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First up, in Asia,
Two passenger trains in India have derailed minutes apart on a flooded bridge, killing at least 24 people.
In Afghanistan, a UN report says that nearly 1,600 civilians were killed as a result of armed conflicts and war in the first half of this year.
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Turning to Oceania,
An Australian court has overturned government approval for Indian company Adani's giant coal mine in Queensland.
Staying in the country, the University of Sydney has rejected allegations it unreasonably failed hundreds of international business students.
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Moving on to Africa,
Rescuers are searching for survivors after a boat carrying as many as 600 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya.
Cote d'Ivoire's government has fixed October 25th as the date for a presidential election, key for overcoming a decade of political turmoil and civil war.
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And in the Middle East,
The implementation of US plan to build a moderate fighting force in Syria has been criticized by a key commander trained under the programme.
An online video purportedly from the Islamic State group's Egypt affiliate has threatened to kill a Croatian hostage if Muslim women in Egyptian jails were not freed.
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Looking to Latin America,
Venezuela's government has rejected what it described as "intervention" from the U.S. State Department in upcoming legislative elections.
Argentina's president has defended her Cabinet chief against a report implicating him as the mastermind in the killing of three alleged drug traffickers.
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And in Europe,
A deal has been agreed in which Russia will receive compensation for France's decision last year to cancel the sale of two warships.
The EU and Vietnam have announced a free trade deal that would remove nearly all tariffs.
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And finally in North America,
The US Department of Defense is sending 450 soldiers to Kuwait for a one-year deployment to aid the fight against the Islamic State militants.
Staying in the country, Jon Stewart, host of the wildly popular and influential news satire program "The Daily Show", completes his 16-year run.
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That's the global headlines survey.