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  • The Latest: Italy moves migrants from reception center

    Italian authorities have begun transferring migrants from a reception center outside of Rome in the first concrete application of controversial...

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  • Zimbabwe's civil servants to strike on Friday over salaries

    Zimbabwe's civil servants to strike on Friday over salaries in a new wave of economic unrest

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  • The Latest: Merkel wants 'well-ordered' Brexit

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she is working for a "well-ordered" Brexit as confusion reigns over how Britain is to leave the European Union on...

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  • Latvia gets 5-party govt nearly 4 months after election

    Latvia's parliament approves the Baltic country's new five-party, center-right coalition government nearly four months after general election,...

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  • 3 adults die in Polish car crash involving bus with children

    Three adults have been killed and 11 children suffered bruises in a crash in northeastern Poland involving passenger cars, a van and a bus carrying...

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  • The Latest: Merkel makes plea for international cooperation

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel has made a forceful plea for international cooperation and compromise in an age of populism during her speech at the...

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  • The Latest: Eerie calm falls over Caracas ahead of protests

    There was an eerie calm on the streets of Caracas early Wednesday ahead of a planned anti-government demonstration seeking to oust President Nicolas...

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  • Widow of slain Polish mayor blames killing on state TV

    The widow of the slain Gdansk mayor blames his death on the government-controlled Television station TVP and the negative light in which it presented...

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  • Businesses sound alarm as UK says prepare for no-deal Brexit

    UK lawmakers' attempts to agree on a 'divorce deal' from the EU are gridlocked.

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  • Unrest roils Venezuela amid new push to topple Maduro

    Venezuela's re-invigorated opposition faces a crucial test Wednesday as it seeks to fill streets nationwide with protesters in an appeal to the...

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  • Amid wall debate, pope says fear of migration makes us crazy

    Pope Francis is looking to leave the sex abuse scandal buffeting his papacy behind as he heads to Central America amid a standoff over President...

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  • Afghan CEO urges patience amid talk of US troops withdrawal

    Afghanistan's chief executive is urging the world not to give up on his impoverished country after the Trump administration suggested the United...

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  • EU calls for tougher checks on golden visa applicants

    The European Union is warning countries running lucrative schemes granting passports and visas to rich foreigners to toughen checks on applicants amid...

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  • Japan's PM seeks trade reform as risks to world economy loom

    President Trump is skipping the World Economic Forum in Switzerland this year.

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  • Central African Republic war crimes suspect sent to court

    War crimes suspect who is also head of Central African Republic's soccer federation transferred to the International Criminal Court, where he faces...

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  • Asylum numbers in Germany drop by 16.5 percent in 2018

    Germany's top migration official says the number of asylum applications has dropped to 185,853 in 2018 _ a decrease of 16.5 percent or 36,830 cases...

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  • Russian singer with ties to Trump cancels US tour

    Emin Agalarov helped arrange a meeting between a Russian lawyer and Trump Jr.

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  • Sudan's president, facing protests, looks for aid from Qatar

    Sudan's embattled president is in Qatar looking for support amid weekslong protests against his 29-year rule in the African nation

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  • Czech lawmakers approve taxation of church restitution plan

    The Czech Parliament's lower house has approved a proposal drafted by Communist lawmakers to tax the compensation that the country's churches receive...

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  • China accuses gene-editing scientist He Jiankui of pursuing personal fame

    The fallen scientist is facing imminent punishment from Chinese authorities.

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  • Dutch magazine cuts ties with reporter over suspect stories

    A Dutch news magazine says it is withdrawing 27 articles written by a freelance reporter and cutting ties with him, saying that he cites sources in...

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  • Romanian Parliament asked to vote on contentious measures

    Romanian opposition parties call on Parliament to convene to strike down measures that could invalidate hundreds of corruption cases and levy extra...

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  • Israeli female student killed in Australia is laid to rest

    Female Israeli student, killed in Australia last week, laid to rest in her hometown

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  • UK top counter-terrorism cop warns of 'no-deal' Brexit risks

    Britain's senior counter-terrorism police officer is warning of the dangers of leaving the European Union without a withdrawal deal in place

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  • Turkey's president in Moscow for Syria talks with Putin

    Turkey's Erdogan arrives in Moscow for Syria talks with Putin as their governments bargain over zones of influence

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  • AP Exclusive: Adoptee deported by US sues S. Korea, agency

    AP Exclusive: A South Korean man who was deported from the United States to South Korea in 2016 is suing the Seoul government and a private adoption...

