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Jailed former head of Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition says fair election impossible

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's Kurdish opposition presidential candidate, who is challenging President Tayyip Erdogan from behind prison bars, said a fair vote in next month's election was impossible under the state of emergency. Source: Reuters World News

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Amid trade tensions, Merkel commends Macron's 'elan'

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel praised French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday for giving fresh impetus to the European project, lauding his "elan" despite differences between France and Germany over trade policy. Source: Reuters World News

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South Korea faces dilemma over anti-North leaflets as ties thaw

SEOUL/PAJU, South Korea (Reuters) - Days after a historic inter-Korean summit Lee Min-bok, a defector who has been flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets into the North for 15 years, received a call from an official at Seoul's Unification Ministry urging him to halt his balloon campaign. Source: Reuters World News

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Hawaii's Big Island on high alert after earthquakes, lava fissures

PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) - Hawaii's Big Island remains on high alert on Saturday after the Kilauea volcano spewed lava into residential areas, forcing hundreds to evacuate, and a series of earthquakes, including a powerful tremor, shook the island. Source: Reuters World News

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