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What You Need To Know:

1. Former cricket star Imran Khan declared victory in Pakistan’s parliamentary election and vowed to battle corruption, seek regional cooperation, and forge a new relationship with the U.S. that was not “one-sided.”

2. The latest Ebola outbreak in Congo was declared over after 42 days without any new cases.

3. Islamic State militants killed more than 200 people in a coordinated assault on a government-held area of southwestern Syria.

4. A wildfire that raged through a coastal area of Greece killed at least 91 people.

5. Tens of thousands of demonstrators have rallied throughout Russia to protest plans to substantially hike the age at which Russians can receive their state retirement pensions.

6. Part of a newly built hydroelectric dam broke in southeastern Laos, flooding the surrounding countryside and killing at least 24 people.

7. Thousands of people staged protests across Poland after President Duda signed into law a measure effectively letting the government choose the next Supreme Court chief.

8. Sixteen senators quit Nigerian President Buhari’s ruling party in a blow to the leader who seeks re-election next year.

9. Thousands of Malians voted in the presidential election, but others struggled where some ballot boxes were burned and some feared threats by extremist groups.

10. The ruling party of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen won the election, while the opposition party unable to contest the polls said this marked the death of democracy.

Afghanistan

• 3 killed in attack in Nangarhar
• Suicide attack in Kabul targets security convoy, casualties unclear

Australia

• Government loses by-elections, denting re-election prospects

Bangladesh

• Landslides, floods kill 5 children in southeastern Bangladesh

Bulgaria

• Socialists rally to demand early election
• President vetoes amendments to privatization law

Cambodia

• Ruling party wins election after opposition silenced

Canada

• Man arrested after knife incident near Parliament

China

• Premier says Tibet inseparable part of country’s ‘sacred’ territory
• Man explodes small bomb outside U.S. Embassy in Beijing
• Xi warns of no winner in Trump trade dispute

Colombia

• Former President Uribe resigns from Senate amid criminal inquiry

Congo

• Opposition leader Bemba to challenge President Kabila
• Congo confirms end of deadly Ebola outbreak

Egypt

• President Sisi defends painful austerity measures
• Court sentences 75 people to death over 2013 sit-in
• U.S. lifts restrictions on $195 million in military aid for Egypt
• Security forces kill 13 suspected militants in shootout in Sinai

Eritrea

• Somali leader makes 1st visit to Eritrea in diplomatic thaw

Germany

• Conservatives hit 12-year low in poll

Ghana

• Leader names new election chief, opposition dismayed

Greece

• Wildfires east of Athens kill at least 91 people

Honduras

• Judge jails politicians ahead of corruption trial

India

• Modi says Africa is a top priority for India

Indonesia

• Earthquake hits Lombok island, kills at least 14

Iran

• Iran woos local investors as U.S. sanctions loom, currency falls

Iraq

• PM sacks five local election officials on corruption charges
• PM suspends electricity minister amid unrest over poor services
• Soaring unemployment fuels protests in southern Iraq

Israel

• Authorities arrest Italian graffiti artists in West Bank
• Troops sent to West Bank after Israeli killed in attack
• Israel attacks Syrian launcher 
• Tank fire kills 3 Hamas men in Gaza after soldiers attacked
• Israel shoots down Syrian jet; Syrian forces reach Golan

Japan

• Cult members hanged for Tokyo subway attack, other crimes

Laos

• Dam disaster leaves 24 dead, scores missing

Malawi

• VP to quit ruling party in protest at corruption

Mali

• Thousands vote in presidential election amid insecurity
• Militants fire mortars in northern Mali during presidential election
• Civilians die in ethnic clashes 
• Airport hit by shelling days before election

Mexico

• Journalist gunned down in Playa del Carmen

Myanmar

• Monsoon flooding forces thousands to evacuate homes

Nicaragua

• Bishops bloodied, churches besieged in crackdown
• President Ortega says early elections would create instability

Nigeria

• Defections hit ruling party, Senate president may also quit

North Korea

• Return of possible remains marks 1st step in Korea diplomacy
• North Korea said to be dismantling key parts of launch site
• Fuel prices drop, suggesting U.N. sanctions being undermined

Pakistan

• Former cricket star Khan declares victory in elections
• Khan in coalition talks with small party, independents 
• Jailed former PM Sharif hospitalized
• Suicide blast kills 31

Palestinian Territories

• 2 Palestinians killed in border protest

Paraguay

• Agriculture minister among four dead in plane crash

Peru

• President proposes referendum on policial, judicial reform

Philippines

• Duterte OKs bill creating Muslim autonomous region in South

Poland

• President signs law to accelerate changes in Supreme Court
• Thousands protest as president signs judicial appointment law

Romania

• Floods kill 2 people in northeast Romania

Russia

• Tens of thousands protest retirement age hikes
• Putin ready to invite Trump to Russia
• Russia to respond if Sweden, Finland drawn into NATO

Rwanda

• Rwanda signs $300 million in loan deals with China and India

Saudi Arabia

• Woman faces 2 years prison for hugging singer

Serbia

• Lawyers go on strike to protest slaying of colleague

South Africa

• China Xi’s pledges $14.7 billion investment on South Africa visit

South Korea

• Defense ministry to reduce guard posts along border

South Sudan

• Warring leaser agree to share power again

Spain

• Over 600 migrants force entry into North African spanish enclave
• 52 tourists rescued as fire engulfs catamaran in northwest Spain

Syria

• ISIS kills 215 in southwest Syria attacks
• Hundreds of refugees return home from Lebanon
• Kurdish-led group prepared to work with Syrian government
• Syrians celebrate retaking town near Israel-occupied Golan

Turkey

• Boat capsizes off coast, 6 dead
• U.S threatens sanctions unless Turkey releases American pastor
• Turkey approves security law after state of emergency lifted
• President Erdogan says new Israeli law fascist

United Kingdom

• British voters increasingly unhappy with PM May and her government

United States of America

• Trump seeks to revive ‘Arab NATO’ to confront Iran
• China, Russia, and Iran conduct economic spying on U.S.
• U.S. airlines cave to China’s demand on referring to Taiwan
• Trump agrees with E.U to work to lower trade barriers
• U.S. calls on Russia to end Crimea occupation
• U.S. envoy Haley attacks Arab, Islamic states over Palestinian aid

Vanatu

• Vanatu again orders evacuation of island as volcano erupts

Vatican

• Pope Francis accepts resignation of McCarrick after sex abuse claims

Venezuela

• Venezuela to remove five zeroes from ailing currency

Vietnam

• Jet fighter crashes, killing two
• Minibus crash kills groom and 12 wedding guests 

Yemen

• Saudi-led coalition renews strikes on Hodeidah

Zimbabwe

• Former leader Mugabe emerges, rejects ruling party in election
• Top opposition won’t boycott vote despite worries
• Reports of voter intimidation, coercion ahead of elections