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MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Friday discussed the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue and the situation in Venezuela during a phone talk, the Kremlin said.

Putin informed Trump of the main results of his meeting with top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un last week. (Russia-US-DPRK-Venezuela)

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GAZA -- Four Palestinians were killed and 51 injured during clashes on Friday with the Israeli army forces in eastern Gaza Strip close to the border with Israel, medics and security sources said.

Ashraf al-Qedra, Gaza Health Ministry spokesman, told reporters that two demonstrators were shot dead and 51 injured by Israeli soldiers' gunfire during the weekly anti-Israel protests in eastern Gaza Strip, close to the border with Israel. (Palestine-Israel-Clashes)

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LISBON -- Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa said Friday that he has informed President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa that his government will resign if the amendment over accounting of teachers' time of service is approved in a final vote.

The prime minister made the warning in a statement after an urgent meeting with the president on Friday afternoon. (Portugal-Politics-Antonio Costa)

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GENEVA -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is to make a historic address to the General Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) next week, the UN said here Friday.

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, said that Guterres "will stress the importance of preserving the multilateral rules-based order, including on trade, for a fair globalization and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals." (UN Secretary-General-WTO-Address) Enditem

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