Trains to Hong Kong airport suspended amid protester disruption

Trains to Hong Kong's international airport were suspended on Sunday as pro-democracy protesters threatened to disrupt transport links to the airport, The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) operator said.

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U.S., Taliban close to deal as fighting intensifies

U.S. and Taliban negotiators are close to a deal to reduce fighting and allow full peace talks among Afghans, a top U.S. official said on Sunday, as insurgent forces attacked a second northern city.

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Saudi-led coalition says strikes Houthi arms site in Yemen, group says prison hit

A Saudi-led military coalition said on Sunday it launched air strikes on Houthi military targets in southwest Yemen that Houthi-run media said had hit a prison, killing tens of people.

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Indonesia arrests dozens for Papua protests that set buildings afire

Indonesian police have arrested dozens of people in the easternmost region of Papua following protests last week in which buildings were set ablaze, a police spokesman said on Sunday.

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U.S., Taliban at 'threshold' of Afghan agreement: U.S. official

U.S. and Taliban negotiators are close to an agreement that would reduce fighting and allow full peace talks among Afghans, a top U.S. official said on Sunday, a day after insurgent forces stormed the strategic northern city of Kunduz.

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Hong Kong protesters plan to disrupt airport after night of chaos

Pro-democracy demonstrators planned on Sunday to choke travel routes to Hong Kong's international airport after a chaotic night of running battles between police and masked protesters, the latest wave of unrest to hit the Chinese-ruled city.

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Poland marks 80th anniversary of start of World War Two

Leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday mark 80 years since the start of World War Two in Poland, with the conflict still a live political issue in the country.

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Defending champ Naomi Osaka ends Coco Gauff's US Open run

Coco Gauff will not match her magical Wimbledon run -- and Naomi Osaka's quest to defend her US Open title continues.

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Defending champ Naomi Osaka ends Coco Gauff's US Open run

Coco Gauff will not match her magical Wimbledon run -- and Naomi Osaka's quest to defend her US Open title continues.

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Thousands take to Hong Kong streets in wildcat demonstrations

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Britain's finance minister Javid says he has fantastic relationship with PM Johnson

Britain's finance minister Sajid Javid on Saturday he had a "fantastic" relationship with Boris Johnson after reports that he had a furious argument with the prime minister after the sacking of one of his aides.

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South Korean lawmakers visit disputed islets as Japan tensions mount

A group of South Korean lawmakers visited islands disputed with Japan, sparking a protest from the Japanese foreign ministry as the countries' already tense relationship deteriorates further.

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Taliban attack northern Afghan city amid peace talks with U.S.

Taliban forces attacked the northern Afghan city of Kunduz on Saturday, Afghan and Taliban officials said, even as the United States and the hardline Islamist group seem close to finalizing a deal for the withdrawal of American troops.

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India leaves nearly two million people off citizens' list, fate uncertain

Nearly 2 million people have been left off a list of citizens released on Saturday in India's northeastern state of Assam, after a mammoth years-long exercise to check illegal immigration that critics said targeted the region's Muslim minority.

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Iran shows off undamaged satellite after failed launch

Iran showed off an undamaged satellite on Saturday, days after a rocket exploded on its launchpad in the third failed launch of the year, which U.S. President Donald Trump had tweeted about hours earlier.

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Iran minister indicates satellite undamaged after failed launch

Iran's telecommunications minister suggested in a tweet on Saturday that an Iranian satellite was undamaged after a failed launch, which U.S. President Donald Trump had tweeted about hours earlier.

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