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Ethiopia says detains suspected Islamist militants planning attacks
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia said on Saturday it had arrested an unspecified number of Islamist militant members of the Somali group al Shabaab and Islamic State who were planning to carry out attacks in the country on various targets including hotels.
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Stacks of cash shown at trial of Sudan's toppled leader Bashir
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Stacks of cash piled high were shown as evidence on Saturday against ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir at his trial on charges of possessing illicit foreign currency and corruption.
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Biden urges investigation into Trump Ukraine call
DES MOINES, Iowa/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, a frontrunner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, on Saturday called for an investigation into reports that President Donald Trump pressed his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate Biden and his son.
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After strikes, youth climate activists keep pressure on leaders
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Young climate change activists delivered a strong message to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Saturday: If elected officials do not take strong actions to combat climate change, they will be voted out of office.
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Islamic State claims responsibility for Iraq bus bombing that killed 12
CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State militants have claimed responsibility for a bus bombing that killed 12 people near the Iraqi city of Kerbala, the Amaq news agency reported on Saturday.
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Bernie Sanders calls for wiping out $81 billion in medical debt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders released a plan on Saturday to eliminate $81 billion (64.91 billion pounds) in Americans' existing medical debt, going beyond his Democratic White House rivals and expanding on his signature proposal for a government-run health insurance system.
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Ukraine minister denies Trump put pressure on Zelenskiy during call: report
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko on Saturday denied suggestions U.S. President Donald Trump had put pressure on Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a phone call in July.
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Saudi Arabia to wait for investigation before responding to attacks - minister
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will wait for the results of an investigation before responding to last weekend's attack on its oil facilities, for which it believes Iran is responsible, a senior official said on Saturday.
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Iranian held by Somali pirates since 2015 freed
DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iranian sailor held hostage by Somali pirates for more than four years has been released with the help of the United Nations and a humanitarian group, Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
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Turkey is prepared for possible Syria border operation, Erdogan says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey is ready to act on its southern border with Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said, after warning that it could take unilateral steps if the U.S. does not establish a "safe zone" in northeast Syria this month.
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A bridge too far: Dutch and British commemorate Operation Market Garden
EDE, Netherlands (Reuters) - Operation Market Garden, the ultimately failed attempt to liberate the north of the Netherlands from Nazi Germany in September 1944, was commemorated by veterans and royalty in the Netherlands on Saturday.
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Dozens detained in Kazakhstan at anti-China protests
ALMATY/NUR-SULTAN (Reuters) - Police detained dozens in Kazakhstan's two largest cities on Saturday as they took part in the latest protest against China's influence in the Central Asian republic.
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Greek police arrest suspect in aircraft hijacking
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police have arrested a 65-year-old man suspected of an aircraft hijacking and kidnapping, crimes committed in 1985 and 1987, they said on Saturday.
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Poland's PiS pledges more spending ahead of parliamentary election
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) has pledged to provide at least 1 billion zlotys (200.35 million pounds) for companies adding to a list of expensive promises ahead of next month's parliamentary elections.
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French police break up 'yellow vest' and 'black bloc' protests in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - French police fired tear gas and made over a hundred arrests in Paris on Saturday as they dispersed "yellow vest" protesters attempting unauthorised rallies and black-masked demonstrators who disrupted a climate march.
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Kiribati says national interest behind cutting Taiwan ties in favour of China
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Pacific island nation of Kiribati acted in its best national interest when it severed ties with Taiwan and re-established diplomatic relations with China, the office of Kiribati's president said on Saturday.
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Malta takes some migrants from Ocean Viking, but leaves others onboard
LA VALLETTA (Reuters) - A group of 265 migrants were brought to Malta on Saturday, including 36 from the rescue ship Ocean Viking, but the operators of the ship complained that more than 180 other migrants on board had been refused disembarkation by the island.
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Battered Trudeau gets brief reprieve amid Canada blackface scandal
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got his first day out of the spotlight on Saturday after being hammered for images showing him in blackface, which have threatened to derail his re-election campaign.
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Malta murdered journalist's family fume over inquiry board composition
VALLETTA (Reuters) - The family of murdered Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has protested over the composition of a board set up by the prime minister to conduct an independent public inquiry into whether the government could have prevented the killing.
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China's Pacific influence grows as it signs up new friend in Solomon Islands
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and former Taiwan ally the Solomon Islands established diplomatic ties on Saturday in a sign of Beijing's growing influence in the Pacific that has angered Washington, with a top Chinese diplomat saying the time was almost up for the rest of Taiwan's friends.