QWorld: Clinton Falls Ill; Catalonia Rallies for Break From Spain
Here are the stories making headlines from across the globe.
1. Clinton Falls Ill at 9/11 Memorial, Diagnosed With Pneumonia
Hillary Clinton’s personal doctor says the Democratic presidential candidate was suffering from pneumonia after she fell ill at a 11 September memorial. The episode renewed the focus on her health less than two months before the general election.
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2. South Korea says North Ready for New Nuclear Test at Any Time
North Korea has completed preparations for another nuclear test, South Korea’s government says, and may use a previously unused tunnel at its mountainous test site.
3. Ethnic Tensions, Taliban Attacks Trap Afghan Leader
Taliban advances and a shootout between gunmen from rival ethnic groups in Kabul, that carried echoes of Afghanistan’s 1990s civil war, have underlined the threats facing President Ashraf Ghani two years after he came to power.
4. Militant Suspected in Bangladesh Cafe Attack Killed Himself, Police Say
A suspected militant believed by Bangladesh police to have been among the planners of a July cafe attack that killed 22 people, killed himself during a police raid on a hideout in the capital, police say.
5. Drones Keep Watch as Pilgrims Move to Hajj’s Final Stages
Saudi authorities deployed drones to watch over nearly 2 million pilgrims as they descended Mount Arafat and entered the hajj’s final stages, part of stepped up efforts to avoid a repeat of last year’s stampede amid an escalating war of words with Iran.
6. Thailand Finds 21 New Cases of Zika in Bangkok, Including Pregnant Woman
Twenty-one new cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus are confirmed in central Bangkok, including a pregnant woman who later gave birth with no complications, Thailand’s public health ministry says.
7. Syria Rebels Guardedly Agree on Truce but Battles Persist
Government troops and insurgents fight in several parts of Syria, apparently seeking to strengthen their positions on the eve of a ceasefire that Free Syrian Army rebels said they would observe but with major reservations.
8. Catalans Rally in Support of Independence From Spain
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across Catalonia on Sunday to support a break from Spain, which local leaders want to deliver for next year in spite of legal blocks by the central government.
9. Turkey Removes Two Dozen Elected Mayors in Kurdish Militant Crackdown
Turkey appoints new administrators in two dozen Kurdish-run municipalities after removing their elected mayors over suspected links to militants, triggering pockets of protest in its volatile southeastern region bordering Syria and Iraq.
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