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  • EU says it will start to impose tariffs on US on Friday

    The European Union will start imposing duties on a list of U.S. products as of Friday in response to President Donald Trump's decision to slap tariffs...

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  • On North side of DMZ, it's change in the air

    On the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone, the sound of silence is a welcome sign of detente

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  • Greek far-right lawmaker freed pending treason-related trial

    Greek authorities have released from police custody an extreme far-right lawmaker pending his trial on high treason-related charges for calling on the...

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  • Tip from public helped Germany foil ricin attack plot

    German security officials say a call from the public helped foil an Islamic extremist's plan to use the toxin ricin to carry out a deadly attack

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  • Vandals smash copies of Egyptian gods' statues in Greek site

    Greek authorities say unknown vandals have smashed replicas of Roman-era ancient Egyptian gods in an archaeological site north of Athens

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  • Allies disappointed by 'big bang' of US walkout from UN body

    The U.N.'s Human Rights Council resumed work Wednesday after a U.S. pullout that one Western diplomat called a "Big Bang" for the Geneva body, as...

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  • The Latest: US says others must help in world refugee crisis

    The Trump administration says 'new actors' must step up to help in the global response to refugees

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  • N. Korea's Kim Jong Un, in China, again calls for 'step-by-step' denuclearization

    Vows to “lift the unbreakable … [North Korea]-China relations to a new level.”

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  • Canada to announce marijuana legalization date soon

    The Canadian government says it will soon announce the date of when cannabis will become legal _ but warns it will remain illegal until then

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  • Study: Airstrikes kill 240 Libyan civilians since 2012

    A new report says airstrikes have killed at least 242 civilians in Libya since September 2012

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  • EU adopts package to Lebanon to help it cope with refugees

    The European Union has adopted a support package to Lebanon of 165 million euros ($191 million) to help the country cope with hosting Syrian refugees

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  • Rights groups warn Gambia after 2 shot dead in protest

    Rights groups warn Gambia's government after 2 shot dead by police in protest

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  • Divers search Indonesian lake for 192 missing after sinking

    Government accused of not enforcing basic safety measures on passenger boats.

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  • Groundhog Day for May as UK Brexit bill faces new challenge

    The British government is facing another knife-edge vote in Parliament over how much control lawmakers should have over the country's departure from...

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  • The Latest: US exit from UN body about 'self-government'

    The United States is emphasizing that its pullout from the United Nations' main human rights body doesn't mean it's stopping its work with the U.N.'s...

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  • Romania: Protesters stage demo in Parliament building

    Protesters gain access to Romania's Parliament building where they stage a protest against recent legislation they say will facilitate high-level...

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  • Canada becomes 2nd country to fully legalize marijuana

    Canada will become the second country in the world to fully legalize pot.

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  • Hungary amends constitution to tighten asylum rules; new bill allows incarceration of people aiding asylum-seekers

    Hungary amends constitution to tighten asylum rules; new bill allows incarceration of people aiding asylum-seekers

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  • Rocket attack in southeast Turkey kills 2 soldiers

    Turkish officials say a rocket attack by Kurdish rebels on a military vehicle in southeast Turkey has killed two soldiers and wounded one other

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  • Detainees held without charges decry Emiratis' sexual abuses

    The strong majority of Yemeni detainees in UAE-controlled prisons are held without charges and even those cleared and acquitted by state prosecutors...

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  • Russia defense chief: Weapons in Crimea can repel any attack

    The Russian defense minister says that weapons deployed to Crimea are capable of fending off any attack

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  • Road accidents kill 15 in Pakistan

    Police in Pakistan say 15 people have died in two road accidents

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  • South Sudan's warring leaders set to meet face to face

    South Sudan's warring leaders set to meet face-to-face for 1st time in nearly 2 years

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  • Russia says US plans for space force herald new arms race

    The Russian Foreign Ministry has expressed concern about the U.S. plans to create a separate space force, saying that taking weapons to space could...

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  • UN: State, rebels committed war crimes in Syria's Ghouta

    The United Nations says the Syrian government and rebel forces both committed war crimes during the five-year government siege of the eastern Ghouta...

