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Mexico wants to pay US water debt, stay out of US election
Mexico’s president is calling on angry farmers in northern Mexico to allow the country to pay its water debt to the United States, noting he does not want Mexico to become an issue in the U.S. elections Original Article
UN: At least 16 drown in migrant shipwreck off Libya coast
A U.N. agency says at least 16 migrants trying to reach Europe have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after their small dinghy capsized off the coast of Libya Original Article
At UN, Pakistani leader calls India a sponsor of Muslim hate
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has assailed India’s Hindu nationalist government and its moves to cement control of Muslim-majority Kashmir, calling India a state sponsor of hatred and prejudice against Islam Original Article
Egyptian police disperse rare, small protests; 10 arrested
An Egyptian security official says police have dispersed exceptionally rare, small street protests that erupted in a northeastern province and arrested 10 demonstrators Original Article
African court says ex-Ivory Coast leader should be candidate
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights says former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo should not be excluded from the list of candidates for the West African country’s Oct. 31 election Original Article
Push within El Salvador to advance priest massacre case
For years, attempts within El Salvador to investigate and prosecute the masterminds of a massacre of six Jesuit priests during that country’s civil war have been delayed and deflected by legal maneuvers Original Article
Pakistan Hindus rally in Islamabad over India migrant deaths
Hundreds of members of Pakistan’s minority Hindu community are rallying in Islamabad and have briefly clashed with the police Original Article
Owner of fire-stricken ship to pay $1.8M for Sri Lankan help
Sri Lanka’s government says the owner of a large oil tanker that caught fire off the coast of the island nation has agreed to pay $1.8 million for its help in extinguishing the blaze Original Article
Bishops set up system for larger sex abuse payments
The Catholic Church in Germany is setting up a new system to compensate survivors of sexual abuse by clergy that will provide for payments ranging up to about $58,400 per person Original Article
Israel tightens second lockdown as coronavirus cases soar
Israel has moved to further tighten its second countrywide lockdown as coronavirus cases continue to soar Original Article