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The documents show that the Chinese leadership's fears were heightened by terrorist attacks in other countries and the US drawdown of troops from Afghanistan.

Aramco cannot sell its shares directly to investors in the United States and other markets, as the initial public offering (IPO) will be restricted to Saudis and those foreign institutions permitted to invest in the kingdom's stock market.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s comments came as authorities shut down the internet across Iran to smother the protests in some two dozen cities and towns over the rise of government-set prices by 50% as of Friday.

The pipeline exploded in front of a five-storey building, blowing some of its walls off. The cause of the explosion couldn't be ascertained immediately.

Trump had claimed in August that his Trump National Doral had emerged as a top contender for the Group of Seven summit after Secret Service and other officials visited various locations.

On Saturday, hundreds of government supporters began knocking down improvised walls concreted into the road by pro-democracy protesters, whose demonstrations have rocked Hong Kong for more than five months.

The Israel Defence Forces said two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israeli territory and were intercepted by air defences.

In a trial that lasted about a week, witnesses highlighted how Trump campaign associates were eager to gather information about emails the US says were hacked by Russia and then provided to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.

The three Congressmen - Jim Banks, Chuck Fleischmann and Randy Weber -- in a letter raised concerns over certain 'innocuous-sounding' organisations like Helping Hands for Relief and Development and Islamic Circle of North America.

The commentary by Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency said the U.S. presidential hopeful 'reeled off a string of rubbish against the dignity” of the North’s supreme leadership, an act it said deserves 'merciless punishment.'

US President Donald Trump appealed a November 4 ruling by the New York-based 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals that prosecutors can enforce a subpoena demanding his personal and corporate tax returns from 2011 to 2018 from accounting firm Mazars LLP.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said testimony provided Wednesday by two witnesses, including a US envoy to Ukraine appointed by Trump himself, was damning because it 'corroborated evidence of bribery' by Trump in his actions regarding Ukraine.

A spokesperson for Hong Kong's Prince of Wales hospital said in a statement that the patient's situation continuously deteriorated. He passed away late on Thursday.

The quake had a magnitude of 7.1 and struck 139 km (86 miles) northwest of the city of Ternate at a depth of 45 km, according to the US Geological Survey.

The public hearings follow weeks of closed-door interviews with current and former US officials about Trump's dealings with Ukraine.

Xi Jinping said Beijing "firmly supports" Hong Kong's government and police and that "stopping violence and controlling chaos while restoring order is currently Hong Kong's most urgent task", the People's Daily reported.