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Spain's King Felipe VI plans to hold a new round of talks with political party leaders in a bid to find one who can muster enough support to form a government before an Oct. 31 deadline.

A United Nations official in Mali and the Swedish defense command say a suicide bomber has attacked peacekeepers near Timbuktu, but none were killed.

The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares has struck a record high amid hopes that many of its constituent companies will benefit from the pound's slide in currency markets.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country is determined to take part in a possible operation to recapture the Iraqi city of Mosul despite objections from Iraq, adding to tensions between the two neighbors.

South African riot police are patrolling a university campus a day after clashes between police and students demonstrating for free education.

South African prosecutors say the finance minister faces a fraud charge and must appear in court on Nov. 2, deepening uncertainty about the country's weak economy and the leadership of President Jacob Zuma.

One of Africa's best-performing economies, Ethiopia, has declared a state of emergency, its first in a quarter-century, after months of widespread, often deadly, protests demanding greater freedoms.

Poland's conservative government says it rejected a multi-billion euro deal to buy Airbus military helicopters because it was bad for state security.

Afghanistan's Shiite population is preparing to mark the martyrdom of the Prophet Mohammad's grandson with candlelight vigils and mass public flagellations, despite government warnings of possible attacks.

Spanish police say they have arrested two people suspected of being key figures in spreading propaganda and recruiting followers in Spain for the Islamic State group.

Kazakhstan's domestic security agency says that three people suspected of planning attacks against the country's security services have been arrested in the capital, Almaty.

A Pakistani journalist says authorities have barred him from leaving the country after his newspaper published an article of his contending there is a rift between the government and military leaders on tackling militants.

China's product safety regulator says Samsung will recall all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones sold in mainland China, amounting to around 191,000 units, in another setback for the tech giant in the world's largest smartphone market.

The landmark Raffles Hotel Singapore says it will close briefly from the end of next year for renovations to modernize the property.

A British report says the lines between terrorism and criminality are becoming blurred as an increasing number of former criminals join the Islamic State group and create a "gangster jihad." The report from the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization and Political Violence at King's College London released Tuesday says nearly 60 percent of European jihadists studied by researchers had been jailed previously, in essence creating a "super-gang." Peter Neumann, the center's director, says former criminals "are the perfect fit" for IS.

Police say a truck transporting Cambodian garment workers to their factory flipped over at a curve, injuring 54 of them, including seven who are in critical condition.

An apparent demonstration has drawn hundreds of protesters to China's defense ministry in central Beijing.

The International Energy Agency says OPEC countries must swiftly deliver on promised cuts if they want a sustained increase in oil prices.

Charities operating in the Calais "jungle" are opposing the planned dismantling of the border refugee camp on the French side of the English Channel.

The head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency says authorities received a first tip in early September that the Islamic State group planned attacks on stations or airports in the country, and last week tracked down the bomb plot suspect who was arrested Monday.