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.

On

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Indian national jailed over sex assault on US flightIndian national jailed over sex assault on US flight
Image copyrightWayne County Sheriff's OfficeImage caption The accused was sitting next to his wife when he allegedly assaulted someone sitting next to him

A US court has sentenced an Indian man to nine years in jail for sexually assaulting a woman who sat next to him on a US flight in January.

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My Neighbour Totoro: Studio Ghibli classic gets China release after 30 yearsMy Neighbour Totoro: Studio Ghibli classic gets China release after 30 years
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Japanese animation classic My Neighbour Totoro is finally being screened in Chinese cinemas, 30 years after it was first released.

The film, by Studio Ghibli and famed director Hayao Miyazaki, follows the story of two sisters who encounter Totoro and other forest creatures.

Despite the movie's cult following,

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