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Poland's conservative government says it rejected a multi-billion euro deal to buy Airbus military helicopters because it was bad for state security.

Afghanistan's Shiite population is preparing to mark the martyrdom of the Prophet Mohammad's grandson with candlelight vigils and mass public flagellations, despite government warnings of possible attacks.

Spanish police say they have arrested two people suspected of being key figures in spreading propaganda and recruiting followers in Spain for the Islamic State group.

Kazakhstan's domestic security agency says that three people suspected of planning attacks against the country's security services have been arrested in the capital, Almaty.

A Pakistani journalist says authorities have barred him from leaving the country after his newspaper published an article of his contending there is a rift between the government and military leaders on tackling militants.

China's product safety regulator says Samsung will recall all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones sold in mainland China, amounting to around 191,000 units, in another setback for the tech giant in the world's largest smartphone market.

The landmark Raffles Hotel Singapore says it will close briefly from the end of next year for renovations to modernize the property.

A British report says the lines between terrorism and criminality are becoming blurred as an increasing number of former criminals join the Islamic State group and create a "gangster jihad." The report from the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization and Political Violence at King's College London released Tuesday says nearly 60 percent of European jihadists studied by researchers had been jailed previously, in essence creating a "super-gang." Peter Neumann, the center's director, says former criminals "are the perfect fit" for IS.

Police say a truck transporting Cambodian garment workers to their factory flipped over at a curve, injuring 54 of them, including seven who are in critical condition.

An apparent demonstration has drawn hundreds of protesters to China's defense ministry in central Beijing.

The International Energy Agency says OPEC countries must swiftly deliver on promised cuts if they want a sustained increase in oil prices.

Charities operating in the Calais "jungle" are opposing the planned dismantling of the border refugee camp on the French side of the English Channel.

The head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency says authorities received a first tip in early September that the Islamic State group planned attacks on stations or airports in the country, and last week tracked down the bomb plot suspect who was arrested Monday.

Thai police say searches have yielded no evidence or suspects that would corroborate an intelligence report of possible car bomb attacks in Bangkok and its outskirts.

Singaporean and Swiss regulators said Tuesday that investigations showed Falcon Private Bank breached money laundering regulations in its dealings with the indebted Malaysian state fund 1MDB.

The Israeli military says it has demolished the home of a Palestinian convicted of being an accomplice to a deadly attack on Israelis last year.

An hours-long shootout between police and suspected criminals in Rio de Janeiro has left three people dead, as well as blocking streets and closing shops in the posh Copacabana and Ipanema districts.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is visiting Ethiopia and plans to meet with its prime minister on issues including the country's newly declared state of emergency.

Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Mathilde are in Japan on an official visit to mark 150 years of ties between the countries.

A group of leading rights organizations has awarded its annual prize for human rights defenders to imprisoned Chinese Muslim minority economics professor Ilham Tohti.