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  • Maldives court annuls ex-VP's conviction in boat explosion

    A court in the Maldives has set aside the conviction and 15-year prison term given the former vice president on allegations he conspired to...

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  • NATO member Estonian reports alleged Russian air violation

    The Baltic region's main news agency says a Russian military aircraft briefly violated the airspace of NATO member Estonia, near the Baltic Sea island...

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  • TV comedian Zelenskiy sworn in as Ukraine's president

    TV star Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been sworn in as Ukraine's next president

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  • Russia: Spy arrests reflect anti-corruption fight

    The Kremlin says the arrest of three senior officers of Russia's top spy agency reflects a no-holds-barred fight against corruption

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  • Brexiteer Farage splattered in latest UK milkshake attack

    Pro-Brexit British politician Nigel Farage has been hit with a milkshake while campaigning in the European Parliament election

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  • Lebanese budget protesters blasted with water cannons

    Lebanese security forces have opened heavy water cannons on anti-austerity protests in the capital city, as the government faces a looming fiscal...

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  • Palestinians say US conference doomed without political plan

    Palestinians say any US peace plan that does not give them an independent state is doomed to fail, casting a cloud over a conference planned for next...

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  • Iraqi Shiite figures warn US-Iran war could 'burn' Iraq

    Shiite figures in Iraq warn against attempts to pull their country into war between US, Iran

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  • Trump warns Iran not to threaten US or it will face 'end'

    Trump warns Iran not to threaten US again or it will face its 'official end' after rocket lands near embassy in Baghdad

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  • Indonesian court sentences Frenchman to death for drugs

    An Indonesian court has sentenced a Frenchman to death for smuggling 3 kilograms (6.6 pounds) of drugs to the tourist island of Lombok

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  • Prominent Congolese politician Katumbi returns from exile

    A Congolese businessman and onetime presidential hopeful has returned home after three years in political exile

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  • Pakistan ends offshore drilling after no gas, oil were found

    Pakistan's ministry of petroleum says authorities are ending offshore drilling off the Karachi coast in the Arabian Sea after no reservoirs of oil and...

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  • The Latest: Oman, a regional mediator, sends FM to Iran

    Iran's foreign minister has met with his counterpart from Oman, a Gulf nation that in the past has mediated between Washington and Tehran

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  • EU rejects claim that its car exports threaten US security

    The EU is rejecting claims that Europe's car exports pose a threat to the United States after U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross rule that imported...

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  • German central bank expects feeble growth in second quarter

    Germany's central bank says it expects the country's economy, Europe's biggest, to turn in a feeble performance in the current quarter after returning...

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  • Denmark: Syrian man gets jail for terror planning

    A 32-year-old Syrian man has been given a 12-year prison sentence for planning to explode one or more bombs in Copenhagen and stabbing random people...

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  • Journalists quit Russia's leading business daily over report

    Leading journalists at Russia's main business daily newspaper say they have been forced to quit over an article that predicted the resignation of the...

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  • 7 dead in southern Mali after attack near Burkina Faso

    Authorities in Mali say at least seven people are dead after an attack in Koury, near the West African country's troubled border with Burkina Faso

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  • Austria in political chaos after scandal fells coalition

    Political chaos reigns in Austria, two days after the chancellor called for a new election and pulled the plug on his governing coalition

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  • Sweden asks for detention of WikiLeaks' Assange

    A Swedish prosecutor has requested a detention order against Julian Assange

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  • Across the Pond: Tourist bus bombed near Giza pyramids in Egypt

    Plus, India's giant elections wrap up, and Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan celebrate their first anniversary.

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  • 5 Catalan separatist leaders escorted to Spanish Parliament

    The five separatist leaders on trial for Catalonia's 2017 secession attempt who were elected to the Spanish Parliament last month picked up their...

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  • Polish court says founders of financial scam guilty of fraud

    A Polish court says the two founders of a notorious pyramid scheme are guilty of fraud for cheating thousands of people out of their savings, worth...

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  • Kashmir group seeks UN probe into torture by India troops

    Kashmir human rights group advocates for a UN investigation of what it calls an endemic use of torture by government forces in the disputed region

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  • Retrial of 'Sharia police' suspects opens in Germany

    Seven men accused of posing as a self-styled "Sharia police" in Germany have gone on trial for the second time, facing charges that they violated...

