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  • Afghan official says at least 20 people killed in mosque hit by mortar during Friday prayers in Nangarhar province

    Afghan official says at least 20 people killed in mosque hit by mortar during Friday prayers in Nangarhar province

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  • Hong Kong's Cathay says September passenger traffic slumps

    Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific says passenger traffic slumped last month on plummeting demand from mainland Chinese travelers

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  • Protests paralyze Catalonia as marches head for Barcelona

    Spain's northeastern Catalonia region and its riot-swept regional capital, Barcelona, were paralyzed Friday by a mix of strikes and marches as it...

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  • The Latest: Catalan riots postpone Barcelona soccer game

    The Spanish soccer federation has postponed next week's marquee game between Barcelona and Real Madrid due to a fear of more street violence in...

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  • EU leaders rubber stamp Lagarde's ECB appointment

    European Union leaders have approved the appointment of Christine Lagarde as the next president of the European Central Bank

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  • China's economic slowdown deepens, weighing on global growth

    China's quarterly economic growth sinks to 26-year low amid tariff war with Washington, adding to deepening slump that weighs on global growth

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  • EU fails to launch membership talks with Balkans hopefuls

    European Union leaders failed Friday to agree on launching membership negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia in an embarrassing climb-down that...

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  • Sudan rebel faction holds 1st round of peace talks with govt

    Sudan's largest rebel group is holding its first round of peace talks with the country's transitional government

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  • Lebanon paralyzed by nationwide protests over proposed taxes

    Demonstrators in Lebanon are blocking major roads across the country in a 2nd day of protests against proposed new taxes amid a severe economic crisis

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  • In protest clouds, Hong Kong tourists see silver lining

    The body-blow of months of political protests on Hong Kong's tourism is verging on catastrophic for one of the world's great destinations

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  • Johnson returns to London to drum up support for Brexit deal

    After winning support of European Union leaders for his new Brexit deal, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is back in London to try to secure backing from...

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  • The Latest: Dutch party to wave goodbye to UK will go ahead

    Organizers of a Dutch beach party to bid farewell to Britain as it leaves the European Union say the festivities will go ahead Oct. 31, the scheduled...

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  • France: Person arrested in Sept. 11-style attack threat

    One person is in French custody on preliminary terrorism charges after threatening a Sept. 11-style plane hijacking and attack

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  • Former Israeli chief justice Meir Shamgar dies at 94

    Meir Shamgar, a former long-serving chief justice of the Israeli Supreme Court, has died at 94

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  • Pompeo seeks to reassure Israel amid Syria turmoil

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has met with Israel's prime minister to reaffirm the countries' close ties at a time when many in Israel fear the Trump...

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  • UK royal couple land in Pakistani capital after storm delay

    A plane carrying Britain's Prince William and wife Kate has safely landed in Pakistan's capital of Islamabad, hours after two failed landing attempts...

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  • Italian farm lobby calls for govt aid in face of US tariffs

    Italy's main farm lobby is forecasting a 20% drop in sales of Italian agricultural products targeted by new U.S. tariffs

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  • EU leaders turn focus to climate, budget issues

    After agreeing on terms for a new Brexit deal, European Union leaders are meeting again to discuss other thorny issues, including the bloc's budget...

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  • Ex-Catalan leader hands himself into Belgian authorities

    Fugitive former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has handed himself in to Belgian justice authorities after Spain issued a new warrant for his arrest...

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  • Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont hands himself to Belgian authorities after new arrest warrant issued in Spain

    Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont hands himself to Belgian authorities after new arrest warrant issued in Spain

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  • French rail routes disrupted by strike over train security

    A wildcat strike is disrupting train travel around France, as railway workers demand better security after a recent accident

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  • Correction: South Sudan-Fragile Peace story

    Correction: South Sudan-Fragile Peace story

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  • Giorgia Meloni is rising star on Italy's far-right stage

    Politically battered Matteo Salvini and ally Giorgia Meloni prepare for a weekend March on Rome to rally the right-wing after Salvini's ouster from...

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  • Pakistan blacklists, expels global journalists' group leader

    Pakistan has expelled the Asia coordinator of the Committee to Protect Journalists

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  • Gun battles sweep Culiacan after troops locate Chapo's son

    Authorities did not say if El Chapo's son was detained or went free.