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  • Striking taxi drivers in standoff with police in Madrid

    Striking Spanish taxi drivers demanding more regulations for app-based ride-hailing services are blocking access to a trade exhibition center in...

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  • Pope travels to Catholic youth rally in Central America

    He's expected to address migration and gang violence, among other topics.

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  • Far-right lawmakers walk out of Holocaust tribute in Bavaria

    More than a dozen lawmakers from the far-right Alternative for Germany walked out of Bavarian state parliament during a tribute to Holocaust victims,...

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  • The Latest: Pope announces visit to Japan in November

    The pope has told reporters traveling with him to Panama aboard the papal plane that he plans to go to Japan in November

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  • In Congo, the Tshisekedi no one had expected takes power

    In Congo, the Tshisekedi no one had expected takes power; son unlike his charismatic father

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  • Russia presents info on missile US says violates pact

    Russia insisted the missile conforms to the limits of a treaty with the U.S.

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  • Greek lawmakers debate Macedonia name deal ahead of vote

    Greek lawmakers are debating a historic agreement aimed at normalizing relations with Macedonia in a stormy parliamentary session scheduled to...

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  • Seoul accuses Japanese patrol plane of threatening flight

    South Korea's military has accused Japan of a "clear provocation" over what it says was a threatening low-altitude flight by a Japanese patrol plane...

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  • DP World acquires majority stake in DP World Australia

    Dubai-based port operator DP World acquires additional assets in DP World Australia from investors

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  • Thailand sets date of first general election since coup

    Thailand's Election Commission has announced that the nation's first general election since the military seized power in a 2014 coup will be held on...

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  • Report: Apartment fire in Syria's capital kills 7 siblings

    The fire brigade says the fire caused an artificial ceiling to collapse.

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  • German FM wants to improve ties with US

    German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says he hopes his trip to the U.S. will lead to improved cooperation between the two governments

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  • AP Explains: Brexit awakens old fears in Northern Ireland

    AP Explains: Northern Ireland's conflict is still fresh in people's memories as Brexit negotiations risk awakening old fears

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  • The Latest: Thailand sets post-coup election for March 24

    Thailand's Election Commission has announced March 24 as the date for a general election, the first since the military took power in 2014

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  • Austrian woman feared kidnapped surfaces unharmed

    Austrian police say an 88-year-old woman with links to Austro-Hungarian nobility who was the feared victim of a brazen daytime kidnapping has surfaced...

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  • Aid group warns of Central African Republic 'catastrophe'

    Aid group warns of Central African Republic 'catastrophe' as peace talks set to begin in Sudan

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  • Landslides, flooding from dam kill 8 in central Indonesia

    Torrential rains that overwhelmed a dam and caused landslides have killed at least eight people and displaced more than 2,000 in the central...

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  • Thailand election authorities set March 24 for general election, first since May 2014 military coup

    Thailand election authorities set March 24 for general election, first since May 2014 military coup

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  • Hong Kong's legislature takes up China national anthem bill

    The move came after soccer fans repeatedly booed the anthem at games.

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  • Australia asks about dual citizen reported missing in China

    Australia's government says it is seeking information about a Chinese-Australian writer who has been reported missing in China

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  • Sonia Gandhi's daughter enters India politics ahead of vote

    Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, a scion of India's most famous political dynasty, has formally entered party politics with opposition Congress party assigning...

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  • Natural gas fields give Israel a regional political boost

    Discovery of natural gas fields off Mediterranean coast gives Israel geopolitical boost with neighbors

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  • Family of slain Mongolian seeks answer as lawsuit begins

    A lawyer for the family of a Mongolian woman murdered in Malaysia 13 years ago says they hope to find answers with a lawsuit that opened this week

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  • South Korea human rights body to investigate abuse in sports

    South Korea's human rights commission plans to interview possibly thousands of adult and child athletes about a culture of abuse in the country's...

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