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Protests in Albania escalate into violent clashes
TIRANA, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Protests in Albania continued on Saturday, which have escalated into violent clashes with police and left government buildings, banks, businesses and public facilities damaged in the capital Tirana.
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Hurricane Trudy threatens western Mexico with heavy rain, coastal flooding
Oct 17 - Hurricane Trudy maintained its strength as it moved toward Mexico's western coast on Saturday, with forecasters warning it could strengthen further before beginning to weaken on Sunday.
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Egypt's Sisi seeks parliament's backing to help defend Saudi Arabia if asked
CAIRO, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday Egypt would take any measures necessary to defend Saudi Arabia if asked, amid escalating Houthi attacks on the kingdom, and parliament announced an emergency session on Sunday.
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Zelenskiy asked neighbours to let grain cargoes through, Hungary PM Magyar says
BUDAPEST, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has asked neighbours Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary to allow the transit of Ukrainian grain cargoes because of a Black Sea blockade, Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Saturday.
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Zelenskiy hopes for meeting with US and Russia during G20 summit
KYIV, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Ukraine, the United States and Russia could meet during a G20 summit in the US but Washington and Moscow have not confirmed the meeting and other venues are also possible, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday.
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Ukraine says Russia's claimed territorial advances are 'an illusion'
Oct 17 (Reuters) - Ukraine on Saturday rejected Russia's claim to have captured more than 1,800 square km (695 square miles) of territory and nearly 100 settlements, including the eastern town of Dobropillia, since September 1.
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Albanian police fire rubber bullets as student protests rage
TIRANA, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Police in Albania fired what appeared to be rubber bullets at protesters on Saturday, the fifth day of mass student demonstrations demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama step down.
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Tunisians stage biggest protest in years against President Saied
TUNIS, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Thousands of Tunisians joined the largest protest against President Kais Saied in years in the capital on Saturday, accusing him of undermining democracy and mishandling the economy in a growing challenge to his rule.
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Egypt's Sisi says his presidency will end in 2030
CAIRO, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday that his presidential term would end in 2030 and that the question of his departure from office was settled, reaffirming that Egypt's constitution would not be amended.
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Trump faults aides as Republican midterm prospects dim
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is blaming senior aides and political operatives for a faltering midterm strategy, questioning campaign spending, faulting redistricting and second-guessing candidate choices as Republicans fight to retain control of Congress, said three people familiar with internal discussions.
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Pope Leo returns to Vatican four days after cancer surgery
VATICAN CITY, Oct 17 (Reuters) - A smiling Pope Leo left hospital in Rome on Saturday afternoon and returned to the Vatican four days after surgery for lung cancer, an illness that has prompted speculation about how his 17-month papacy might change.
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Russian defence ministry says it hit Ukrainian steel plants, power infrastructure overnight
Oct 17 (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday it had carried out a large-scale overnight attack on Ukrainian infrastructure targets, including the country's largest steelworks in the city of Kryvyi Rih.
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IMF members call for more support amid war shocks, 'advanced intelligence' risks
BANGKOK, Oct 17 (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund member countries called for increasing support to countries that are facing short-term financing challenges caused by negative spillovers from wars and high energy prices, and said economic risks remain tilted to the downside.
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'Our land, our Albania': young lawmaker demands new future as protests rage
TIRANA, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Marjana Koceku's life changed last year when Prime Minister Edi Rama hand-picked her to run for Albania's parliament, one of a legion of young lawmakers he hoped would become the face of his Socialist Party.
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Delegates walked out of IMF steering committee meeting when Russian official spoke, sources say
BANGKOK, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Many delegates to the International Monetary Fund's steering committee walked out of a meeting on Saturday when Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov addressed the group in Russian, three sources familiar with the matter said.
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Mass protests in France spiral into worst riots in years
PARIS, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Rioting erupted in cities across France on Saturday as demonstrations against rising living costs and declining public services spiralled out of control in some of the worst violence the country has witnessed for decades.
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Australia confirms first H5N1 bird flu case on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island
SYDNEY, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Australia on Saturday confirmed its first case of H5N1 bird flu on the sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island, with the deadly virus found in the remote territory's vulnerable elephant seal population.
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Three sentenced to 158 years in Mexico for murder of Australian, US surfers
MEXICO CITY, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A Mexican judge on Friday sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months in prison each for the killings of two Australian brothers and their American friend during a 2024 surf trip to the state of Baja California, a judicial official said.
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Trump threatens California officials with imprisonment over stance on mail ballots
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The US Justice Department on Friday warned Los Angeles County and California election officials they could be liable as abettors of a federal crime if they count mail ballots returned by more than 20,000 people the Trump administration says are probably noncitizens.
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India's 'cockroach' movement founder released a day after detention
NEW DELHI, Oct 17 (Reuters) - India's "cockroach" youth movement leader was released by an Indian court on Saturday, a day after he was detained for trying to lead another protest rally in New Delhi calling for the resignation of the country's election chief.
