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Foreign minister Jeremy Hunt told the European Union on Sunday that punishing Britain in Brexit talks would fuel the desire of other states to break away from the bloc. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2IrCTdH

The toll from an earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia soared to 832 confirmed dead on Sunday, with authorities fearing the numbers will climb as rescuers grappled to get aid to outlying communities cut off from communications and help. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Qh60TB

The leader of Pakistani-administered Kashmir region said on Sunday Indian troops shot at his helicopter near the disputed frontier, a move likely to further fray ties between the two countries. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2OleHz4

The European Union's "taunting" of Prime Minister Theresa May at a summit in Salzburg this month was "beyond the pale", British trade minister Liam Fox said on Sunday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QfGQoi

A Slovak court on Sunday ordered four people jailed until their trial on charges over the murder of an investigative reporter and his fiancee. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NgTEsU

A powerful typhoon headed toward Tokyo late Sunday night after battering western Japan with heavy rain and strong winds, snarling air and land traffic, causing power outages, and forcing evacuations from areas still recovering from recent typhoons. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NP3GXf

Trade Minister Liam Fox said on Sunday it was time to stop arguing about the outcome of Britain's 2016 decision to leave the European Union and that the country was facing a crucial few months. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2N69zKp

A military ship brought 58 migrants - and a dog - to Malta on Sunday, where they disembarked after spending several days waiting for seas to calm so they could be transferred from the charity rescue ship Aquarius. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2DF7LbW

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), one of the dominant Kurdish parties in northern Iraq, said it would not recognize the results of Sunday's parliamentary election in the region. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2DPEJWO

Three teenage schoolboys were killed in eastern Ukraine when they triggered a mine in an area that has seen heavy fighting between separatists and Ukrainian troops, the region's separatist authorities said on Sunday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NcLVM6

Britain announced on Sunday that it is banning the use of combustible materials on the outside of high-rise buildings in response to the Grenfell Tower fire that killed 71 people. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Naxatj

Bangladesh will consider making changes to a proposed law that journalists and countries such as the United States say could suppress free speech, a government minister said on Sunday after a meeting with a group of editors. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2P06UDJ

Palestinians called a general strike for Monday in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem in support of an Israeli-Arab protest against Israel's Nation State Law. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2P0INVF