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President Trump has overturned decades of US policy by saying it is time for Washington to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights territory, which was captured from Syria during the Six-Day War in 1967. The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, visibly happy at the development, said President Trump has made history. The U.S president's move comes just ahead of Israel's general election.

More than 70 passengers in an overcrowded Iraqi ferry have drowned in the Tigris River after the vessel sank near the city of Mosul. Many of the victims were women and children on the trip to mark the Kurdish New Year.

European Union leaders are discussing whether to grant Britain its request for an extension to the Brexit process with no approval deal in place, and the deadline for departure just 8 days away. A copy of the draft conclusion indicates they will approve a delay in principle, but make it conditional on the Britain parliament to approving the negotiated exit deal. The House of Commons has rejected the deal twice.

The former president of Brazil Michel Temer has been arrested in charges of corruption. He is connection with a long-running investigation known as "Operation Car Wash". The probe has embroiled dozens of politicians and business executives. Mr. Temer denies any wrongdoing.

Aid workers are racing against time to get emergency supplies to hundreds of thousands of people affected by Cyclone Idai which struck southern Africa a week ago. A spokesman for World Food Program said distributing aid was a major problem.

Facebook says it has fixed the security issue which meant that millions of people's passwords have been stored in plain text for years. The company said there was no sign that anyone had accessed the data improperly.

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