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  • Iranian oil tanker pursued by US says it is going to Turkey

    An Iranian-flagged oil tanker pursued by the U.S. amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington now lists its destination as a port in Turkey

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  • N. Korea test-fires missiles again after joint drills end

    North Korea has fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast for the seventh time in a month, after it vowed to remain...

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  • UN envoy challenges Malaysia's claim to near zero poverty

    A U.N. special rapporteur has challenged Malaysia's claim to have nearly ended poverty, saying an estimated one in six people in the Southeast Asian...

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  • Amnesty: Egypt should investigate death of inmate

    Rights group Amnesty International is urging Egyptian authorities to carry out an impartial investigation into the death of an inmate at Egypt's most...

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  • Chinese police free detained UK consulate staffer

    Chinese police say an employee at the British Consulate in Hong Kong who was detained on the mainland has been released

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  • Tropical Storm Ivo weakening over cooler waters off Mexico

    Tropical Storm Ivo is losing strength off Mexico's Pacific coast as its moves northwestward over cooler waters and is expected to weaken into a...

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  • Chinese police say Simon Cheng, detained staffer at UK consulate in Hong Kong, has been released

    Chinese police say Simon Cheng, detained staffer at UK consulate in Hong Kong, has been released

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  • Indonesian rescuers search for 34 missing after ferry fire

    Rescuers are searching for 34 people reportedly missing after a ferry caught fire off Indonesia's main island of Java, killing three people

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  • Hong Kong protesters form human chains to call for democracy

    Supporters of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement have created human chains on both sides of the city's harbor, inspired by a historic protest 30 years...

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  • UN expert: No peace in Myanmar if no military prosecutions

    A member of the U.N. Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar says there will be no long-term peace in the country and no return of...

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  • South Korea says North Korea has fired two unidentified projectiles off its east coast

    South Korea says North Korea has fired two unidentified projectiles off its east coast

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  • US homeland security chief tours Panama jungle migrant camp

    The acting U.S. homeland security secretary has visited a camp with hundreds of migrants who survived the perilous jungle border crossing from...

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  • Chinese embassy says the US is trying to suppress Huawei

    China's embassy in Canada says the U.S. is trying to suppress a Chinese tech giant with unwarranted charges in what it calls "typical bullying...

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  • IMF dispatches technical staff team to Argentina

    The International Monetary Fund is sending a technical team to Argentina on Saturday to discuss the policy plans of President Mauricio Macri's...

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  • Fitch Ratings downgrades Lebanon, S&P maintains its ratings

    Fitch Ratings has downgraded Lebanon's long-term foreign currency issuer default rating to CCC from B-, while Standard & Poor's Global Ratings is...

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  • Tropical Storm Ivo forecast to weaken in Pacific off Mexico

    Forecasters say Tropical Storm Ivo should weaken gradually in the next couple of days as it moves through the Pacific Ocean parallel to Mexico's...

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  • Venezuela opposition leader vows to shun early election

    Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó says that opponents of President Nicolás Maduro won't participate in any early legislative elections he calls

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  • Roman Catholic priest stabbed to death in Mexico border city

    A Roman Catholic priest has been stabbed to death in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas

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  • Leading presidential contender arrested in Tunisia

    A leading presidential candidate in Tunisia has been arrested and jailed on allegations of tax evasion and money laundering

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  • Putin orders Russia to respond after US missile test

    The U.S. recently tested a missile banned under a now-defunct arms treaty.

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  • France opens Epstein-linked rape investigation

    The chief Paris prosecutor has announced that he is opening an investigation into the rape of minors and a raft of other charges linked to the Jeffrey...

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  • Biopsy confirms that Uruguay's president has lung cancer

    Biopsy confirms that Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez has lung cancer

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  • 'One of the largest cases of its kind': Feds indict 80 people in $6 million fraud

    Most of those involved are Nigerian nationals.

