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Saudi Arabia warns against sanctions over Khashoggi

DUBAI/WASHINGTON - Saudi Arabia warned against threats to punish it over last week's disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as European and U.S. allies piled on pressure.

Ecuador partly restores internet access for WikiLeaks founder Assange

Ecuador has restored partial internet access to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who took refuge in the country's London Embassy more than six years ago, WikiLeaks and an Assange lawyer said separately on Sunday.

6:26pm EDT

U.S. wants 'regime change' in Iran: Rouhani

The United States is seeking "regime change" in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday, adding that the current U.S. administration is the most hostile that the Islamic Republic has faced in its four decades.

2:57pm EDT

China property market feels fresh chill, 'winter' is coming

China's property developers usually look forward to the months dubbed "Golden September and Silver October" as the high season for new home sales. This year is proving to be different.

7:34pm EDT

Japan manufacturers' mood rises, trade worries weigh on outlook: Reuters Tankan

Confidence among Japanese manufacturers rose in October from September and is expected to remain flat over the coming three months, a Reuters poll found, suggesting caution over the effect of global trade frictions on the economic outlook.

8:26pm EDT

Bavaria election humbles Merkel allies, raising tensions in Berlin

Chancellor Angela Merkel's Bavarian allies suffered their worst election result since 1950 on Sunday, bleeding votes to the far-right and the ecologist Greens in a setback that raised tensions within Germany's crisis-prone national government.

2:59pm EDT

North Korea leader sincere, must be rewarded for move to abandon nuclear weapons: South Korean president

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is sincere and really means to abandon nuclear weapons, South Korean President Moon Jae-in told a French newspaper, adding that the international community needed to reward him for that.

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