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Britain presses EU for Brexit compromise as clock ticks
Britain's foreign secretary is telling a German audience that securing an orderly British departure from the European Union is "of paramount...2m ago![British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt delivers a speech about Britain and Europe at the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)]()
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Former top Chinese general sentenced to life for corruption
A former top Chinese general has been given a life sentence for taking and distributing bribes and possessing a large amount of unaccounted-for...9m ago
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Algerian opposition figures hope to find joint candidate
Sectors of Algeria's diverse political opposition are meeting to secure a joint candidate to face incumbent President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in the...14m ago
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3 UK Conservative lawmakers defect to new independent group
Three pro-European lawmakers have quit Britain's governing Conservatives to join a newly formed centrist group of independent legislators opposed to...14m ago
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Three lawmakers from UK's governing Conservatives defect to new independent group
Three lawmakers from UK's governing Conservatives defect to new independent group16m ago
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The Latest: Russia to deploy new hypersonic missile to navy
Russia will target new weapons at the U.S. if it puts new missiles in Europe.17m ago![Vladimir Putin]()
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Egypt executes 9 over 2015 killing of top prosecutor
The 9 were found guilty of taking part in the bombing that killed Hisham Barak.21m ago
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EU border guard chief says 'no burning crisis' over migrants
The head of the European Union's border agency says there is "no burning crisis" right now in Europe due to migrant arrivals, but that more and more...26m ago
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Possible peace declaration looms large over Trump-Kim summit
Possibility of peace declaration looms large over Trump- Kim summit, but ending the Korean War could open up a whole new set of problems for...28m ago![Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un]()
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The Latest: Pope says church's attackers are linked to devil
Pope Francis says those who are constantly attacking the church are linked to the devil33m ago![BishopAccountability.org group director Phil Saviano, left, and co-director Anne Barrett Doyle, attend a press conference at the foreign press association in Rome, Tuesday Feb. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)]()
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Civilians evacuated from last Islamic State holdout in Syria
A convoy of trucks carrying civilians has left the last enclave held by ISIS44m ago![U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters watch as an airstrike hits territory still held by Islamic State militants in the desert outside Baghouz, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. By sundown, there was no sign of any civilians coming out. On]()
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President Vladimir Putin says Russia will commission new hypersonic missile for its navy
President Vladimir Putin says Russia will commission new hypersonic missile for its navy50m ago
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Afghan envoy says council of elders will discuss peace talks
Afghan envoy: Council of Afghan political, tribal leaders to be held next month to discuss negotiations with the Taliban51m ago
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Convoy of trucks carrying civilians leaves last enclave held by Islamic State militants in eastern Syria
Convoy of trucks carrying civilians leaves last enclave held by Islamic State militants in eastern Syria54m ago
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President Vladimir Putin warns new Russian weapons will target US if it deploys missiles to Europe
President Vladimir Putin warns new Russian weapons will target US if it deploys missiles to Europe54m ago
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Putin focuses on social issues in state-of-the-nation speech
President Vladimir Putin has focused on social needs in his state-of-the-nation address, promising to raise social payments, improve the struggling...1h ago![Vladimir Putin]()
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Suspect arrested in Paris for anti-Semitic hate speech
The suspect was arrested for hate speech directed at a Jewish philosopher.1h ago
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Saudi crown prince backs India's fight against terrorism
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has offered intelligence sharing and other cooperation with India in fighting extremism and terrorism1h ago![Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hand with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman before the start of their meeting in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday said his visit to]()
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Egyptian security officials say 9 executed over 2015 assassination of country's top prosecutor
Egyptian security officials say 9 executed over 2015 assassination of country's top prosecutor1h ago
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German security chief wants captive IS suspects screened
Germany's top security official says suspected German members of the Islamic State group captured in Syria need to be screened before they can return...1h ago
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China backs Tanzania prison sentence for 'ivory queen'
A Chinese was sentenced to 15 years in jail in Tanzania for smuggling Ivory.1h ago
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Police: 1 dead after avalanche hit in Switzerland
