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New Spanish PM seeks government without hard-left Podemos

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's new Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, propelled to power by an unlikely alliance of rival parties, on Sunday worked on putting together a minority government which a close aide said would not include ministers from the hard-left Podemos party. Source: Reuters World News

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Britain says militant Islamist threat to stay high and may rise further

LONDON (Reuters) - The threat posed by Islamist militants to Britain is expected to remain high for the next two years and could even rise, the interior ministry said on Sunday, on the first anniversary of an attack that killed eight people in central London. Source: Reuters World News

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Nearly half Afghan children out of school, number rising for first time in years

KABUL (Reuters) - Nearly half all children in Afghanistan are out of school due to conflict, poverty, child marriage and discrimination against girls, the number rising for the first time since 2002, humanitarian organizations said in a report on Sunday. Source: Reuters World News

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Afghan archaeologist killed near Buddhist site, home to giant copper reserve

KABUL (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed an Afghan archaeologist near an ancient Buddhist excavation site, also home to the country's largest copper reserve, raising concerns about increasing threats to government-backed projects, officials said on Sunday. Source: Reuters World News

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Syria's Assad says will visit North Korea, news agency reports

SEOUL (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he plans to visit North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, North Korean state media reported on Sunday, potentially the first meeting between Kim and another head of state in Pyongyang. Source: Reuters World News

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Indonesian police raid university over suspected plot to attack assemblies

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian anti-terrorism police have detained a former student and are questioning two others after a raid on a university campus in Pekanbaru, on Sumatra island, where crude bombs and other explosive material were seized, police said. Source: Reuters World News

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Britain will have Brexit policies ready for June EU summit: minister

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will have a good set of proposals on Brexit policy ready for a meeting of European Union leaders this month, interior minister Sajid Javid said on Sunday, adding that he expected a positive response from Brussels. Source: Reuters World News

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Britain will have 'good set' of Brexit policies ready for June EU summit: minister

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will have a good set of proposals on Brexit policy ready for a meeting of European Union leaders this month, interior minister Sajid Javid said on Sunday, adding that he expected a positive response from Brussels. Source: Reuters World News

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With ports, ships and promises, India asserts role in Southeast Asia

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Almost lost in the din of the upcoming U.S-North Korea summit and fresh tension between Washington and Beijing last week, India cemented its diplomatic and security ties across Southeast Asia in a clear challenge to China. Source: Reuters World News

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