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German Social Democrats beat conservatives in vote to decide Merkel successor

Germany's Social Democrats narrowly won Sunday's national election, projected results showed, and claimed a "clear mandate" to lead a government for the first time since 2005 and to end 16 years of conservative-led rule under Angela Merkel.

Middle East
Erdogan says Turkey plans to buy more Russian defense systems
Europe
Iceland will have a male-majority parliament after all, election recount shows
Europe
San Marino votes to legalise abortion in historic referendum
China
Canada foreign minister says eyes wide open when it comes to normalizing China ties
Africa
Sudan military-civilian tensions reach low point in wake of coup attempt
Americas
Mexico to resume voluntary flights for migrants who want to return to Haiti
Europe
La Palma's airport reopens but no flights as volcano still erupting
Europe
How politicians reacted after exit polls from Germany's election
Europe
Factbox: Germany's election in polls, facts and figures
Africa
Sudan protesters agree to resumption of South Sudanese oil exports

Sudan's government reached an agreement with tribal protesters on Sunday to allow the resumption of exports of landlocked South Sudan's crude oil via a terminal on the Red Sea, Sudanese officials said.

Middle East
Iran fails to fully honour agreement on monitoring equipment, IAEA says
Americas
Thousands of mostly Haitian migrants traverse Panama on way to United States
United Kingdom
BP says nearly a third of its UK fuel stations running on empty
Europe
Switzerland votes to make same-sex marriage legal by near two-thirds majority
Europe
German CDU's Laschet vows to try to build conservative-led government
Europe
Far-right AfD sees silver lining in weak result: Merkel is out
Middle East
Israeli troops kill five Hamas gunmen in West Bank raids: military
Asia Pacific
Taliban ask airlines to resume international flights to Afghanistan
Middle East
Russia escalates strikes in northwest Syria, Turkey sends reinforcements ahead of summit

Turkey sent reinforcements to the last rebel-held enclave in northwestern Syria as Russia stepped up air strikes there on Sunday, several sources said, three days before leaders Vladimir Putin and Tayyip Erdogan are due to meet for talks.