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Eighteen workers are killed and 41 others are injured in a fire at a nickel smelter plant in Morowali,

The United Kingdom announces that it will deploy the patrol vessel off the coast of Guyana amid Guyana's

dispute with Venezuela over the Essequibo region.

India's Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports suspends the newly-elected governing body of the Wrestling

Federation of India, accusing it of ignoring rules by hastily announcing championships.

Hundreds of opposition supporters in Belgrade, Serbia, are tear gassed by police outside the City Assembly

building while protesting alleged vote irregularities during last week's general election.

Police in Sri Lanka announce the arrests of 14,766 people during a week-long military-backed crackdown,

leading to the seizure of nearly of narcotics.

Residents of White Nile State flee south toward the border with South Sudan amid rumours of an impending

Rapid Support Forces assault on the region.

A drone launched from Iran strikes the Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned chemical tanker Chem Pluto in the

Locals in Indian-controlled Kashmir say the Indian Army tortured three detainees to death, with five other

surviving detainees reporting that they were also subjected to torture.

The Central Election Commission rejects journalist Yekaterina Duntsova's candidacy for president, citing

errors in Duntsova's submitted documents.

Seventeen PKK militants and 12 Turkish soldiers are killed during two days of shootouts in northern Iraq.

United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg announces that the conflicting parties agree to a new

ceasefire and to participate in a UN-led peace process.

Delaware’s largest hospital system, ChristianaCare, will pay more than $47 million to settle whistleblower

allegations by its former compliance officer that it provided kickbacks to outside doctors in return for patient referrals, resulting in fraudulent Medicaid billing.

The World Health Organization reports that reported cases of dengue globally to a record 5.2 million in 2019,

with climate change and the growing spread of virus-carrying mosquitoes being the main causes.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announces Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD Company will

open its first European EV production factory in Szeged, Hungary, and is expected to provide thousands of jobs to the region.

A number of Catholic bishops around the world, including in Africa and Poland, say they will not implement

the new Vatican policy allowing blessings for same-sex couples announced by Pope Francis.

Mali recalls its ambassador in Algeria after accusing it of interference in its internal affairs by meeting

rebel leaders, deepening diplomatic tensions over efforts to end the separatist and Islamist insurgencies in northern Mali.

A former Colombian soldier, Mario Antonio Palacios Palacios, pleads guilty to conspiring in the assassination

In association football, English club Manchester City win their first Club World Cup title after defeating

Brazilian club Fluminense 4–0 in the final. Rodri wins the tournament's Golden Ball award.