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Firebrand nationalist cleric Sadr leads Iraq election

BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Moqtada al-Sadr was leading in Iraq's parliamentary election with over half of the votes counted, the electoral commission said on Sunday, a surprise comeback for the powerful nationalist Shi'ite cleric who had been sidelined by Iran-backed rivals. Source: Reuters World News

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Rhetoric over U.S. exit from Iran deal rises amid threat of sanctions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States threatened on Sunday to impose sanctions on European companies that do business with Iran, as the remaining participants in the Iran nuclear accord stiffened their resolve to keep that agreement operational. Source: Reuters World News

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UK could lose influence on EU security and defense policy: report

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain may lose its influence on EU security and defense policy after it leaves the European Union, according to a parliamentary report on Monday which urges the government to put forward proposals for future co-operation. Source: Reuters World News

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Pompeo: U.S. to lift sanctions if North Korea dismantles nuclear weapons program

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that Washington would agree to lift sanctions on North Korea if the country agrees to completely dismantle its nuclear weapons program, a move that would create economic prosperity that "will rival" that of South Korea. Source: Reuters World News

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Erdogan's 'crazy' canal alarms villagers and environmentalists

SAZLIBOSNA, Turkey (Reuters) - When residents of Sazlibosna, a village near Istanbul, tried to attend a public meeting about the Turkish government's plan to dig a 400 metre-wide canal through their farmlands, they were stopped by police. Source: Reuters World News

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