BRUSSELS -- China and the European Union (EU) on Tuesday reaffirmed in a joint statement their commitment to multilateralism and opposition to protectionism.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, President of the European Council Donald Tusk, and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker met here Tuesday for the 21st China-EU leaders' meeting and issued the statement. (China-EU-Statement)

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ADDIS ABABA -- The African Union (AU) on Tuesday urged African countries, regional blocks and pan African institutions to exert more efforts in a collective manner towards continental integration and development.

The call, which came ahead of African leaders first-ever mid-year coordination meeting, was made by the AU's Leadership Academy Manager, Muna Abdalla. (Ethiopia-Africa-Integration)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday he will release a redacted version of the Mueller report from the Russia probe "within a week" at a hearing in Congress.

"This process is going along very well and my original timetable of being able to release this by mid-April stands, so I think that from my standpoint, within a week I will be in a position to release the report to the public," Barr told a Democrat-led House panel. (U.S.-Russia Probe-Report)

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NEW DELHI -- Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) leader Chanderkant Sharma who was shot at inside a hospital earlier on Tuesday in Indian-controlled Kashmir succumbed to his injuries, official sources confirmed.

His bodyguard had died instantly after an unidentified assailant opened fire at the RSS leader inside the hospital in Kishtwar area of Indian-controlled Kashmir. (India-Hospital Firing)

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TOKYO -- An F-35 fighter jet of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) disappeared from radar in northern Japan on Tuesday during a drill, the ASDF quoted by local media said.

The fighter jet, specifically an F-35A deployed at Misawa Air Base in northeastern Japan, lost contact over the Pacific at about 7:27 p.m. (local time) on Tuesday during the drill, according to the ASDF. (Japan-Fighter Jet) Enditem

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