The excited children took part in the opening ceremony at the municipal stadium in Idlib, some wearing the jerseys of this year’s World Cup teams.

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The popular Colorado Springs venue wrote on Facebook thanking “heroic customers” who subdued the gunman.

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Turkey has attacked Kurdish targets in northern Syria and Iraq in retaliation for Istanbul bombing that killed six people and injured more than 80.

China says its tough approach has paid off in much lower numbers of cases and deaths than in other countries.

Incumben President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appears certain to win a new term against little-known challengers in the Central Asian nation.

Poor countries which suffer droughts, floods and heatwaves, made worse by the carbon emissions of rich countries, to see some “climate justice”.

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The prosecutor’s office in Sophia said the five provided “logistical” support in carrying out the 13 November attack.