ISTANBUL -- Talks between U.S. and Russian delegations on bilateral issues concluded in Istanbul on Thursday, according to Xinhua reporters on the scene.

The meeting, held at the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul and conducted behind closed doors, lasted over six hours. The Russian delegation departed the premises at 4:20 p.m. local time (1320 GMT). (U.S.-Russia-Talks)

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KIEV -- The Ukrainian cabinet has approved an order authorizing government officials to sign a minerals partnership agreement with the United States, the news outlet Ukrayinska Pravda reported Thursday.

According to the document, the agreement will be signed either by First Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko or Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. (Ukraine-U.S-Mineral Deal)

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TOKYO -- At least one person has been found dead, and 84 houses have been damaged as a forest fire in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Iwate continued to spread on Thursday, local media reported.

Since Wednesday, the blaze has burned an area of more than 600 hectares in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, Kyodo News reported, citing local authorities. (Japan-Forest Fire-Death)

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KINSHASA -- At least five were killed by several explosions on Thursday at Independence Square in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), shortly after a political rally in support of the rebel March 23 Movement (M23).

The blasts occurred shortly after the rally, where Corneille Nangaa, the political leader of the Congo River Alliance, a politico-military group allied to the M23, spoke, according to reports. (DRC-Explosion) Enditem

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