BRUSSELS -- China and the European Union (EU) reached significant consensus on bilateral ties, charted out future cooperation and voiced support for multilateralism as leaders of the two sides held an annual gathering here on Tuesday.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker co-chaired the 21st China-EU leaders' meeting. (Belgium-China-EU-Meeting)

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GENEVA -- Sunday's explosion in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa had killed 14 children and critically injured 16 others, most of them aged under nine, a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson said on Tuesday.

"This is what UNICEF was able to verify, with the actual number of children killed and injured likely to increase," Christophe Boulierac, UNICEF Geneva spokesperson, said at a UN briefing here. (UNICEF-Yemen-Blast)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States will impose tariffs on 11 billion U.S. dollars' worth of products from the European Union (EU), ratcheting up a protracted bilateral dispute over aircraft subsidies.

"The World Trade Organization finds that the European Union subsidies to Airbus has adversely impacted the United States, which will now put Tariffs on $11 Billion of EU products!" Trump said on Twitter. "The EU has taken advantage of the U.S. on trade for many years. It will soon stop!" (US-EU-Aircraft Tariffs)

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ABUJA -- Nigerian police on Tuesday confirmed 21 people were killed in an attack by unidentified armed group in the country's northern state of Kaduna.

State police spokesman Yakubu Sabo told media that Ungwan Aku and Banono, two communities in Kajuru area of the state, were raided on Monday by the gunmen. (Nigeria-Attack) Enditem

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