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A group of five South Korean climbers and four Nepali climbers and porters has been reported missing after a storm hit a camp on a Himalayan peak in west Nepal, officials said on Saturday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2EfEmoQ

The Australian Defence Force on Saturday said its deliveries of F-35 fighter jets from the United States were still on track, despite the planes being grounded after one of the aircraft crashed in September. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2CFGaG1

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Saturday she has not canceled her plans to attend an elite Saudi investment conference later this month, but will be "very attentive" to any new information about the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2CefOd5

A U.S. pastor was flown out of Turkey on Friday after a court freed him from two years of detention, in a step that could improve U.S.-Turkish ties strained by disputes over Syria, Iran and Ankara's planned purchase of Russian military equipment. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QSArjt

Australia aims to ban private or religious schools from expelling students on the basis of their sexuality, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2OUGbeT

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Wall Street bankers will show up at an elite Saudi investment conference this month despite a growing exodus of top media companies and business leaders after the disappearance of a Saudi journalist. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2RLmRiY

A delegation from Saudi Arabia has arrived in Turkey as part of a joint investigation into the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, three Turkish sources said on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NCHJp7

Major U.S. defense contractors have expressed concern to the Trump administration that lawmakers angered by the disappearance of a Saudi journalist in Turkey will block further arms deals with Saudi Arabia, a senior U.S. official told Reuters on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2yE4t2C

Saudi Arabia denied allegations regarding the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Interior Minister said late on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2OngoMX

Brazil's leading presidential candidate vowed to defend freedom of the press after his tirades against the media and reports of his supporters attacking journalists raised fears that civil liberties might suffer if he is elected. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NECdCH

The U.S. envoy for Afghanistan peace efforts met with Taliban representatives in Qatar on Friday as President Donald Trump's administration pushed to find a way to end the 17-year-old Afghan war, the Wall Street Journal reported. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2IRS6VA

U.S. national security adviser John Bolton has vowed to further intensify the Trump administration's tough approach to China, saying Beijing's "behavior needs to be adjusted in the trade area, in the international, military and political areas." from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2RIFpR3

Israel, Syria and the United Nations have agreed to open the Quneitra crossing in the Golan Heights on Monday, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2yx5BoQ