A 34-year-old Frenchman whose job was to check the safety of ski slopes died.1h ago![Rescue crews work work at the site of an avalanche site in the ski resort of Crans-Montana, Switzerland, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. Swiss mountain rescue teams pulled out several people who were buried in a mid-afternoon avalanche Tuesday at the popular]()
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Budget carrier FlyDubai ends 2018 with $43.5M loss
FlyDubai says revenues rose to $1.7 billion in 2018, but the company ended the year with a loss of $43.5 million1h ago![FILE - This Oct. 27, 2010, file photo shows a Boeing 737 being delivered to FlyDubai in Seattle. Budget carrier FlyDubai said Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, that revenues rose to $1.7 billion in 2018, but the company ended the year with a loss of $43.5 mi]()
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In Nigeria, film stars deploy to plead for election peace
In tense Nigeria, film stars deploy to plead for peace as campaigns urge "election no be war"2h ago![In this photo taken on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, performers record a music video calling for a peaceful election, at a golf resort outside of Kano, northern Nigeria. Faced with an election that could spiral into violence, some in the popular Hausa-langu]()
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Air France and KLM end power struggle, agree to closer ties
Air France and KLM have reached a compromise deal on tightening ties between the airlines, ending a power struggle that had alarmed the Dutch...2h ago
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Pakistan arrests provincial assembly speaker over corruption
Pakistan anti-corruption body arrests speaker of a provincial assembly over corruption allegations2h ago
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Ending the silence on sex abuse: Vatican holds summit
Pope Francis is summoning church leaders from around the globe for a tutorial on clergy sex abuse, as church leaders around the world continue to...2h ago![BishopAccountability.org group director Phil Saviano, left, and co-director Anne Barrett Doyle, attend a press conference at the foreign press association in Rome, Tuesday Feb. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)]()
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UK regulator casts doubt on Sainsbury's-Asda merger
British competition authorities say they have significant concerns about the proposed merger between Sainsbury's and Asda in a preliminary report that...2h ago
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AP PHOTOS: Where pro- and anti-Brexit forces collide
Few issues in recent years have generated the passion in Britain that the Brexit situation has, and the colorful debate has spilled over from...3h ago![Lara Spirit, aged 22 from Chichester, a remain in the European Union supporter and member of the]()
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Swiss bank UBS may face massive fines in French trial
Swiss bank UBS could face a multibillion-euro fine as a Paris court is set to deliver a verdict on charges it helped wealthy French clients evade tax...3h ago
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Daughter of ex-Mao secretary boycotts Communist-led memorial
The daughter of a Chinese Communist Party veteran who became a vocal critic of the regime has boycotted her father's funeral, saying it was against...Feb 20
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David Icke, accused of anti-Semitism, denied Australian visa
British author and broadcaster David Icke, who critics accuse of anti-Semitism and of being a conspiracy theorist, has had his Australian visa...Feb 20
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Deadly crackdown stokes fear among protesters in Venezuela
At least 43 people have been killed in the recent round of protests.Feb 20![Marvelis Sinai shows the photo of his cousin Jhonny Godoy that she said was used by police to ask neighbors for the location of Godoy's home where his family says he was shot to death by special agents in the La Vega neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuel]()
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China closes Tibet to foreigners for sensitive anniversaries
China is keeping foreign travelers out of Tibet during sensitive political anniversariesFeb 20![In this Feb. 9, 2019, photo released by Xinhua News Agency, tourists pose for souvenir photos in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. China is barring foreign travelers from Tibet over a period of several we]()
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Feb 19
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AP PHOTOS: Red lanterns, lasers light up the Forbidden City
AP PHOTOS: Traditional red lanterns and modern laser-light show illuminate Beijing's historic Forbidden City at end of lunar new year celebrationsFeb 19![In this Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, photo, a firefighter walks by the Forbidden City projected with colourful lights for the Lantern Festival in Beijing. China lit up the Forbidden City on Tuesday night, marking the end of 15 days of lunar new year celeb]()
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Suspect in Pinochet-era crimes in Sydney extradition hearing
A woman wanted in Chile on kidnapping charges dating to Chile's 1973-1990 military dictatorship has appeared in a Sydney court for an extradition...Feb 19
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What to make of the ISIS bride: Reporter's Notebook
She is unable to grasp the magnitude of the crimes ISIS committed.Feb 19![PHOTO: Hoda Muthana is pictured with her 18-month-old son. She left Alabama four years at the age of 19 to marry an ISIS fighter. Now, she wants to return to the U.S.]()
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Haiti probes US men detained with weapons, no license plates
Authorities in Haiti say five U.S. citizens are among eight men who have been detained with automatic weapons and other arms, and they are...Feb 19![Residents line up to buy propane gas in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. Businesses and government offices slowly reopened across Haiti on Monday after more than a week of violent demonstrations over prices that have doubled for food, ga]()
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Pakistani PM willing to talk but warns India not to attack
