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  • Thai police summon activists to hear sedition charges

    Thirteen Thai political activists have appeared at a Bangkok police station to answer a summons on sedition charges that critics say are part of a...

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  • Daimler CEO Zetsche hands over to successor amid tech change

    Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche is handing off to his successor after 13 years at the helm as the company faces difficult challenges from the transition to...

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  • Bulgaria, Greece start work on gas pipeline from Azerbaijan

    Bulgaria and Greece are launching the construction of a pipeline to transport Azeri gas to Bulgaria to ease its almost total dependence on Russian gas...

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  • Earthquake shakes northern Netherlands, no injuries reported

    A magnitude 3.4 earthquake has shaken the northern Dutch province of Groningen, the latest in a series of tremors blamed on decades of gas extraction...

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  • Taiwan navy holds drill amid China tensions

    Taiwan's navy has held a major annual live-firing exercise off the island's east coast in an area increasingly threatened by Chinese ships and planes

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  • Pope urges China's Catholics to unify after bishop deal

    Pope urges China's Catholics to unify following landmark bishop deal

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  • 6 dead in Indonesia riots, gov't restricts social media

    Six people have died in election rioting in the Indonesian capital as supporters of the losing presidential candidate burned vehicles and battled...

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  • UK inflation back above official target as energy costs rise

    Official figures show that inflation in Britain rose in April above the Bank of England's target rate following an uptick in energy prices and...

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  • Lawmaker says Iran doesn't want direct or proxy war with US

    Reformist lawmaker in Tehran says Iran won't enter war with US, either directly or through proxy forces

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  • Australian state leader intervenes to approve coal mine

    An Australian state government leader has intervened to fast-track a proposed coal mine days after voters rejected tougher action to curb greenhouse...

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  • India's Election Commission rejects ballot tampering claims

    India's Election Commission has rejected opposition fears of possible tampering of electronic voting machines ahead of Thursday's vote-counting to...

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  • Big question for EU vote: How well will the far-right do?

    The European Parliament elections have never been so hotly anticipated or contested, with many predicting that this year's ballot will mark a...

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  • The Latest: Police chief says 6 reported dead in Indonesia

    Indonesian police say based on reports from hospitals six people have died in rioting in Jakarta a day after the presidential election results were...

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  • Police raiding homes of Iraqi gang in western Germany

    Police in western Germany are raiding premises linked to an Iraqi gang suspected of involvement in human trafficking, drug dealing, illegal arms trade...

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  • Indonesia's national police chief says 6 people have died in post-election rioting in the capital Jakarta

    Indonesia's national police chief says 6 people have died in post-election rioting in the capital Jakarta

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  • Turkey military receiving Russian defense system training

    Turkey's defense minister says Turkish military personnel are already receiving training to operate the S-400 missile defense system despite...

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  • Indonesia security minister says authorities will block social media in certain areas as election protests rock capital

    Indonesia security minister says authorities will block social media in certain areas as election protests rock capital

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  • North Korea calls Biden 'fool of low IQ' over Kim criticism

    North Korea has labeled Joe Biden a "fool of low IQ" and an "imbecile bereft of elementary quality as a human being" after the Democratic presidential...

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  • Duterte's allies dominate Senate race, shut out opposition

    Final Philippine election results show Duterte's allies won a majority in the Senate race and the opposition was shut out, heralding a stronger grip...

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  • Nonprofits turn to cryptocurrency to help needy Venezuelans

    Over the past decade, cryptocurrencies like EOS and bitcoin have become popular among investors looking to make large profits or anonymously store...

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  • Brazilian fatally stabs girlfriend, shoots 3 dead at church

    Authorities in Brazil say a man knifed his girlfriend to death in her home then went to a Baptist church and opened fire with a pistol, killing three...

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  • Scientists race against the clock to collect crucial data on life in Antarctica

    Antarctica is "a place where we come to determine the health of the world."

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  • Protesters clash with Indonesian police after election loss

    Supporters of an unsuccessful presidential candidate clashed with security forces and set fire to a police dormitory in the Indonesian capital after...

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  • Mexico to auction off seized luxury goods to help poor

    Mexico to auction off seized luxury cars at old presidential residence

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  • Nike cancels Puerto Rico-homage sneaker with Panama design

    Nike won't release a version of its Air Force 1 shoe meant to celebrate Puerto Rico, after an indigenous group in Panama noted one of its traditional...