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  • Mexico sees jungle lakes evaporate amid lower rainfall

    Some of the mystical blue-green jungle lakes of the Lacandon jungle in southern Mexico are drying up this year, the result of what experts say is an...

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  • The Latest: Greece resuming migrant deportations to Turkey

    Greece says it is resuming deportations of migrants to Turkey in an effort to address an increase in arrivals over the summer months that have...

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  • 3 Israelis seriously wounded in West Bank explosion

    The Israeli military says it suspects the explosion to be a Palestinian attack.

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  • Boris Johnson prepares to take his place on world stage

    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will get his first moment on the world stage in his new role at the G7 summit in France this weekend

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  • Rescue ship with 356 migrants allowed to land, demands Europe find solutions

    The Ocean Viking was operated by SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders.

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  • Global fashion top players join forces in environmental pact

    Thirty-two leading companies in the fashion and textile industry have given themselves a set of shared goals under a "Fashion Pact" aimed at reducing...

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  • Worldwide leaders to meet at G7 summit this weekend

    Leaders across the world will discuss topics such as climate change, global economy and human rights at the global summit in Biarritz, France.

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  • Pro-democracy demonstrators continue to fight for Hong Kong autonomy

    Hong Kong protesters peacefully protested and formed a human chain across the city of Hong Kong to push for democracy.

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  • Zimbabwe comedian is latest in torture of government critics

    A wave of abductions, torture and arrests in Zimbabwe are targeting opposition activists and other government critics, the latest being a popular...

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  • Syria retakes territory in NW held by rebels since 2012

    Army, monitor: Syrian troops take villages in northern Hama countryside, gain full control of region south of Idlib

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  • Despite recent agreement Rwanda says no travel to Uganda

    Rwanda says its citizens are not allowed yet to travel to Uganda despite a deal reached between leaders of the two countries on Wednesday allowing...

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  • Report: West, Central Africa violence closes 9,000 schools

    More than 9,000 schools have closed and more than 1.9 million children in West and Central Africa have been forced out of school because of increasing...

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  • As Malta disembarks migrants more charity-govt clashes loom

    Malta disembarks migrants but more standoffs between charities and governments loom

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  • Hungary investigating local angles of Microsoft bribery case

    Hungarian prosecutors say they have launched an investigation into a bribery scheme involving Microsoft's Hungarian office

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  • US officials confirm Israeli strike in Iraq

    The official confirmed that Israel bombed an Iranian weapons depot in Iraq.

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  • Sri Lanka attacks boost feared ex-official's bid for power

    Many Sri Lankans believe a former defense official accused of condoning rape, torture and disappearances of critics is the best choice to lead a...

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  • Raging wildfire engulfs Queensland island, causing evacuations

    Campsites on Briebrie Island had to be evacuated.

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  • Wispy clouds create mesmerizing display in Swiss Alps

    Clouds draped over the Grimsel Pass created a river of clouds in the Swiss Alps.

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  • International warrant for Kosovo ethnic Serb minority leader

    Kosovo's justice minister says an international arrest warrant has been issued for a leading ethnic Serb minority leader suspected of involvement in...

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  • Indian government announces steps to boost economy

    India's government has rolled back a surcharge on foreign portfolio investment and announced steps to lower interest rates on home and auto loans to...

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  • Handwritten notes highlight British Queen Victoria's grief

    British royal documents including Queen Victoria's heart-wrenching, handwritten account of her husband Prince Albert's death have been put online,...

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  • The Latest: Cleric issues edict forbidding US troops in Iraq

    A leading Shiite Muslim cleric followed by some Iraqi militants has issued a public religious edict forbidding the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq

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  • Turkey vows to tackle violence after woman's brutal killing

    Turkey's ruling party has vowed to tackle violence against women and children after the brutal killing of a woman in front of her 10-year-old daughter...

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  • Security in Kashmir tightened following call for march

    Authorities have intensified patrols.

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  • China announces tariff hike on $75 billion of US products

    The tariffs take effect on two batches of goods on Sept. 1 and Dec. 15.

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