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1. Nigerian police called to mobilize in effort to quell unrest, protests over police brutality

   

   Nigeria's top police official on Saturday ordered the immediate mobilization of all officers to "reclaim the public space from criminal elements masquerading as protesters" after days of peaceful demonstrations over police abuses and then violent unrest that left at least 69 people dead.

2. Donald Trump casts vote in Florida as Joe Biden warns of 'dark winter' in U.S. due to pandemic 

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump voted in his adopted home of Florida before hitting the campaign trail for rallies in three swing states on Saturday, joining more than 54 million Americans who have cast early ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

3. Venezuelan opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez flees country

   

   Venezuelan opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez abandoned the Spanish ambassador's residence in Caracas on Saturday to flee the country, more than a year after seeking refuge there to escape house arrest, his party said.

4. Welsh police to enforce ban on non-essential travel during 17-day COVID-19 lockdown

   

   A police force in England says it will try to stop people from leaving Wales, which has started a 17-day lockdown to slow a surging rate of coronavirus infections.

5. Suicide bombing in Kabul kills 18, including schoolchildren

   

   The death toll from a suicide attack on Saturday in Afghanistan's capital has risen to at least 18, with 57 people wounded, including schoolchildren, the Interior Affairs Ministry said.