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  • Sri Lankan lawmakers question Rajapaksa's parliamentary seat

    Members of Sri Lanka's Parliament have questioned whether Mahinda Rajapaksa, who recently quit as prime minister, can hold his seat after earlier...

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  • Putin claims Russia's new weapons have no foreign equivalent

    President Vladimir Putin says Russia's new weapons have no foreign equivalents, helping ensure the country's security for decades to come

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  • AP PHOTOS: 2018 a year of discord in Europe

    AP PHOTOS: 2018 a year of discord in Europe as Brexit looms, French streets erupt

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  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel to receive Fulbright prize

    The Washington-based Fulbright Association says its 2018 prize for international understanding will go to German Chancellor Angela Merkel

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  • Lithuania to buy floating liquefied gas terminal

    Lithuanian lawmakers have voted to buy a floating liquefied natural gas terminal that has been providing gas to the Baltic nation as it tries to...

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  • Vatican committee: Church credibility at risk over sex abuse

    Organizers of a Vatican summit on sex abuse prevention issued the warning.

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  • British Airways to resume flights to Pakistan in June

    British Airways to resume flights to Pakistan in June, suspended after deadly 2008 Marriott bombing

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  • Organizers of Vatican summit on sex abuse prevention warn credibility of church in jeopardy, urge listening to victims

    Organizers of Vatican summit on sex abuse prevention warn credibility of church in jeopardy, urge listening to victims

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  • Terror charges issued in France's Christmas market attack

    A man suspected of supplying the gun that was used in the shooting attack that killed five people near a Christmas market in Strasbourg was handed...

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  • Huawei calls on US, others to show proof of security risk

    The chairman of Huawei has called on the United States, Australia and other governments to provide evidence to back up claims that the Chinese tech...

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  • Clouds grow over German economy after stocks hit bear market

    Worries are growing about the strength of the German economy, Europe's largest, as business confidence slides and stock market enters bear market.

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  • Warrant issued for arrest of 'Schwimmer lookalike' suspect

    A British judge has issued an arrest warrant for an alleged shoplifter whose striking resemblance to David Schwimmer made international headlines,...

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  • Iraq: Militia leader returns as national security adviser

    Former head of Iraq's Iran-linked Popular Mobilization militias returns to dual posts as chairman of the militias and national security adviser to...

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  • Pope shakes up Vatican communications operations

    Pope Francis is shaking up the Vatican's communications operations, replacing the longtime editor of the Holy See newspaper and naming a prominent...

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  • Fighting in Yemeni city dies down as cease-fire takes hold

    Officials say the key port city of Hodeida is calm, hours after a cease-fire.

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  • Scary stat: 90.5 percent of plastic is not recycled

    Britain's Royal Statistical Society dubbed the fact its statistic of the year.

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  • Thai police say sunken ship failed to meet design standards

    Police in Thailand say their investigations found that a boat that sank in rough weather in July, killing 47 Chinese tourists, failed to meet...

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  • Indonesian defendant suffers setback in Kim murder trial

    An Indonesian woman due to begin her defense next month in her trial for the murder of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half brother suffered a...

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  • UK Cabinet to consider 'no-deal' Brexit preparations

    The government will consider spending billions to cushion the economic impact.

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  • Pope to politicians: Unacceptable to blame migrants for evil

    Pope Francis says political speeches that blame migrants for all evils and deprive the poor of hope are "unacceptable."

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  • Japan to spend more on defense, refit first aircraft carrier

    Japan plans its first aircraft carrier and big increases in defense spending and weapons capability, according to defense guidelines that cite the...

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  • AP PHOTOS: Muslims worry about fate of relatives in China

    AP PHOTOS: Muslims worry about fate of relatives in China

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  • German high court throws out far-right complaint on migrants

    Germany's highest court has thrown out complaints from the far-right Alternative for Germany party claiming Chancellor Angela Merkel's 2015 decision...

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  • Kremlin denies roiling US politics through social media

    U.S. agencies have said Russia used social media to influence U.S. politics.

