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The ban comes after the Somali capital was rocked by two deadly attacks in a fortnight. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2lzxsS0

By RAPHAEL MINDER from NYT World http://ift.tt/2z5Mqo2

By MARIA BAMFORD from NYT Arts http://ift.tt/2gYOW8L

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Shelling killed around ten people, including five children at a school gate, in a besieged rebel enclave near Syria's capital Damascus on Tuesday, a day after a U.N. aid delivery to the area, a war monitor said. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2iQ22G1

By KAREN BARROW from NYT Well http://ift.tt/2igEnuk

The US Coast Guard says that neither Jennifer Appel nor Tasha Fuiava used their emergency beacon. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2z8vX2x

By KEVIN CAREY from NYT The Upshot http://ift.tt/2xH58Pj

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, said on Tuesday that he was ready to speed up negotiations with Great Britain. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2z1jn2S

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Greens need to compromise on immigration policy if talks on forming a new governing coalition are to succeed, the leader of the Free Democrats (FDP) said, putting the chances of a deal at 50-50. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2z8v9ux

A filmmaker touched off a debate in Pakistan revolving around one question - can a Facebook friend request be considered harassment? from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2z8t01X

By VANESSA FRIEDMAN from NYT Fashion & Style http://ift.tt/2gRa0dY

BRUSSELS/MADRID (Reuters) - Catalonia's ousted leader Carles Puigdemont said on Tuesday he accepted the snap election called by Spain's central government after Madrid took control of the region to block its push for independence. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2gQgk5a

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK from NYT World http://ift.tt/2A2Ey4F

By PETER BAKER from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2hqtoPs

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont on Tuesday said he accepted the snap elections called by Spain's central government in Catalonia and he was not seeking asylum in Belgium at a press conference given in Brussels. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2A2DjCx

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's preparations for leaving the European Union are accelerating significantly, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said on Tuesday, describing her cabinet of senior ministers as united in seeking a Brexit deal from the EU. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2iPqDea

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Four Rohingya Muslims, a man, woman and two children, drowned when a small wooden fishing boat carrying dozens of refugees fleeing ethnic violence in Myanmar capsized off the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday, police said. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2A1INxf

A new bride faces murder charges after her husband and 12 relatives die from poisoned milk. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2z6LaAX

By MIKE McPHATE from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2z5DxL0

By JACK EWING from NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/2zkOlWS

BEIJING (Reuters) - Sri Lanka is keen to reach agreement soon on a free trade deal with China, its foreign minister said on Tuesday, describing Beijing as a close friend and ally, despite strong local opposition to some major Chinese-invested schemes. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2yZKWth

By DAVID LEONHARDT from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2iRzfBa

Catalonia's sacked president Carles Puigdemont says he has not travelled to Belgium to seek asylum from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2iPfVo3

KABUL (Reuters) - A blast in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday caused numerous casualties, Reuters witnesses and Afghan officials said. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2hq0Ju1

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russia has invited the Kurdish-led authorities in northern Syria to its proposed congress of Syria's rival parties, a senior Kurdish official told Reuters on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2zV02zM