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  Saudi threatens to retaliate against any sanctions over Khashoggi disappearance

  Reuters . Dubai | Updated at 06:51pm on October 14, 2018

  Saudi Arabia rejected threats to punish it over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, saying the kingdom would retaliate against any sanctions with...

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  Turkey accuses Saudi of not cooperating as Trump threatens 'punishment'

  Agence France-Presse . Turkey | Updated at 12:26pm on October 14, 2018

  Turkey on Saturday accused Saudi Arabia of failing to cooperate with a probe into the disappearance of a journalist inside its Istanbul consulate, as US...

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  22 killed as truck carrying migrants crashes in Turkey

  Reuters . Istanbul | Updated at 02:09pm on October 14, 2018

  Twenty-two people, including children, were killed when a truck carrying migrants crashed in the western Turkish province of Izmir on Sunday, the...

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  MJ Akbar says sexual assault allegations baseless

  Reuters . Mumbai | Updated at 05:59pm on October 14, 2018

  Indian minister of state for external affairs MJ Akbar said he will take legal action against those who have accused him of sexual assault ruling out...

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  UK PM faces double trouble in looming Brexit showdown

  Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 10:46am on October 14, 2018

  British prime minister Theresa May faces a fight on two fronts this week, battling to convince her own ministers and then Brussels as the Brexit...

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  Protecting nature the best way to keep planet cool

  Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 12:03am on October 16, 2018

  The best — and fairest — way to cap global warming is to empower indigenous forest peoples, reduce food waste and slash meat consumption, an alliance of 38 NGOs said Monday....

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  Maldives leader blames defeat on ‘disappearing ink’

  Agence France-Presse . Colombo | Updated at 11:52pm on October 15, 2018

  Outgoing Maldives president Abdulla Yameen has told the Supreme Court that disappearing ink and specially treated ballot papers were to blame for his heavy election defeat last month....

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  Maldives opposition supporters protest as court reviews election challenge

  Reuters . Male | Updated at 12:04am on October 15, 2018

  Hundreds of Maldivians protested on Sunday demanding the arrest of defeated president Abdulla Yameen as its top court began to hear a petition challenging the outcome of last’s month election in the island nation....

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  Gandhi statue sparks controversy in Malawi

  Agence France-Presse . Blantyre | Updated at 12:50am on October 14, 2018

  Over 3,000 people have signed a petition opposing a planned statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Malawi’s commercial capital Blantyre, saying the Indian independence hero had done nothing for the southern African country...

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  22 dead in Indonesia floods and landslides

  Agence France-Presse . Indonesia | Updated at 12:49am on October 14, 2018

  At least 22 people have died and many are missing after heavy rain unleashed flash floods and landslides in western Indonesia, an official said Saturday....