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The UN aims to achieve a Zero Hunger world by 2030, but faces three obstacles: conflicts, climate change and an economic slowdown.

Paul Allen died just two weeks after publicly revealing that non-Hodgkin's lymphoma he fought into remission nine years ago had returned.

The incident occurred when two canoes carrying 48 people capsized on Saturday at Arnassey in Bourem Inaly district in the Timbuktu region.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said that China wants an 'objective and professional' evaluation of its loans to Pakistan by the IMF. The measures to be worked out by the IMF should not affect China-Pakistan relations, he said.

On Friday, a Turkish court in Aliaga convicted Brunson on charges of espionage and aiding terror groups. It sentenced him to three years, one month and 15 days in jail -- but released him based on time served and good behavior.

It's another shot at the movement that began following the publication of sexual harassment and assault allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein in October 2017.

It was not known if there were casualties from the blast and fire at the Irving Oil refinery in St. John's, New Brunswick, but images posted on social media networks showed intermittent flames and a column of black smoke rising from the refinery.

Finance Minister Asad Umar said that talks with the IMF will start immediately as Prime Minister Khan approved the decision after consultations.

Khashoggi, 59, went missing while on a visit to the consulate in Istanbul for paperwork to marry his Turkish fiancée. The consulate insists the writer left its premises, contradicting Turkish officials.

Previously, Interpol had said that reports about Meng's disappearance were "a matter for the relevant authorities in both France and China."

Palu city on Sulawesi island has been left in ruins after it was hit by a powerful quake and a wall of water which razed whole neighbourhoods to the ground, with the official death toll now 1,571.

Around 100 specialist police were deployed to track down Faid, who narrowly avoided capture just weeks after his escape and had to abandon a car carrying explosives.

Judges at the International Court Of Justice handed a victory to Tehran, which had argued that sanctions imposed since May by the Trump administration violate the terms of a 1955 Treaty of Amity between the two countries.

According to the UN memo, they must submit proof of marriage by Dec. 31, or leave the country within 30 days.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the Peace Prize, said in August that its rules did not allow awards to be withdrawn.

Dozens of people were reported to be trapped in the rubble of several hotels and a mall in the small city of Palu, 1,500 km (930 miles) northeast of Jakarta. Hundreds more were feared buried in landslides that engulfed villages.