World News Update, What you need to know

World News Update, What you need to know

Dutch investigators have confirmed a Russian-made missile brought down Malaysia Airlines flight 17 but also criticised Ukraine for failing to close the airspace above a war zone.

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JERUSALEM - Jerusalem has suffered its bloodiest day yet in a wave of unrest, with at least three Israelis killed as Palestinian attackers shot at a bus and drove a car into pedestrians.

LAS VEGAS - Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton will finally square off with top rival Bernie Sanders in the party's first debate of the 2016 campaign as she seeks to prove she is the candidate to beat.

ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered a special state probe into possible shortcomings over the Ankara bombings which killed 97, saying intelligence indicated the attack had its origins in Syria.

BEIRUT - The Islamic State group's spokesman has confirmed the killing of the jihadist organisation's second in command in a US air strike earlier this year.

WARSAW - EU border agency Frontex says 710,000 migrants entered the European Union in the first nine months of this year, compared to only 282,000 in all of 2014.

GUATEMALA CITY - Guatemala has called off a search for dozens of people still missing in a landslide that killed at least 280 people.


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