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Kurdish clashes raise tension as opposition cries foul in Iraq vote

By John Davison and Ali Sultan KIRKUK/SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - No sooner had polls closed in Iraq's Kurdish city of Sulaimaniya than anger at an unexpected sweep for its maligned dominant party boiled over. Gunfire between rival militias quickly erupted. The nighttime clashes had subsided by Sunday morning as Iraq's election commission tallied the final results of a nationwide legislative vote.

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Canada’s Trudeau remains optimistic on trade deal with U.S.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is optimistic that a new NAFTA trade deal with the United States can be reached and that a solution on U.S. tariffs for steel and aluminum imports can be found, he told German newspaper Handelsblatt. "We are working hard to reach an agreement on the NAFTA free-trade agreement and possibly also on the question of tariffs and quotas on aluminum and steel," Trudeau said in a pre-release excerpt from an interview to be published by the German daily on Monday. Читать дальше...

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Germany sees difficulties in shielding firms after U.S. exits Iran deal

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany acknowledged it could be hard to protect companies doing business with Iran as a senior U.S. official renewed a threat of sanctions against European firms following Washington's decision to pull out of a nuclear deal with Tehran. Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said Germany viewed President Donald Trump's unilateral withdrawal from the nuclear pact as wrong, adding that Berlin hopes Washington can still be persuaded not to punish foreign firms doing business there

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UK PM May says committed to ensuring Iran deal is upheld

(Reuters) - Britain and its European partners remain committed to ensuring the nuclear deal with Iran is upheld and Tehran must continue to meet its obligations under the pact, British Prime Minister Theresa May told the Iranian president on Sunday. "Both leaders agreed the importance of continued dialogue between the two countries, and looked forward to the meeting of UK, German, French and Iranian foreign ministers in Brussels on Tuesday," according to a readout of the call with President Hassan Rouhani that was issued by May's office. Читать дальше...

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Iraq’s firebrand cleric Sadr makes comeback in vote, initial results suggest

By Ulf Laessing and Aref Mohammed BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Moqtada al-Sadr, a firebrand Shi'ite cleric who led uprisings against U.S. troops, appeared to make a remarkable comeback in Iraq's parliamentary election after being sidelined for years by Iranian-backed rivals. Although Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's list of candidates were leading the field after Saturday's vote, Sadr's alliance was in second place, an election commission source and a security official told Reuters, citing unofficial... Читать дальше...

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Paris knife attacker was French citizen born in Chechnya – sources

By Emmanuel Jarry and Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) - A knife attacker who killed a 29-year-old man in Paris on Saturday night was a French citizen born in Russia's Chechnya region in 1997, judicial sources said on Sunday. The unnamed attacker shouted "Allahu akbar" (God is greatest) as he killed one passer-by and wounded four others in the busy Opera district of central Paris, witnesses and a prosecutor said, before being shot dead by police. The attack was one of a succession in France in... Читать дальше...