KIEV -- A special representative of the Iranian government will visit the Ukrainian capital next week, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Friday.

"A special representative of the Iranian government will visit Ukraine with official apologies and explanations, I think, at the beginning of next week. We will have an opportunity to meet with him," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko was quoted as saying in parliament. (Ukraine-Iran-Plane Crash)

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BEIJING -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday sent a congratulatory message to Mikhail Mishustin on his assuming office as Russia's new prime minister.

In his congratulatory message, Li said that the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination has been developing at a high level in recent years. (China-Russia PM-Congratulatory Message)

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BERLIN -- Thousands of German farmers protested against the government's agricultural policies and caused massive traffic restrictions in German cities on Friday.

The new restrictions for fertilizers would be "neither fact-based nor science-based", said Dirk Andresen, spokesperson of the initiative "countryside creates connection" which had asked German farmers to "stick together" in the protests. (Germany-Farmer protest)

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DAMASCUS -- Under the banner "We Want to Live," dozens of civilians protested against the harsh economic situation in Syria's southern province of Sweida on Friday, a war monitor reported.

The protest is the third to take place within a few days, as people are angered by the deteriorating economic situation with the sharp devaluation of the Syrian pound and the skyrocketing prices, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Syria-Protest) Enditem

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