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  • AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from Latin America, Caribbean

    AP PHOTOS: Ecuador's president cancels austerity package, thousands trek up a Venezuelan mountainside for rituals, and a revered Cuban ballerina dies

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  • Trudeau could lose power in Canada's election Monday

    Once a rock star on the global stage, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could lose office in national elections in Canada on Monday

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  • AP Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia

    AP Photos: India prepares for Diwali, typhoon ravages Japan, Himalayan autumn, Hong Kong protests

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  • Pakistan silences army's critics with raids, terror charges

    A dozen plainclothes Pakistani security forces tried to raid the former home of a human rights activist who recently fled to the United States seeking...

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  • Maldives investigates activist group for 'slandering Islam'

    Head of a Maldivian activist group says police have contacted her for an investigation into a report published by her organization which is purported...

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  • Russia: 3 US diplomats stopped near explosion area

    Russia's foreign ministry says police stopped three American diplomats trying to enter an area of northern Russia where a secrecy-shrouded explosion...

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  • Protests spread across Lebanon over proposed new taxes

    Lebanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters in central Beirut early Friday after they tried to push through security...

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  • Apples rot on trees as Kashmir strife inflicts economic pain

    Apples are rotting and falling off the trees as the strife in Indian-controlled Kashmir strife inflicts more economic pain

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  • Mexico breaks ground on new airport project outside capital

    Mexico has broken ground to supplement the capital's overtaxed international airport and as an alternative to another one that was scrapped last year...

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  • Protesters bar Haiti's president from visiting historic site

    Haiti's embattled president has been forced to hold a private ceremony amid heavy security to honor one of the country's founding fathers during a...

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  • The Latest: Australia won't retrieve refugees in cease-fire

    Australia has ruled out retrieving dozens of Australian women and children from refugee camps during the cease-fire in Syria

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  • New Zealand sale announcement highlights TV's struggles

    New Zealand broadcaster MediaWorks has announced it plans to sell its struggling television business, leaving hundreds of workers wondering if they...

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  • As Britain battles to leave the EU, others struggle to join

    As Britain battles to leave the European Union, two countries from the Balkans are struggling to be allowed in despite warnings that turning them away...

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  • Riots darken Catalan separatist dream of peaceful secession

    The separatist movement in northeastern Spain has been rocked by violent outbursts from its most radical elements after the sentencing of several...

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  • Crude oil reaches tourist beach in the 'Brazilian Caribbean'

    Crude oil contaminating the northeastern coast of Brazil reached the town of Maragogi, one of the region's main tourist beaches

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  • The Latest: Catalan separatists battle police in Barcelona

    Catalan separatists are clashing with police and burning trash bins in central Barcelona for a fourth consecutive night, angry at the long jail...

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  • Syrian Kurdish-led force says it will abide by cease-fire

    The commander of Kurdish-led forces in Syria says they will abide by a cease-fire agreement announced in Turkey by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence

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  • Russia says US diplomats approached missile test site, location of radioactive blast

    Three U.S. diplomats were pulled off a train in Russia's far north.

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  • Soldiers ordered be re-arrested in army massacre: Mexican court

    A court in Mexico has ordered the re-arrest of seven soldiers charged with abuse of authority for a 2014 army massacre

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  • UK and EU reach Brexit deal; still needs ratification

    The UK Parliament still needs to approve the deal.

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  • Former Nazi SS guard, 93, going on trial in Hamburg

    A 93-year-old former SS private is on trial in Hamburg, Germany on 5,230 counts of being an accessory to murder, accused of helping the Nazis'...

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  • The commander of Kurdish-led forces in Syria tells Kurdish TV they will abide by a cease-fire agreement

    The commander of Kurdish-led forces in Syria tells Kurdish TV they will abide by a cease-fire agreement

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  • Police arrest 2nd suspect in case of isolated Dutch family

    Dutch police have arrested a second suspect in the case of a group of people found earlier this week living on a farm, where they had possibly been...

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  • The Latest: EU lawmakers might not OK Brexit deal by Oct. 31

    The European Parliament's chief Brexit official says the EU legislature will carefully examine any divorce deal for Britain before it gives its...

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