Pakistan's prime minister has offered to talk with India while warning it to refrain from any attacks on his country following a suicide bombing in...Feb 19![Pakistani Kashmiris rally to express solidarity with Indian Kashmiris on the occasion of the Saudi Crown Prince's visit to Pakistan, in Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistani Kashmir, Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. They have rallied to denounce the recent killin]()
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Cheap and green: North Korean capital upgrades mass transit
North Korea's capital is upgrading its overcrowded mass transit system with new subway cars, trams and buses in a campaign meant to show leader Kim...Feb 19![In this Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019 photo, people ride on a tram in Pyongyang, North Korea. Pyongyang is upgrading its overcrowded mass transit system with brand new subway cars, trams and buses in a campaign meant to show leader Kim Jong Un is raising the]()
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Memorial speaks to North Korea's ties to summit host Vietnam
Memorial to North Korean pilots who fought alongside communist forces in Vietnam War speaks to the fraternal relationship the countries share before...Feb 19![In this Feb. 16, 2019, photo, war veteran Duong Van Dau walks in between a row of headstones at a memorial for North Korean fallen pilots in Bac Giang province, Vietnam. The fourteen headstones of the pilots who died while fighting American bombers a]()
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Mexico closes temporary migrant shelter near US border
Officials in the northern Mexico border state of Coahuila say they have closed a shelter in the border city of Piedras Negras where about 1,600...Feb 19![Migrants from Central America, Africa and the Caribbean, who are awaiting their turns to request asylum in the U.S., pass the time inside a shelter in Bachilleres gymnasium in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. Hundreds of migrants, some]()
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Religious orders apologize for sex abuse inaction, cover-ups
Catholic religious orders apologize for having failed to respond when their priests raped children, vow to make changesFeb 19![Members of the ECA (Ending of Clergy Abuse) organization and survivors of clergy sex abuse pose for photographers outside St. Peter's Square, at he Vatican, Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. Organizers of Pope Francis' summit on preventing clergy sex abuse will]()
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Jailed Citgo executives in limbo amid Venezuela turmoil
Six executives from the Houston-based Citgo oil company, five of them Americans, have spent 15 months jailed in Venezuela on what their families say...Feb 19![This photo combo shows Citgo executive Tomeu Vadell at his home in Lake Charles, Louisiana in July 2015, left, and three and a half years later while in confinement in a Venezuelan jail in January 2019. Vadell’s family says he’s lost more than 60 pou]()
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Former ISIS bride who went to Syria says she 'interpreted everything very wrong'
Hoda Muthana hopes she can return to the U.S. with her 18-month-old son.Feb 19![PHOTO: Hoda Muthana, 24, spoke to ABC News for her first television interview. Muthana, an Alabama woman, traveled to Syria in 2014 and became an ISIS bride. She now wants to return to the U.S.]()
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Alabama woman who joined Islamic State seeks return to US
An Alabama woman who left home to join the Islamic State after becoming radicalized online wants to return to the United StatesFeb 19![This undated image provided by attorney Hassan Shibly shows Hoda Muthana, an Alabama woman who left home to join the Islamic State after becoming radicalized online. Muthana realized she was wrong and now wants to return to the United States, Shibly,]()
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Venezuela shuts sea, air links to Dutch islands amid turmoil
Venezuela is banning air and sea trips to and from three Dutch Caribbean islands _ a region that has been linked to efforts to undermine President...Feb 19![USAID humanitarian aid is stored at a warehouse next to the Tienditas International Bridge on the outskirts of Cucuta, Colombia, on the border with Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. The U.S. military airlifted tons of humanitarian aid as part of an]()
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8th lawmaker quits UK's Labour over anti-Semitism and Brexit
An eighth lawmaker has quit Britain's Labour Party over its handling of anti-Semitism and Brexit, boosting a new breakaway group from the U.K.'s main...Feb 19![Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks during the annual conference of the EEF manufacturers organisation at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London, Tuesday Feb. 19, 2019. Seven British lawmakers quit the Labou]()
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AP Explains: Venezuela opposition's fight to win over troops
U.S. President Donald Trump and Venezuela's opposition are pushing the military to let in humanitarian aid in belief it could break a month-long...Feb 19![Venezuelan Bolivarian Guardsmen stand guard at the Tienditas International Bridge that links Colombia and Venezuela, near Urena, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. As humanitarian aid kits were being packed into individual white bags in the city of Cuc]()
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5 to stand trial in Guatemala shelter fire that killed 41
A Guatemalan judge has ordered five current and former officials to stand trial over a blaze that killed 41 girls at a state-run home for troubled...Feb 19![FILE - In this March 10, 2017 file photo, women carry the coffin of 17-year-old Siona Hernandez Garcia, a girl who died in a March 8, 2016 fire at the Virgin of the Assumption Safe Home, at the cemetery in Guatemala City. On Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, a]()
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ISIS' last stand in Syria
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