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Queensland Cyclone Owen: Powerful system may 'wreak havoc'Queensland Cyclone Owen: Powerful system may 'wreak havoc'
Image copyrightEPAImage caption Australia's east coast has been pummelled by heavy rain in recent days

Australian authorities have issued a warning about a powerful cyclone that is tracking towards the coast of Queensland.

Cyclone Owen is moving slowly over waters off the Northern Territory with winds of up to

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India PM Narendra Modi avoids probe over France Rafale jet dealIndia PM Narendra Modi avoids probe over France Rafale jet deal
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Former French President François Hollande, left, and Indian PM Narendra Modi announced the Rafale deal in 2015

India's top court has dismissed demands for an investigation into the country's decision to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from French company Dassault.

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High-speed train crash kills nine, injures 47
Nine people were killed and nearly 50 injured after a high-speed train crashed into a locomotive in the Turkish capital Ankara yesterday.
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Erdogan plans attack on US's Kurdish allies
Turkey will launch a new operation in Syria within days against a US-backed Kurdish militia that Ankara considers a terrorist group, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday.
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Ceasefire in key port city raises hopes for Yemen peace talks
Warring sides in Yemen have agreed to a ceasefire in the flashpoint port city of Hodeidah and will withdraw all troops "within days", marking a key breakthrough in the first peace talks in two years.
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China buys US soybeans for first time since trade warChina buys US soybeans for first time since trade war
Image copyrightReutersImage caption China's purchase of 1.13 million tonnes of US soybeans has been hailed as a wonderful, great step by US officials.

China has bought US soybeans for the first time since the trade war between the two countries started in July - a move hailed as a "great step" by US officials.

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