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Clinton's lead over Trump narrows down to 6 points

Wednesday, 31 August 2016 1:01 PM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 31 August 2016 1:01 PM ]

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign event in Reno, Nevada on August 25, 2016. (AFP)

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

There is word of a lull in clashes between the Turkish army and the Kurds in northern Syria. The Turkish military says the lull should not be mistaken with a truce and it is waiting to see if the Kurdish militants retreat to the east of the Euphrates River.
A woman is dead and several others injured, one of them critically, in a blast that hit Lebanon’s eastern Beka’a Valley. The explosion took place on a road near the Christian city of Zahle. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility.
Israeli monitoring group "Peace Now" says the cabinet of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved the construction of 466 settler units in the occupied West Bank. They will be built or given legal documents in a settlement north of Jerusalem al-Quds. Israel's settlements are illegal under international law.
Israeli tanks and armored bulldozers have reportedly launched an incursion into central Gaza, destroying Palestinian farmlands. Witnesses say Israeli troops fired live rounds at Palestinian farmers who sought to prevent the destruction of their agricultural land. Israeli forces frequently raid the Gaza Strip to bulldoze Palestinian farms.
One person has been killed in fresh clashes between protesters and government forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Police say the young man died when security Indian forces fired at protesters in the northern Nadihal village. Several others were injured in the confrontations.
In the US, a new national poll shows that the Democratic presidential nominee’s lead over her Republican rival has narrowed down to 6 percentage points. Based on the poll, in a two-way race 48 percent of the voters would vote for Hillary Clinton while 42 percent would pick Donald Trump.
A powerful typhoon has struck Japan’s northeastern prefecture of Iwate, leaving at least 11 people dead. Most of the victims are elderly people who died at a nursing home. Typhoon Lion-rock has triggered heavy flooding in the region and caused widespread power outages.
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro warns that opposition leaders could face imprisonment if they incite violence in Thursday’s nationwide rallies. Maduro says such protests are part of US plots against leftist governments of Latin America. The protests aim to force the government to hasten a recall referendum that seeks to remove Maduro.