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South Africa's presidency will seek clarification from the U.S. embassy about a tweet from President Donald Trump about land reform, state broadcaster reported on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2wkQQnZ

Australia's consulate in the Indonesian city of Surabaya boosted security measures on Thursday after a social media post urged militants to "kill" its officials there. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2BD5f4N

India will not accept relief assistance from foreign governments for the flood-ravaged state of Kerala, the government has said, following offers of aid from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2o07Xrt

Democratic Republic of Congo has approved four more experimental treatments against the deadly Ebola virus, the health ministry said as it raced to contain an outbreak in its violence-torn east. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2LhZZDc

Police in the northern Chinese city of Linfen have arrested three people for spreading "untrue information" about local efforts to cut smog, highlighting growing sensitivity about the social and economic disruptions brought about by the country's four-year "war on pollution". from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2o2R3Z8

India minister Arun Jaitley will resume charge of the finance and corporate affairs ministry on Thursday after a gap of more than three months following a kidney transplant surgery, a government statement said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2o8Kftj

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull stubbornly clung to power on Thursday, as senior ministers deserted him, saying he would hold a second leadership vote on Friday if he received a letter signed by the majority of the ruling Liberal party. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Mu0akb

The Chinese government has declined to renew the visa of a reporter for the U.S. website BuzzFeed, the reporter said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NaUd8j

Hamida Begum fled her home in Myanmar to neighboring Bangladesh about two months ago with her husband, two-year-old son, and three-month-old baby. In the weeks before she left, her husband almost never slept at home out of fear of being arrested. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2nZd0bs

China's propaganda work has been "absolutely correct" and those who work in the field should be trusted, President Xi Jinping told top officials, amid domestic criticism China has messed up its messaging over a trade dispute with the United States. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2o37vsg

Three senior Australian ministers tended their resignations on Thursday and called on besieged Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to call a second leadership ballot, saying they believe he has lost the majority support of the ruling Liberal party. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2BDXLyF

Embattled Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is unlikely to contest a second leadership ballot, making way for Treasurer Scott Morrison as a surprise challenger for the top job, Sky News reported on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2wmAlro

Some 250 Venezuelans who illegally entered Ecuador to join tens of thousands fleeing a crisis at home have won safe passage to the Peruvian border, a few days before Peru's government tightens its migration requirements. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2o1fmqk