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  Last update: 16:10 23.09.2019

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  Middle East

  Netanyahu Won Majority of Votes to Head New Israeli Government – Reports

  JERUSALEM/MOSCOW (Sputnik) – On Sunday, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin began two-day consultations with elected parties to pick a politician with the best chance of forming a coalition government.

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  Last update: 15:20 23.09.2019

  15:20 23.09.2019

  Middle East

  Iran, Iraq, Gulf States Including Saudi Arabia Should Join Coalition to Defend Persian Gulf, Tehran Says

  Earlier, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that his country would propose a new initiative to ensure the security of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman at this week's UN General Assembly in New York, with the plan calling for cooperation between the countries of the region.

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  Last update: 16:21 23.09.2019

  16:21 23.09.2019

  Viral

  Kardashians' 'Real People' Speech at Emmys Leaves Offline & Online Audience in Stitches

  While many netizens ridiculed the Kardashian sisters over their take on reality TV, some speculated that perhaps the celebrities still managed to come out on top in this situation.

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  Last update: 17:52 23.09.2019

  17:52 23.09.2019

  Asia & Pacific

  Netizens Puzzled Over Video Allegedly Showing Red Smog Shrouding Indonesia Amid Wildfires

  Fires have been burning in Indonesia since July and have already destroyed more than 800,000 hectares of rainforest, covering some parts of the country with toxic smoke. High levels of air pollution were also reported in neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore.

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  Last update: 15:28 23.09.2019

  15:28 23.09.2019

  Europe

  Five Women On Trial Over Plotted 2016 Notre Dame Car Bomb Attack

  In September 2016 two women parked a car near Notre Dame cathedral, central Paris, loaded with gas canisters and lit it, intending to set off a devastating firebomb. Their choice of diesel fuel stopped the incident from turning into a scene of “carnage”.

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  Last update: 16:18 23.09.2019

  16:18 23.09.2019

  Military & Intelligence

  'Bridge-Builder Between East and West: First German in Space, Cosmonaut Sigmund Jahn, Dies Aged 82

  Jan Worner, director general of the European Space Agency, said Jahn’s death has touched him deeply - “whenever we met, it was very personal, a friendship was created that wasn't only about space travel and his untiring support for European astronauts. I'm deeply thankful to have been able to meet him and will not forget him," he added. 

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  Last update: 14:49 23.09.2019

  14:49 23.09.2019

  Asia & Pacific

  Pakistan Has Reactivated Balakot 'Terror Training Camp', Indian Army Chief Claims

  New Delhi (Sputnik): Nearly seven months after the Indian Air Force destroyed an alleged Jaish-e-Mohammed terror training facility in Pakistan’s Balakot region, India’s Army chief said on Monday that the same facility has been reactivated by Pakistan.

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  Last update: 12:54 23.09.2019

  12:54 23.09.2019

  World

  Alleged US Informant Smolenkov Wanted in Russia as Missing

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Oleg Smolenkov, whom media accuse of spying for the United States when working at the Russian presidential administration several years ago, is wanted as missing in Russia, the Russian Interior Ministry said on Monday.