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Trump's Mideast team gets close-up view of peace obstacles
On Mideast tour, Trump administration officials get close-up view of towering obstacles to yet-to-be-released blueprint for Israeli-Palestinian peace...4m ago![Jared Kushner]()
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Imprisoned Bahrain opposition leader acquitted in spy case
A prominent Shiite cleric in Bahrain who led a now-shuttered opposition party has been acquitted of spying charges with two colleagues5m ago![Ali Salman]()
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Israeli PM's wife charged with fraud, breach of trust
Israeli prosecutors have charged Sara Netanyahu, the prime minister's wife, with a series of crimes including fraud and breach of trust11m ago
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Official: Polish leader's ill health not sparking infighting
A government official is denying rumors that the illness of Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the powerful leader of Poland's ruling party, has sparked infighting...14m ago![FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2017 file photo, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the powerful leader of Poland's ruling Law and Justice party, waves after the government survived a no-confidence vote at the parliament building in Warsaw, Poland. The head of a Warsaw hosp]()
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NATO head: No guarantee trans-Atlantic alliance will survive
The secretary-general of NATO says bonds between Europe and North America have weakened, and he appealed for an international effort to shore up the...16m ago![Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO, listens to a question after delivering a pre-NATO summit speech at Lancaster House in London, Thursday, June 21, 2018. The secretary-general of NATO says bonds between Europe and North America have wea]()
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Lion euthanized after escape from cage in Belgian zoo
A zoo in Belgium has been evacuated after a lion escaped from its cage25m ago
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Sara Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister's wife, charged with fraud, breach of trust
Sara Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister's wife, charged with fraud, breach of trust31m ago
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Treasury chief to outline UK plan to remain a finance hub
The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold as amid conflicting signals on the economy and uncertainty around Brexit.32m ago![FILE - In this Wednesday, March 21, 2018 file photo, Britain's Chancellor Philip Hammond leaves 11 Downing Street to attend the weekly session of Prime Ministers Questions in Parliament in London. Hammond is expected to outline plans to ensure the na]()
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Merkel pledges $100M loan for troubled Jordan
German Chancellor Angela Merkel promises $100 million loan to troubled Jordan, where mass protests over austerity measures had forced prime minister...34m ago![German Chancellor Angela Merkel reviews an honor guard upon her arrival at the Royal Palace in Amman, Jordan Thursday, June 21, 2018. German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday visited Jordan, a major refugee host country, amid an escalating domesti]()
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Trump's Mideast team arrives in Egypt
Egyptian airport officials say President Donald Trump's Mideast team has arrived in Cairo on the latest stop in a regional tour to discuss a blueprint...37m ago
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Tens of thousands join Indian leader for world yoga day
Some 50,000 people have gathered with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Himalayan foothills to salute the power of yoga42m ago![A dog sleeps in the midst of exile Tibetan school children who participate in a joint yoga session at the Tsuglakhang temple to mark the International Yoga Day in Dharmsala, India, Thursday, June 21, 2018. Dozens of school children and government off]()
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Iraqi court endorses manual recount for May election
Iraq's Supreme Federal Court has issued a ruling that endorses manual recount for all ballots from last month's national elections as stipulated by a...43m ago
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Estonia says Russian government aircraft violated airspace
Estonia says a Russian government aircraft has violated its airspace near the island of Vaindloo in the Gulf of Finland _ the second such violation...1h ago
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Syria shells rebel-held areas ahead of possible offensive
Syrian state media say government forces have shelled rebel-held areas in the south, in new violence that further undermined an international...1h ago
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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...1h ago![This undated photo obtained by The Associated Press shows a drawing of a detainee being abused at a prison in Yemen run by the United Arab Emirates. The Arabic reads: “This is how prisoners were forced to be naked.” Emirati officers are sexually tort]()
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Pope, in Geneva, says Christians can work together on peace
Pope Francis is urging Christians to work together despite their differences. ance of Christians praying and working together1h ago![Pope Francis is welcomed by Swiss president Alain Berset, after his arrival in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, June 21, 2018. Pope Francis Francis arrived for a one-day visit to promote his view that Christians, whatever their theological differences,]()
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Yemeni prisoners say Emirati officers sexually torture them
Emirati officers are engaged in sexually torturing and abusing hundreds of Yemeni men held without trial in secret prisons run by the United Arab...1h ago![This undated photo obtained by The Associated Press shows a drawing of a detainee being abused at a prison in Yemen run by the United Arab Emirates. The Arabic reads: “This is how prisoners were forced to be naked.” Emirati officers are sexually tort]()