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  • Russia: Militants in Syria launch attack, have toxic agents

    The Russian military says al-Qaida-linked militants in northwestern Syria have launched an attack on Syrian government forces, including with tanks

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  • Amnesty International criticizes Brazil's far-right leader

    Amnesty International has published an open letter criticizing the policies of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, saying they will lead to more...

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  • WWII plane from D-Day to join in 75th anniversary

    A restored warplane that helped lead the Allied invasion on D-Day is headed back to Europe for the 75th anniversary of the epic battle

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  • Formula One racing legend Niki Lauda dies at the age of 70

    Niki Lauda, the Austrian former Formula One legend and three-time World Championship winner, has died at the age of 70.

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  • Far-right rally in Hungary amid renewed tensions with Roma

    A small far-right party has held a rally in a rural Hungarian city, exploiting renewed tensions with some of the local Roma population

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  • Mexico studies building new immigration facilities

    Mexico is studying a change in the way it handles the migrants who have been overwhelming its facilities near the border with Guatemala, and may try...

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  • Jury finds former Somali colonel responsible for torture

    A jury has found a northern Virginia man who once served as a colonel in the Somali Army responsible for torturing a man more than 30 years ago as...

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  • Greece: Supreme court hears appeal for far-left killer

    Greece's supreme court examines the rejection of a furlough request by a hunger-striking extremist serving multiple life sentences for the killing of...

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  • UK government promises to do utmost to help British Steel

    U.K. union leaders are set to lay out their concerns to the government amid reports that British Steel is facing bankruptcy within days

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  • Argentina: Fernández in court for first corruption trial

    Argentina's Fernández appears in court for first in a series of corruption trials

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  • The Latest: Merkel, Macron and Putin discuss Iran situation

    The German government says Chancellor Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron have discussed the situation in Iran in a joint telephone call with...

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  • Bahrain defends decision to host White House Mideast meeting

    Bahrain is defending its decision to host a White House-engineered conference to address the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, saying its only objective is...

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  • Ukraine's president calls new parliamentary election

    Ukraine's new president has formally ordered Ukraine's parliament to dissolve and has called an early election for July

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  • OAS calls Nicaragua to release jailed protesters by June 18

    The Organization of American States is calling on Nicaragua to unconditionally release all prisoners related to anti-government protests that started...

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  • Canada delegation pressing China on detained Canadians

    A Canadian delegation in China is pressing Chinese officials to free two detained Canadians

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  • Official: Poland entitled to seek German WWII reparations

    A Polish official says there exist no documents or records to show that Poland ever renounced its right to seek World War II reparations from Germany

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  • Mexicans buy fake cellphones to hand over in muggings

    Armed robberies have gotten so common aboard buses in Mexico City that commuters have come up with a clever if disheartening solution: Many are buying...

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  • Sudan generals, protesters split on who will lead transition

    Sudan's ruling generals, protesters divided over who will lead the country during its transition after al-Bashir's overthrow

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  • Austrian chancellor set to face confidence vote next week

    Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is set to face a no-confidence vote in parliament next week after his governing coalition collapsed over a...

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  • Man survives arrow that pierces his heart

    Doctors said they saved him with an "exceptional" procedure.

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  • 6 Russian planes intercepted by US off Alaska coast

    U.S. military officials say four Russian bombers and two fighter jets were intercepted off Alaska's western coast by U.S. aircraft but had not entered...

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  • Niki Lauda was a force of nature in the racing world and beyond: An appreciation

    Lauda was a man who pushed through pain, and doubt, to achieve greatness.

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  • F35-B fighters land in UK's Cyprus base for training, tests

    Six F35-B Lightning warplanes, the U.K.'s newest fighter, has arrived at a British air base on Cyprus for training and a systems test in the...

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  • Bomb-laden drone from Yemen rebels targets Saudi airport

    Yemen's Iran-allied Houthi rebels attack a Saudi airport and military base with a bomb-laden drone as tensions remain high between Tehran and...

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  • Dead sperm whale had plastic in its stomach, Greenpeace says

    The whale was about 6 years old, according to Greenpeace Italy.

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