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They demanded a recount, a non-partisan public media service, fresh elections and for the opposition to unite. Singing the national and EU anthems, they vowed to return for another demonstration next week.

Syria ally Russia warned on Saturday of "consequences" following the launch of US-led strikes against Bashar al-Assad's regime in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack.

A US official said that the strikes were aimed at multiple targets and involved Tomahawk cruise missiles.

A Swiss woman is pressing criminal charges against 55-year-old Ramadan alleging he raped her and held her against her will for several hours in a Geneva hotel room a decade ago, the Tribune de Geneve (TdG) daily reported.

The allegations left Trump fuming. "He is a weak and untruthful slime ball who was, as time has proven, a terrible Director of the FBI," Trump added in a second tweet.

Pakistan’s Supreme Court dashed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s hopes of returning to power on Friday, ruling that the disqualification handed to him last year in the Panama Papers Case was for life.

Foreign minister Taro Kono will meet with his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha in the morning.

Moscow officials stopped direct flights citing security concerns after the attack, in a major blow for the Egyptian economy, which relies heavily on tourism and had been a popular destination for Russians.

India has objected to the CPEC as it is being laid through the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and boycotted a high-profile Belt and Road Forum organised by China last year.

Like the antlers on a stag, a pronounced brow ridge was a permanent signal of dominance and aggression in our early ancestors, said researchers at the University of York in the UK.

Aramco and French oil major Total plan to sign an agreement to expand their joint venture refinery in Saudi Arabia, sources familiar with the matter said.

The next potentially explosive legal development could come as early as next Wednesday, when local media report that the Supreme Court may revisit the current law on incarceration during appeals.

CIA Director Mike Pompeo and a team at the CIA have been working through intelligence back-channels to make preparations for the summit, several administration officials familiar with the discussions tell CNN.

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said "amity with all and enmity with none" was the motto of Nepal's foreign policy.

"The attack apparently affected 200,000 router switches across the world in a widespread attack, including 3,500 switches in our country," the Communication and Information Technology Ministry said in a statement.

Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade is the latest component of a growing marine force that includes helicopter carriers, amphibious ships, Osprey tilt-rotor troop carriers and amphibious assault vehicles, meant to deter China as it pushes for easier acces...