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  • French interior minister to meet police union reps

    France's interior minister is to meet with representatives of police unions, following complaints about working conditions and calls for a work...

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  • EU officials, firms meet African leaders to talk investment

    European officials and companies are meeting in Vienna with African leaders for talks on increasing investment in the continent

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  • Spanish court gears for high-stakes trial of separatists

    Former Catalan officials are accused of rebellion and sedition.

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  • Putin decries prosecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged to looking into what has been widely viewed as the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia

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  • Asylum seekers stake claims on patch of US soil at border

    21 Hondurans are camped between the official line between the U.S. and Mexico.

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  • China will 'never seek hegemony,' Xi says in reform speech

    Xi's speech comes amid global concerns persist over the country's growing clout.

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  • 3 South Korean teens presumed dead, 7 unconscious at motel

    South Korean fire department officials say three teenagers were presumed dead and seven others were being treated for injuries after they were found...

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  • German authorities raid mosque in Berlin in terrorism probe

    The imam is suspected of raising money to support an Islamic fighter in Syria.

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  • AP PHOTOS: Editors' picks for 2018 from the Middle East

    AP PHOTOS: Editors' picks of the best feature photos in 2018 from the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan

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  • In 2019, Mideast economic troubles loom as wars wind down

    As Mideast ushers in 2019, ruinous conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Libya and Iraq seem to be winding down

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  • Venezuelan migrants hit Peru's street, dancing to survive

    A trio of Venezuelan migrants is eking out a living 90 seconds at a time on a busy intersection of Peru's capital _ doing acrobatics and breakdancing...

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  • Groups sue to block oil production in Alaska's Beaufort Sea

    Conservation groups sue to block oil-drilling project in federal Arctic waters.

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  • Hungary: Protesting MPs ejected from state Broadcasting HQ

    Demonstrators have been protesting against Hungary's far-right PM Orban.

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  • Cease-fire in Yemen's port goes into force after fighting

    Yemeni officials say a cease-fire has gone into force in Yemen's Red Sea port of Hodeida after intense fighting between government-allied forces and...

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  • US sportswear traced to factory in China's internment camps

    Ethnic minorities sew sportswear that can end up on U.S. college campuses.

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  • Correction: Vatican-Bulgaria-Macedonia story

    Correction: Vatican-Bulgaria-Macedonia story

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  • France: Alleged gun source given preliminary terror charges

    A man suspected of supplying the gun that was used in the shooting attack that killed five people near a Christmas market in Strasbourg was handed...

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  • Vatican urged to reveal status of ousted US archbishop

    A prominent U.S. archbishop is asking the Vatican for answers about the status of an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct against his...

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  • Prosecco's bubble shows no sign of bursting

    Global sales of Prosecco, the sparkling wine made in the northeastern hills of Italy, are booming and producers of Champagne, the original bubbly, are...

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  • The Latest: Ex-archbishop denies claim, welcomes probe

    Former St. Paul and Minneapolis Archbishop John Nienstedt says he would welcome an investigation into an allegation of sexual misconduct that he...

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  • Polish president signs bill reinstating Supreme Court judges

    Poland's president has signed legislation that reinstates Supreme Court judges who were forced into early retirement this year

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  • Brexit, Yellow Vest movement test leadership of May and Macron in critical times

    Both May and Macron face critical domestic challenges in the coming months.

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  • This day in history: Dec. 21, 1988

    Pan Am Flight 103 crashes into Lockerbie, Scotland.

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  • 2 Scandinavian women found dead in Morocco's Atlas Mountains

    Authorities in Morocco say the bodies of two Scandinavian women have been found in the Atlas Mountains, a popular hiking destination

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  • France: Unions urge work slowdowns by protest-weary police

    After five straight weekends of disruptive and sometimes violent protests across France, police are taking a turn expressing anger at the French...

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  • Turkey sees 'positive' signals from US on northern Syria

    Turkey's leader says he received "positive answers" from President Donald Trump on the situation in northern Syria, where Turkey has threatened to...

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