ROME -- China and Italy signed here Saturday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly advance the construction of the Belt and Road during Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the country.

The two sides welcome the signing of the intergovernmental MoU on jointly advancing the Belt and Road construction, said a joint communique issued by the two countries. (Italy-China-BRI)

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TRIPOLI -- Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez Serraj on Saturday called for the activation of agreements with the EU regarding the training of the Libyan border security.

Serraj made his remarks during a meeting with Vincenzo Tagliaferri, head of the EU mission to Libya, in the capital Tripoli. (Libya-EU-Border Security)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Saturday the "liberation" of all territory controlled by the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq, while vowing to remain vigilant until "it is finally defeated."

Trump said in a statement that the United States, together with its partners in Global Coalition to Defeat IS, has liberated "100 Percent of 'the caliphate.'" (US-Trump-IS)

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KHARTOUM -- Sudanese police announced that eight children were killed on Saturday due to the explosion of "a strange object" in Sudan's Omdurman city, Sudan's Ashorooq TV channel reported.

"The strange object exploded while the children were playing with it," Hashim Abdel-Rahim, Sudanese police spokesman, was quoted as saying. (Sudan-Explosion) Enditem

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