to meet in Sochi on Monday: sources
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the Russian city of Sochi on Monday, sources said.
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the Russian city of Sochi on Monday, sources said.
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Steve Bannon drafting curriculum for right-wing Catholic institute in Italy
Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon is helping to craft the curriculum for a leadership course at a right-wing Roman Catholic institute in Italy, stepping up his efforts to influence conservative thinking in the church.
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Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon is helping to craft the curriculum for a leadership course at a right-wing Roman Catholic institute in Italy, stepping up his efforts to influence conservative thinking in the church.
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Spanish PM defends doctoral thesis against reports of plagiarism
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez published the results of plagiarism tests on his doctoral thesis on Friday in response to pressure over alleged academic misdemeanors which have buffeted the country's politics.
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez published the results of plagiarism tests on his doctoral thesis on Friday in response to pressure over alleged academic misdemeanors which have buffeted the country's politics.
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Kremlin says it would review any UK request to interview poisoning suspects
The Kremlin said on Friday it would review any British request to interview the two men London suspects of trying to murder a former spy in strict accordance with Russian law, but said it had not received any such request.
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The Kremlin said on Friday it would review any British request to interview the two men London suspects of trying to murder a former spy in strict accordance with Russian law, but said it had not received any such request.
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In South Sudan ghost town, peace deal not yet a reality
Yellow flowered vines crawl through empty window frames and up crumbling brick walls. Electricity poles are slanting along the road, cables hanging dead from their arms. The sign for Malakal's city council is riddled with bullet holes.
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Yellow flowered vines crawl through empty window frames and up crumbling brick walls. Electricity poles are slanting along the road, cables hanging dead from their arms. The sign for Malakal's city council is riddled with bullet holes.
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Hokkaido races to secure power supplies before winter grips island
Japan is racing to secure power supplies ahead of winter after a devastating quake left 41 people dead and damaged generating stations on the northern island of Hokkaido, where temperatures regularly drop well below zero in colder months.
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Japan is racing to secure power supplies ahead of winter after a devastating quake left 41 people dead and damaged generating stations on the northern island of Hokkaido, where temperatures regularly drop well below zero in colder months.
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Berlin: No comment on reports Merkel has lost confidence in top spy
A spokeswoman for Angela Merkel said on Friday she could not comment on reports that the chancellor had lost confidence in Germany's embattled domestic intelligence chief.
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A spokeswoman for Angela Merkel said on Friday she could not comment on reports that the chancellor had lost confidence in Germany's embattled domestic intelligence chief.
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Germany looking at payment system with Iran to save nuclear deal
Germany and its European partners are considering setting up a payment system with Iran that allows the continuation of business transactions with the Islamic Republic once U.S. sanctions kick in, an economy ministry spokeswoman said on Friday.
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Germany and its European partners are considering setting up a payment system with Iran that allows the continuation of business transactions with the Islamic Republic once U.S. sanctions kick in, an economy ministry spokeswoman said on Friday.
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British prison officers protest against violence in jails
Thousands of British prison officers walked out of their jobs on Friday, gathering outside jails to protest against what their union called unprecedented levels of violence and the failure of the government to make prisons safe.
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Thousands of British prison officers walked out of their jobs on Friday, gathering outside jails to protest against what their union called unprecedented levels of violence and the failure of the government to make prisons safe.
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China says willing to provide Venezuela with what help it can
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told visiting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro that China is willing to provide whatever help it can offer to his country, state media said on Friday.
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told visiting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro that China is willing to provide whatever help it can offer to his country, state media said on Friday.
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UK court rules against electoral watchdog in Brexit spending row
Britain's electoral regulator misinterpreted the spending law when it allowed the main Brexit campaign to donate to a smaller, aligned group during the 2016 referendum campaign, London's High Court ruled on Friday.
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Britain's electoral regulator misinterpreted the spending law when it allowed the main Brexit campaign to donate to a smaller, aligned group during the 2016 referendum campaign, London's High Court ruled on Friday.
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Thai parties cleared to organize for first time in years as election nears
Political parties in Thailand were on Friday allowed to resume organizing for the first time since a 2014 military coup, in anticipation of a general election due by May, but a ban on gatherings or more than five people remains in place.
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Political parties in Thailand were on Friday allowed to resume organizing for the first time since a 2014 military coup, in anticipation of a general election due by May, but a ban on gatherings or more than five people remains in place.
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Germany says closure of Washington PLO office undermines two-state solution
The United States' decision to close the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) office in Washington will make it harder to reach a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, a spokeswoman for the German foreign ministry said on Friday.
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The United States' decision to close the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) office in Washington will make it harder to reach a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, a spokeswoman for the German foreign ministry said on Friday.
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Putin discusses Syria's Idlib with Russia's security council: RIA
President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Syria's rebel-held Idlib with members of Russia's Security Council on Friday, the RIA news agency cited the Kremlin as saying.
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President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Syria's rebel-held Idlib with members of Russia's Security Council on Friday, the RIA news agency cited the Kremlin as saying.
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Russian warships hold drills in Bering Sea in huge military exercise
Russian warships held drills in the Bering Sea which separates Russia from Alaska, part of Moscow's biggest military maneuvers since the fall of the Soviet Union, footage aired by the Ministry of Defence showed on Friday.
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Russian warships held drills in the Bering Sea which separates Russia from Alaska, part of Moscow's biggest military maneuvers since the fall of the Soviet Union, footage aired by the Ministry of Defence showed on Friday.
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UK Labour Party to vote against PM May's Brexit deal, senior lawmaker says
Britain's opposition Labour Party is set to vote against any Brexit deal reached by Prime Minister Theresa May and the lack of a viable exit from the European Union will force May from office before Christmas, a senior Labour lawmaker told the Financial Times.
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Britain's opposition Labour Party is set to vote against any Brexit deal reached by Prime Minister Theresa May and the lack of a viable exit from the European Union will force May from office before Christmas, a senior Labour lawmaker told the Financial Times.
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German spy scandal exposes deep divisions in Merkel government
A scandal over migrants being chased through the streets has exposed a rift between Angela Merkel and Germany's security establishment that is dividing her coalition and hindering efforts to contain the fall-out from her "open door" refugee policy.
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A scandal over migrants being chased through the streets has exposed a rift between Angela Merkel and Germany's security establishment that is dividing her coalition and hindering efforts to contain the fall-out from her "open door" refugee policy.
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EU seeks to scrap seasonal clock changes in 2019
The European Union will scrap the twice-yearly seasonal clock change across the bloc from October 2019, leaving member states to decide by April whether they will stick permanently to summer or winter time, the European Commission said on Friday.
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The European Union will scrap the twice-yearly seasonal clock change across the bloc from October 2019, leaving member states to decide by April whether they will stick permanently to summer or winter time, the European Commission said on Friday.
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