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  • Macedonian parliament ratifies name deal with Greece

    Macedonian parliament has ratified a deal with neighboring Greece signed last weekend to end a decades-long dispute over Macedonia's name

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  • India takes direct control in Kashmir after alliance ends

    India's federal government has taken direct control of Kashmir state after the ruling Hindu nationalist party ended its long-troubled alliance there...

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  • Twin brothers reunited 74 years after WWII death at Normandy

    American twin brothers killed in World War II are reunited 74 years after their deaths at a cemetery in Normandy

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  • Kim leaves China as S. Korea urges 'concrete' plan on nukes

    South Korea's president has urged North Korea to present a plan with concrete steps toward denuclearization, raising the pressure on North Korean...

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  • France: Veteran far-right head in hospital for 90th birthday

    Jean-Marie Le Pen, long-time leader of France's far-right is spending his 90th birthday in a hospital

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  • Eritrea sending delegation to rival Ethiopia for peace talks

    Eritrea sends 1st delegation to rival Ethiopia since 1998 for peace talks; 'positive signals'

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  • Germany: Left-wing violence and extremism on the rise

    German security officials say left-wing extremists have become more willing to use violence over the past five years

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  • Despite the odds, Turkey's opposition mounts tough challenge

    Turkey's airwaves and billboards are dominated by speeches and campaign ads for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of Sunday's presidential and...

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  • Macedonian lawmakers ratify agreement with Greece changing country's name to North Macedonia

    Macedonian lawmakers ratify agreement with Greece changing country's name to North Macedonia

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  • Iran's top leader opposes joining anti-money-laundering body

    Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has publically opposed joining a global anti-money laundering convention

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  • Israel strikes Hamas after heavy rocket attacks from Gaza

    Israel's military says its warplanes have struck some 25 Hamas positions in Gaza after Palestinian militants fired dozens of rockets and mortars at...

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  • Yemeni forces say they seized Hodeida airport runway

    Yemeni government forces backed by the United Arab Emirates say they have seized the southern runway of the international airport near the Yemeni city...

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  • Giant operation against wildlife crime in 92 countries

    International police agency Interpol said a giant operation against illegal trade in wildlife and timber resulted in millions of dollars-worth of...

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  • Authorities arrest man in subway explosion probe

    London police arrest 23-year-old in small explosion on London Underground

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  • Germany, France, other key EU nations to hold mini summit on migration Sunday

    Germany, France, other key EU nations to hold mini summit on migration Sunday

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  • EU tells Luxembourg to recoup back taxes from French firm

    The EU's state aid watchdog is ordering Luxembourg to recover 120 million euros in unpaid taxes from French electricity provider Engie

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  • Taliban strikes Afghan army checkpoints, killing 30 troops

    An Afghan official says Taliban fighters have killed at least 30 Afghan soldiers in an attack on two checkpoints in western Badghis province

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  • Gunmen kill police officer's son, uncle in SW Pakistan

    Police in Pakistan say gunmen have opened fire on a police officer's car in the northwestern city of Quetta, killing his minor son and uncle and...

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  • Asylum claims up in US , migration down in developed world

    Migration declined last year in the developed world for the first time since 2011 but the overall trend is inevitably up, according to a new report...

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  • Moldova court invalidates election win of pro-European mayor

    A Moldovan court has invalidated the election victory of a pro-European candidate to the post of mayor of the Moldovan capital

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  • Canadian senate passes weed bill but legalization delayed

    Canada's Senate has given final passage to the federal government's bill to legalize recreational cannabis, though Canadians will have to wait at...

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  • Burning kites from Gaza damage Israeli farms, wildlife

    After years of rocket attacks and militant infiltrations from Gaza, residents of southern Israel are now coping with a new kind of threat: incendiary...

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  • Sexual abuses rampant in UAE-controlled prisons in Yemen

    Hundreds of Yemeni men held without trial in secret prisons run by the United Arab Emirates, a key U.S. ally, are being subjected to sexual abuse in...

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  • South Korean crypto exchange loses $31 million from hack

    A leading South Korean cryptocurrency exchange says $31 million worth of virtual currencies have been stolen by hackers

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