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CARACAS/BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was seeking a six-year term on Sunday in a poorly attended vote that was condemned by foes as the "coronation" of a dictator and likely to bring fresh foreign sanctions.

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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian troops fought on Sunday to crush the last pockets of resistance by Islamic State militants trapped in an enclave south of Damascus, state media said, denying a report that insurgents had begun leaving in a withdrawal agreement.

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TEHRAN (Reuters) - The European Union is not doing enough to preserve the benefits for Iran from the 2015 international nuclear pact following the withdrawal of the United States, Iran's foreign minister told the EU's energy chief on Sunday

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's main opposition Labour Party wants to radically transform the economy, forming a Socialist society where "we're not going to get ripped off any more", its finance policy chief, John McDonnell, said on Sunday.

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India has pledged more than $500 million to develop the strategically located port of Chabahar.

WASHINGTON/KABUL:  US President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear accord and re-impose sanctions on Tehran threatens to derail a project to help build Afghanistan's economy, endangering a key goal of the

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Rajapakse's grand infrastructure projects ended up becoming a burden on Sri Lanka's $87 billion economy.

Colombo:  Sri Lanka is headed for a debt crisis, the finance ministry warned Sunday, blaming a series of costly projects commissioned by the previous government for record-high repayments.

Finance Minister Mangala

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