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EU says tax on Harleys aimed to 'make noise' in trade debate
European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom says it has targeted some iconic American imports like Harley-Davidson motorbikes and bourbon for...1h ago![Cecilia Malmstrom, David Parker]()
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EU seeks to screen migrants in Africa, stop boat crossings
The EU top migration official says the bloc wants to screen migrants in centers in northern Africa to see whether they are eligible for asylum and...1h ago![FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017 file photo, migrants sit at the port of Tarifa, southern Spain, as they wait to be transported to a police station in Algeciras after being rescued in the Strait of Gibraltar. The diplomatic spat this week betw]()
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Japan to scrap evacuation drills for NKorean missile threat
Japan plans to suspend civilian evacuation drills it started last year while North Korea was repeatedly test-firing missiles near and over Japanese...1h ago![In this July 14, 2017, photo, elementary school students participate in an evacuation drill in Takaoka, Toyama prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, following repeated missile launches by North Korea. Cabinet Secretariat in charge of crisis management said]()
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East Libya forces say regain control over oil ports
Libya's self-styled national army in the east says it has regained control over two key oil port terminals after an armed group attacked them a week...1h ago
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Thailand preparing total ban on import of electronic waste
Thai authorities say they may use special powers given to the military government to impose a total ban on the import of electronic waste for...1h ago
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The Latest: Christian leaders greet Pope Francis in Geneva
Pope Francis has been greeted joyfully by Lutheran, Anglican, Methodist and Orthodox leaders as he arrived for an ecumenical service among many...1h ago![Pope Francis steps out of the plane after landing at the Geneva International Airport for a one-day visit at the invitation of the World Council of Churches (WWC), Thursday June 21, 2018, in Geneva, Switzerland. (Tony Gentile/pool photo via AP)]()
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Kremlin: Trump's national security adviser set to visit
The Kremlin says that President Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton is to visit Russia1h ago
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Malaysia to go ahead with skyscraper despite stolen funds
Malaysia's government says it will not cancel a skyscraper project billed as the tallest in the region even though $747 million from the project has...1h ago![Lim Guan Eng]()
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Voting machines raise worries in Congo ahead of elections
Voting machines raise worries in Congo ahead of long-delayed presidential elections2h ago![In this photo taken Friday May 25, 2018, National Electoral Commission officials watch, during a demonstration of the electronic voting machine that will be used later in the year for the next election, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Cong]()
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German court quashes far-right politician's arson conviction
A German federal court has overturned a far-right politician's conviction for burning down a building intended as refugee housing, and has ordered a...2h ago![FILE - The Aug. 25, 2018 file photo shows a burning gym in Nauen, eastern Germany. A German federal court has overturned a far-right politician’s conviction for burning down a the building intended as refugee housing and ordered a retrial. (Julian St]()
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European human rights court rejects Breivik appeal
The European Court of Human Rights has rejected that an appeal by Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik who claimed his incarceration in...2h ago![FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017 file photo, Anders Behring Breivik looks on during the last day of his appeal case in Borgarting Court of Appeal at Telemark prison in Skien, Norway. The European Court of Human Rights has rejected that an appe]()
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Thousands watch the sun rise over Stonehenge
Thousands have watched the sun glint over the horizon at Stonehenge, celebrating the summer solstice at the Neolithic stone circle2h ago![The sun rises through the stones at Stonehenge as crowds of people gather to celebrate the dawn of the longest day in the UK, in Wiltshire, England, Thursday June 21, 2018. The neolithic Wiltshire monument is built along the solstice alignment of the]()
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Libya's coast guard rescues 80 African migrants
Libya's coast guard says it has rescued some 80 African migrants, including four women and two children, and recovered one body in the Mediterranean...2h ago
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Report: Ukrainian filmmaker on hunger strike is well
A state news agency is quoting a Russian human rights official as saying that jailed Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov is in satisfactory condition...2h ago![Protesters hold a poster with the image of political prisoner Oleg Sentsov during an opposition rally organised by 'Free Russia' in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, June 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman)]()
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Sydney police find car driven by Thai who was found dead
Australian police say they have found a car that had been driven by a Thai national whose battered body was discovered bound and gagged on the side of...2h ago
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Iran lists demands for improving relations with US
Iran has announced a list of 15 demands for improving relations with the United States, including a U.S. return to the 2015 nuclear accord, in...3h ago
