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RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been hospitalized in a West Bank hospital, a Palestinian official said on Sunday, providing no further details on his condition. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2GAafnY

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish voters who favor liberalizing the country's abortion laws increased their lead in two opinion polls published on Sunday, reversing a trend that suggested the race had begun to tighten ahead of the final days of campaigning. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2KDOaXZ

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy plans to maintain central government control over Catalonia after the regional leader nominated imprisoned and exiled politicians to join his cabinet, El Pais said on Sunday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2IXi2Sg

MILAN (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Sunday he would elevate 14 Roman Catholic prelates to the high rank of cardinal, the elite group of churchmen who are his closest advisers and can enter a conclave to choose his successor if they are under 80. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2rXFXpP

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Montenegro, seeing a rise in the number of migrants passing through the country on a new route to the European Union, is considering building a razor wire fence on its border with Albania to stem the flow, a government official said on Sunday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2KHxRt9

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A war monitor said buses evacuated Islamic State fighters from an enclave south of Damascus on Sunday in a withdrawal deal, though state media denied the report and said the Syrian army was fighting to finish off the insurgents. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2wXc66L

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak fears for his safety and has asked for police protection, his spokesman said on Sunday, a day after the ex-leader complained over the conduct of police searching properties for evidence of corruption. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2rQuIAv

LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday she would again consider another vote on independence for Scotland when the British government offers some certainty over Brexit. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2x2VQkW

MILAN (Reuters) - The far-right League gave Italians a chance to bless the program it has drawn up with the 5-Star Movement in an informal ballot as the two groups try to decide on a candidate to lead their planned coalition government. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Gz3Idk

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met with Moqtada al-Sadr on Saturday, less than 24 hours after the Shi'ite cleric's bloc was declared winner of Iraq's parliamentary election, the clearest sign yet they could work together to form a coalition. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2x2MxS2

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a group of Islamic State fighters had been evacuated from the last insurgent enclave near Damascus on Sunday in a withdrawal that will restore state control over the area. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2IzXYWk

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Saturday accused the United States of using new sanctions against its government's top officials to sabotage a controversial presidential election on Sunday, which the country's opposition says has been rigged. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2KGBcsr

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's state security prosecutor on Saturday ordered a prominent activist detained for 15 days for investigation on charges of involvement with a banned group and inciting and taking part in illegal protests, rights lawyers said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2IN5UDh