Template:In the news
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- In Saudi Arabia, King Salman decrees that women will be allowed to obtain driver's licenses from June 2018, effectively removing the ban on women driving in the state.
- Iraqi Kurdistan votes in favour of independence, though the vote is dismissed as unconstitutional by the Iraqi federal government.
- The CDU/CSU, led by Angela Merkel (pictured), wins the most seats in the German federal election.
- The National Party, led by Bill English, wins the most seats in the New Zealand general election.
- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes central Mexico, killing more than three hundred people.
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