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Hundreds pray at Indonesia lake as search for bodies resumes
Hundreds of family members are waiting in desperation at a small port on an Indonesian lake for news of missing relatives as the search for more than...3h ago![Relatives of victims of a sunken ferry wait for news at the Tigaras port in Toba lake, North Sumatra, Wednesday, June, 20, 2018. Officials said that over a hundred people are still missing from a ferry sinking early this week at a popular lake in Sum]()
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Turkey's Erdogan seeks new term with greater powers
The most powerful and polarizing leader in Turkish history is standing for re-election in a presidential vote on Sunday3h ago![Recep Tayyip Erdogan]()
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New Zealand leader welcomes newborn girl 'to our village'
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gives birth to daughter, posts message saying 'Welcome to our village wee one'3h ago![Jacinda Ardern]()
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The Latest: New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern gives birth
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has given birth to a girlJun 21![Jacinda Ardern]()
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Trudeau: Canada to legalize marijuana on Oct. 17
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says marijuana will be legal nationwide starting Oct. 17 in a move that should take market share away from...Jun 21![Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Jody Wilson-Raybould, right, Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor, center, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and to the Minister of Health Bi]()
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Australia court convicts woman of murdering mom to gain kids
An Australian jury has convicted an infertile woman of murdering a mother-of-four in a plot to gain custody of the childrenJun 21
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Afghan official says Taliban kill 8 police
Afghan officials say the Taliban have killed eight police in two separate attacksJun 21
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gives birth to a girl at Auckland City Hospital
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gives birth to a girl at Auckland City HospitalJun 21
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Legal pot will roll out differently in Canada than in US
With marijuana legalization across Canada on the horizon, the industry is shaping up to look different from the way it does in the nine U.S. states...Jun 21![FILE - In this April 20, 2015 file photo, a Canadian flag with a cannabis leaf flies on Parliament Hill during a 4/20 protest in Ottawa, Ontario. Canada is following the lead of Uruguay in allowing a nationwide, legal marijuana market, although each]()
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Legal pot will roll out differently in Canada than in US
With marijuana legalization across Canada on the horizon, the industry is shaping up to look different from the way it does in the nine U.S. states...Jun 21![FILE - In this April 20, 2015 file photo, a Canadian flag with a cannabis leaf flies on Parliament Hill during a 4/20 protest in Ottawa, Ontario. Canada is following the lead of Uruguay in allowing a nationwide, legal marijuana market, although each]()
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Australian Senate delivers $106 billion in income tax cuts
Australia's prime minister has won a political victory with the Senate passing personal income tax cuts worth 144 billion Australian dollars ($106...Jun 21![Malcolm Turnbull]()
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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 detenteJun 21![The South Korean buildings are seen in the background as North Korean soldiers stand guard at the truce village at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) which separates the two Koreas in Panmunjom, North Korea, Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Since the summits betw]()
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Cuba slightly loosens controls on state media
Cuba is slightly loosening controls on its state-run media under its new presidentJun 21![FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2015 file photo, a man reads a copy of the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party, Granma, as a woman walks past, in old Havana. Cuba is slightly loosening controls on its state-run media under]()
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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...Jun 20![This undated photo obtained by The Associated Press shows a drawing of a detainee being abused at a prison in Yemen run by the United Arab Emirates. The Arabic reads: “This is how prisoners were forced to be naked.” Emirati officers are sexually tort]()
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Detainees held without charges decry Emiratis' sexual abuses
An AP investigation has found that Yemeni detainees in UAE-controlled prisons are sexually abused and tortured routinelyJun 20![This undated photo obtained by The Associated Press shows a drawing of a detainee being abused at a prison in Yemen run by the United Arab Emirates. The Arabic reads: “This is how prisoners were forced to be naked.” Emirati officers are sexually tort]()
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Mexico court upholds ruling against presidential candidate
Mexico's federal Electoral Tribunal has upheld a finding of campaign irregularities by independent presidential candidate Jaime RodriguezJun 20
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No easy path: Complex mass migration, politics reshape globe
Journeys to far-away cities and sleepless nights in crowded camps or worrying about receiving asylum are how millions of people observed World Refugee...Jun 20![A man walks along the wall of a migrant and refugee shelter in the outskirts of Milan, Italy, Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Germany, France, Italy and Greece, among others, will attend Sunday's gathering in Brussels to look into finding European solution]()
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