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Turkey's central bank said on Saturday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Brazil's central bank to lay groundwork for enhanced cooperation.

A fire broke out on a crude oil transportation line east of Syria's Al-Furqlus.

The Maldives' ruling party is set to win a two-thirds majority in Sunday's parliamentary election, local media said, a result likely to push the Indian Ocean island nation further towards China and away from its longtime ally India.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday with broad bipartisan support passed a $95 billion legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, over bitter objections from Republican hardliners.

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Saturday that it would summon the ambassadors from the Security Council member countries that voted in favor of granting full United Nations membership to the Palestinians. 

On Monday, Tunisian President Kais Saied will host a landmark consultative meeting in Tunis with Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune and the Libyan Presidential Council head, Mohammad al-Menfi.

The United States will withdraw its troops from Niger, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters late on Friday, adding an agreement was reached between U.S Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Niger's leadership.

The first of India's almost one billion voters cast ballots on Friday in the country's multi-day election, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a rare third term on the back of issues such as growth, welfare and Hindu nationalism.

The Israeli meteorological service warned the public about the expected drought and extreme temperatures during Passover, from Tuesday to Thursday.

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin is set to visit Rabat on Sunday and Monday, in an effort to deepen security cooperation between France and Morocco

Turkey is keen to reassert its role in mediating the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, particularly as the previous mediator, Qatar, reevaluates its position.

Tension between Israel and Iran should not distract from the situation in Gaza and the first priority of the international community should be ending the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said.