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  • UK judge rules wealthy Russian died of natural causes

    A British judge says a wealthy Russian businessman who collapsed near his home outside London died from a heart attack

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  • Kosovo assures NATO of transparency in army transformation

    The head of NATO and Kosovo's prime minister have had a telephone conversation on Pristina's recent decision to transform its security forces into an...

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  • In inferno of Yemen's war, child soldiers are the 'firewood'

    An AP investigation has found that thousands of children have been recruited by Yemen's Houthi rebels to fight in the country's civil war

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  • Official: Ukraine plans another naval foray into Sea of Azov

    A top Ukrainian official says that the country plans to again send its warships into the Sea of Azov, a move that could set the stage for another...

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  • Rallies banned in Congo's capital city days before elections

    Days before Congo's historic elections, the government has banned campaign rallies in the capital city, citing security concerns

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  • 430,000 flee Cameroon's restive Anglophone areas, says group

    An international refugee agency says that more than 430,000 people have fled violence in Cameroon's restive English-speaking regions and are hiding in...

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  • French bulldog chases light reflected by disco ball

    When sunlight shines through a window in this home, a disco ball's reflection sends light beams across the room, to the delight of this excited French...

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  • 10 detained in Estonia over massive money laundering

    Ten former employees of the Estonian branch of Danske Bank have been detained in connection with a probe into a major money laundering scandal that...

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  • Baby southern white rhino takes first steps

    A baby southern white rhino named Carrie was welcomed at the Australia Zoo, where she took her first steps while her mother looked on.

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  • Taliban say talks focus on US withdrawal from Afghanistan

    U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met with the Taliban in the UAE this week.

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  • Report: 53 journalists killed worldwide so far in 2018

    The number killed worldwide in retaliation for their work nearly doubled.

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  • Mexican president wants US to grant more work visas

    Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says he hopes to negotiate more U.S. work visas for Mexicans and Central Americans

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  • Saudi-led coalition bombs air base in Yemen's capital

    The Saudi-led coalition has bombed an air base in Yemen's rebel-held capital, as a local cease-fire holds around the Red Sea port city of Hodeida

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  • Poland signs 20-year deal to buy natural gas from the US

    Poland has signed a long-term deal with a U.S. company for supplies of liquefied natural gas as part of an effort to reduce its dependence on Russian...

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  • Third China Canadian arrest: no reason to believe related

    The Canadian government says a third Canadian has been detained in China, but an official says there is no reason to believe that the case is linked...

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  • Ex-Bosnian army commander pleads not guilty

    A former Bosnian army commander has pleaded not guilty to charges of war crimes against civilians and prisoners of war during the country's brutal...

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  • Former Merkel rival hints at interest in German govt job

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman says chancellor has no plans to reshuffle Cabinet after a one-time rival hinted he'd be interested in...

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  • Lithuania detains Russian, Lithuanians in suspected spy ring

    Police in Lithuania say one Russian and several Lithuanians have been detained, suspected of being part of an espionage ring in favor of neighboring...

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  • UK opposition leader denies calling PM May 'stupid woman'

    Britain's main opposition leader is facing calls to apologize after he was accused of calling Prime Minister Theresa May a "stupid woman" in the House...

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  • UN food program announces service cuts to Palestinians

    The United Nations' World Food Program says it will be cutting services to nearly 200,000 Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip due to a lack...

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  • 16 crew rescued from cargo ship that ran aground off Turkey

    Turkish coastal safety teams have rescued 16 crew members from a cargo ship that ran aground off the Black Sea coast of Sile in a dramatic operation...

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  • Greece: France wins new round on Russian cybercrime suspect

    Greece's supreme court has accepted a French extradition request for a Russian bitcoin fraud suspect, whom the same court has, confusingly, already...

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  • US, China face off again at World Trade Organization

    The U.S. accused China of stealing technology.

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  • French police press for multimillion in overtime pay

    French authorities are suggesting they will bow to demands by police officers for decades of overtime pay, but officers nevertheless engaged in...

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  • EU reaches deal with Italy on budget

    The European Commission says it has reached an agreement with Italy to avert action over the country's budget plans, which the EU's executive arm had...

