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Croatia populist president re-elected in landslide, exit poll shows

Croatia’s populist President Zoran Milanovic was re-elected in a landslide, defeating his conservative rival in Sunday’s run-off, according to an exit poll. Milanovic took 77.86 percent of the vote and Dragan Primorac, backed by the centre-right HDZ party that governs Croatia, 22.14 percent, according to the exit poll shown on state-run HRT television.While the role of …

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Saudi Arabia urges Syria sanctions relief at talks with regional, EU diplomats

Saudi Arabia on Sunday called for the lifting of sanctions on Syria after meetings with top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe that focused on the war-ravaged country’s future.The Gulf kingdom, the region’s biggest economy, is seeking to increase its influence in Syria after Islamist-led rebels toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad last month, analysts …

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‘Dangerous and strong’ winds threaten to spread LA inferno

US officials warned “dangerous and strong” winds were set to push deadly wildfires further through Los Angeles residential areas Sunday as firefighters struggled to make progress against the flames.At least 16 people have been confirmed dead from blazes that have ripped through the city, reducing whole neighborhoods to ashes and leaving thousands without homes.Despite massive …

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Firefighters race to beat LA blazes as winds grow and death toll hits 16

Firefighters battled Sunday to get on top of massive wildfires around Los Angeles as winds ramped up, pushing the blazes toward previously untouched neighborhoods.At least 16 people were confirmed dead from fires that have ripped through the city, leaving communities in ruins and testing the mettle of thousands of firefighters — and millions of California …

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Malala Yousafzai tells Muslim leaders not to ‘legitimise’ Taliban

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders on Sunday not to legitimise the Afghan Taliban government and to “show true leadership” over their assault on women’s rights.”Do not legitimise them,” she said at a summit focused on girls’ education in Islamic nations being held in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad.”As Muslim leaders, now is the …

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