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Donald Trump's lawyers have begun the president's defense in his impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate, saying he's done nothing wrong. They said the Democrats had not shown that he abused his power. The democrats alleged that Mr. Trump pressured Ukraine to dig up dirt on Joe Biden, his political rival.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting the province worsted by Friday's earthquake. He helped to carry a coffin of the funeral of two victims. 29 people are known to have died.

The national oil company in Libya says production is dropped by almost three quarters since a blockade was imposed in ports and oil fields a week ago. It was established by forces loyal to the powerful military commander Khalifa Haftar.

At least three people have been killed in Iraq during clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters. Dozens of others were injured during the violence in Baghdad and the southern city of Nasiriya.

The Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido is in Spain as a part of a tour of European countries aimed at strengthening support for his campaign to remove his adversary, President Nicolas Maduro from power. Mr. Guaido met Spain's Foreign Minister, though supporters of Mr. Maduro staged a protest.

Families from the Brazilian town of Brumadinho have been marking the first anniversary of a down collapse that killed 270 people. They marched through the streets of a nearby town, while church bell tolled once for each victim of Brazil's worst ever environmental disaster.

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