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KATHMANDU -- Nepal's Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington D.C. on Tuesday during his visit to the United States, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said here on Sunday.

Gyawali's visit is at the invitation of Pompeo. Their talks will be revolved around further expanding bilateral cooperation in the field of economy, tourism, trade, investment and people-to-people exchanges, senior officials at the ministry said. (Nepal-U.S.-Visit)

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TOKYO -- Dozens of people were injured Sunday in an explosion at an izakaya, or a Japanese-styled pub, in the city of Sapporo in Japan's northernmost Hokkaido prefecture.

The explosion occurred around 8:30 p.m. local time, and at least 42 people were injured, including one that sustained severe injuries, said the Kyodo News quoting local police sources. (Japan-Accident)

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- At least 14 fighters, including seven insurgents loyal to the Taliban group and seven government soldiers, were killed following a fierce clash in the country's southern Kandahar province on Saturday, Aziz Ahmad Azizi, the provincial governor's spokesman said Sunday.

The clash, according to the official, erupted Saturday night, when a group of armed Taliban attacked security posts in Shurabak district of the province, triggering heavy gun battle which lasted for hours and resulted in the death of the fighters. (Afghanistan-Clash)

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NEW DELHI -- At least four people were killed and three others injured Sunday in a boiler blast in a sugar factory in southern Indian state of Karnataka, officials said.

The blast took place at the factory's treatment plant in Mudhol of Bagalkot district, about 554 km north of Bengaluru, the capital city of Karnataka. (India-Boiler blast)

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LUANG PRABANG, Laos -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met here on Sunday with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong on bilateral ties with both sides vowing to enhance cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative.

Namhong is here to attend the fourth Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Foreign Ministers' Meeting, scheduled on Monday. (China-Cambodia-Meeting) Enditem

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