A United Nations (UN) nuclear watchdog chief has died.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Yukiya Amano was preparing to step down because of an unspecified illness.
The Japanese chief was the director general of the IAEA since 2009.
He was 72 years old.
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UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has visited the German Bundestag, the federal parliament, in Berlin, as part of his state visit to Germany.
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