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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

RUSSIA

* Former Russian Defense Minister Pavel Grachev died on 2.40 p.m. Moscow time on Sunday at the Vishnevsky military clinic near Moscow, a clinic representative told RIA Novosti

* Four militants died in Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan after a gun battle with local security forces, an Investigative Committee source said

WORLD

* The turnout reached just under two-thirds nationally in Belarus' parliamentary elections on Sunday, with the authorities proclaiming the poll a success and the opposition saying it was a farce

* China has canceled events planned to celebrate 40 years of diplomatic relations with Japan amid an escalating territorial dispute between the two countries, the Japanese media reported

* Swiss citizens rejected harsher smoking laws which would have almost completely banned lighting up in public, in a referendum held in the country on Sunday, Swiss media group SRG SSR said

* At least nine climbers died after an avalanche on Sunday while they were trying to climb Manaslu peak in Nepal, local media reported

* The U.S. has denied entry visas to Iranian officials, including two ministers, expecting to attend next week’s United Nations General Assembly, the Iranian Fars news agency reported

SPORTS

* A disciplined drive from Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel proved enough to win a chaotic Singapore Grand Prix night race after Lewis Hamilton retired from pole position

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