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  • Turkey seeks 249 suspects over cheating at ministry exam

    Authorities in Turkey have issued detention warrants for 249 people as part of an investigation into alleged cheating during exams to recruit Foreign...

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  • The Latest: Russia voices hope of improved ties with Ukraine

    The Kremlin has voiced hope that the newly sworn Ukrainian president will help normalize ties with Russia.

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  • South Korea vows to send aid to North quickly, may send food

    South Korea has vowed to move quickly on plans to provide $8 million worth of medical and nutritional aid for North Korean children and is also...

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  • No deal but Sudanese army, protesters will keep talking

    Sudan's ruling generals, protesters fail to reach deal on transfer of power but agree to keep alking

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  • Ryanair warns Boeing grounding is hurting business

    Budget airline Ryanair says its profit fell 29% last year and warns that the grounding of Boeing's 737 Max planes will limit its ability to cut costs

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  • US ambassador in China makes rare visit to Tibet

    U.S. ambassador to China Terry Branstad is making a rare visit to Tibet

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  • Sudanese general's path to power ran through Darfur

    Sudanese general now deputy head of ruling military council closely linked to ongoing conflict in Darfur

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  • Anti-arms trade protests as Saudi freighter docks in Italy

    A Saudi Arabian freighter allegedly carrying weapons that could be used in the war in Yemen has docked at the Italian port of Genoa, despite protests...

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  • At least 3 killed in China building collapse

    Authorities say at least three people have been killed and four remain buried in the collapse of a building in southern China

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  • South Africa ex-president Jacob Zuma in court for corruption

    Jacob Zuma is facing charges of corruption, money laundering and racketeering

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  • Egypt says after bus attack, 12 militants killed in Cairo

    Explosive devices, weapons and ammunition found in the militants' possession

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  • China's pig disease outbreak pushes up global pork prices

    Pork lovers worldwide are wincing at prices that have jumped by up to 40 percent as China's struggle to stamp out African swine fever in its vast pig...

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  • Australia's prime minister set to form majority government

    Prime Minister Scott Morrison looks set to form a majority government as vote counting from Australia's weekend election allays fears that his...

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  • Afghan official: Gunmen hit Kabul checkpoint, kill 3 police

    Afghan official: Gunmen storm security checkpoint in Kabul, killing at least 3 police officers

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  • Italy's Salvini furious as 47 migrants land despite his ban

    Migrants rescued by a humanitarian ship landed on southern island of Lampedusa

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  • Volodymyr Zelenskiy is sworn in as Ukrainian president, immediately disbands the Ukrainian parliament

    Volodymyr Zelenskiy is sworn in as Ukrainian president, immediately disbands the Ukrainian parliament

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  • TV comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy is sworn in as Ukraine's new president

    TV comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy is sworn in as Ukraine's new president

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  • Swedish prosecutor calls for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's detention, first step in possible extradition from UK

    Swedish prosecutor calls for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's detention, first step in possible extradition from UK

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  • Famed Sherpa climber helps Nepal kids reach greater heights

    Apa Sherpa has stood on top of the world more times than all but one other person and now he wants to make sure no one feels compelled to follow in...

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  • The Latest: Saudi Arabia won't hesitate to defend itself

    The Latest: Saudi Arabia says it doesn't want war but will defend itself against Iran if it has to

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  • 11 people killed in reported gun attack at bar in Brazil

    Brazilian news media say a gang of gunmen roared up to a bar in Belem city.

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  • Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea

    Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea, where China and its neighbors are engaged in territorial disputes

    May 19

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  • US Navy ship sails past Chinese-claimed reef in South China Sea

    A U.S. Navy ship sailed past Scarborough Reef in the South China Sea.

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  • Report: More companies in China handing over technology

    Report: Number of foreign companies in China that feel compelled to hand over technology has doubled since two years ago

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  • Conservatives look set to form gov't after Australia vote

    Prime Minister Scott Morrison looks set to form a majority government as counting of votes from Australia's election allays fears his conservative...

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