MOSCOW -- Russian peacekeepers will set up 16 observation posts to monitor the ceasefire between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, a senior military official said Wednesday.

The posts will be stationed along the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh and along the corridor connecting the region with Armenia, the RIA Novosti news agency reported, citing Sergei Rudskoi, head of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. (Russia-Nagorno-Karabakh)

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ATHENS -- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived here on Wednesday to start his two-day visit to Greece, during which the prospects of further bilateral cooperation and regional issues are expected to be discussed by the leaders of the two sides.

Welcoming her Egyptian counterpart, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou hailed the agreement signed this summer between the two countries for the partial delimitation of the maritime zones as a milestone for cooperation across the wider region, according to statements broadcast on Greek national broadcaster ERT. (Greece-Egypt)

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MANILA -- At least one person died and three others were missing as Typhoon Vamco blew closer to the southern provinces of the Philippines' main island of Luzon on Wednesday with destructive winds and torrential rain, officials have said.

The Office of Civil Defense, the state disaster management body, said that so far one has been killed while three fishermen were reported missing in Camarines Norte province, southeast of Manila. (Philippines-Weather-Typhoon)

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JUBA -- At least 16 civilians have been killed and scores wounded in South Sudan's northern Warrap region following clashes over cattle.

Bona Panek Biar, governor of Warrap disclosed that the civilians were killed during clashes over cattle that erupted from Sunday until Tuesday between the Jalwau and Luanyjang clans of the Dinka community in Tonj East area. (South Sudan-Clash)

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday offered condolences for the people of Bahrain following the death of Bahraini Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.

"On behalf of the people of Israel, I extend my sincere condolences to His Majesty the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa, the royal family and the Bahraini people on the passing of Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa," Netanyahu wrote on Twitter, in Arabic. (Israel-Bahrain-Condolences) Enditem

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