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  • Chechen critic fears for his life as he faces deportation

    A critic of Chechnya's ruler faces deportation from Poland as European nations become increasingly wary of sheltering refugees from Chechnya

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  • Der Spiegel says star reporter perpetrated years-long fraud

    German weekly Der Spiegel says one of its star reporters committed fraud "on a grand scale" in his work over a number of years

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  • US links ex-Serb police general with killing of 3 Americans

    The U.S. has linked a former Serbian police commander to the 1999 murder of three Albanian-American brothers and banned him and his family members...

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  • Germany tightens checks on foreign investment plans

    The German government is tightening rules on foreign investments in some sectors, including the media, to lower the threshold at which it can consider...

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  • Elections in the time of Ebola: Congo votes amid disease

    Elections in the time of Ebola: Congo prepares for Dec. 23 election; 'There are so many risks'

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  • Poll: Russians increasingly nostalgic for USSR

    An opinion survey has shown that two thirds of Russians regret the collapse of the Soviet Union

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  • Israeli leader calls on UN to condemn Hezbollah over tunnels

    Israel's prime minister calls on U.N. Security Council to condemn "wanton acts of aggression" by Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, designate it a...

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  • South African police issue arrest warrant for Grace Mugabe

    South African authorities issue arrest warrant for Grace Mugabe, accused of assaulting a woman in Johannesburg last year

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  • Nepal stops water project contractors from leaving country

    The government of Nepal is not permitting Italian contractors to leave the Himalayan country in an effort to complete a critical but much delayed...

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  • South Sudan security forces strip, rob peace deal monitors

    South Sudan security forces strip, kick, rob peace deal monitors, internal report says

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  • Philippine rebels abduct 2 soldiers, several militiamen

    Philippine military officials say communist guerrillas abducted two soldiers and several militiamen and seized several rifles in an attack on an army...

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  • Russian security agency kills suspected IS cell members

    The FSB said it tracked down a group of suspected IS members in Stavropol.

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  • Japan wants Seoul's political decision on forced labor row

    Japan's top diplomat has urged South Korea's government to make a political decision to bring an end to their recent legal dispute stemming from that...

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  • Pope accepts resignation of LA bishop accused of misconduct

    The bishop was the subject of allegations of misconduct with a minor.

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  • Volkswagen shakes up management pay after diesel scandal

    Volkswagen says it is changing the pay system for its senior management, dropping personal performance bonuses and increasing the extent to which the...

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  • Madagascar goes to the polls in runoff presidential election

    Voters have begun casting their ballots are across the Indian Ocean island nation of Madagascar Wednesday to select a new president in a runoff...

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  • Ukraine secures new IMF loan after making reforms

    Ukraine's president says that the International Monetary Fund has approved a new loan installment for the country

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  • Poland says 11 sailors kidnapped off Nigeria are now free

    Poland's Foreign Ministry says 11 crew members of a ship who were taken hostage by pirates off the coast of Nigeria are now free and will be reunited...

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  • Human rights court rules against Greece in Sharia law case

    The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Greece violated a prohibition on discrimination by applying Islamic religious law to an inheritance...

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  • No attempts at forming a new government this year in Sweden

    Sweden's parliament speaker says no attempts at forming a new government will be made this year, more than three months after elections that left the...

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  • German Cabinet approves plan to expand job-seeker visas

    Germany's Cabinet has approved a plan to expand a system of visas allowing people from outside the European Union to seek jobs as it tries to tackle a...

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  • Pope accepts resignation of Los Angeles auxiliary bishop Alexander Salazar, accused of misconduct with a minor in 1990s

    Pope accepts resignation of Los Angeles auxiliary bishop Alexander Salazar, accused of misconduct with a minor in 1990s

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  • Media freedom group records increase in journalists killed

    Media freedom group Reporters Without Borders says it has recorded an increase in the number of journalists killed and imprisoned worldwide this year

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  • US official says Washington reviewing North Korea travel ban

    The Trump administration's special envoy for North Korea says Washington is reviewing easing its strict travel restrictions to North Korea to...

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  • UK inflation eases but outlook depends on Brexit

    Official figures show that consumer prices rose in November by their weakest rate in 21 months, a development that's likely to cheer consumers as they...

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