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  • Plaques honoring Rome's deported Jews reported stolen

    Rome's mayor has denounced the apparent theft of 20 small bronze plaques honoring the members of a Jewish family deported during the Holocaust

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  • UK court rules that Indian tycoon should face extradition

    A British court has ordered that Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya should face extradition to India on financial fraud allegations

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  • Turkey seeks 15-year prison terms for prominent journalists

    Turkey's state-run news agency says prosecutors are seeking maximum 15-year prison terms for five journalists of an opposition newspaper, intensifying...

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  • Top EU court rules UK can change mind over Brexit

    The ruling comes a day before a crucial vote on Brexit in the UK Parliament.

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  • Iraq marks anniversary of victory over Islamic State

    Iraq is marking the anniversary of its costly victory over the Islamic State group, which has lost virtually all the territory it once held but still...

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  • Markets on edge as Brexit uncertainty hits new highs

    Investors face increased volatility in financial markets, especially for the pound, as Prime Minister Theresa May cancels a parliamentary vote on her...

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  • Macron to speak to France amid mounting protest violence

    President Macron has been quiet since a wave of violent protests erupted.

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  • Head of India's central bank resigns amid government split

    The head of India's central bank has resigned amid a growing split between the Indian government and the independent monetary authority

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  • Cyprus sees surge in migrants crossing from breakaway north

    People trafficking rings set sights on Cyprus as other migrant routes to Europe are blocked

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  • China pressures US, Canada ahead of Huawei hearing

    China ups pressure on US, Canada for release of top Chinese technology executive

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  • Serbia court sentences drug lord to 15 years in prison

    Serbia court sentences Balkan drug lord to 15 years in prison for smuggling tons of cocaine

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  • Moldova election campaign starts, some fear Russia influence

    Moldova's electoral campaign has begun ahead of Parliamentary elections, amid concerns that Russia is seeking to influence the results in the former...

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  • US-backed Syrian fighters push into Islamic State-held town

    U.S.-backed Syrian fighters have pushed deeper into the Islamic State group's last remaining stronghold, capturing an abandoned hospital

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  • Greek court rejects early release request by terror convict

    A Greek court has rejected a request for early prison release by an extremist convicted of terrorism for killings by the defunct November 17 group

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  • EU slaps sanctions on breakaway Ukraine officials

    The European Union is slapping sanctions on nine more people over "illegal" elections in eastern Ukraine last month, while it weighs how to help Kiev...

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  • Church renovation lifts Christmas spirit in Bethlehem

    Renovation of the Church of the Nativity lifts Christmas spirit in biblical town of Bethlehem

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  • Britain orders extradition of tycoon Vijay Mallya to India on financial fraud allegations

    Britain orders extradition of tycoon Vijay Mallya to India on financial fraud allegations

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  • The Latest: German chancellor lauds migration pack

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel says a U.N. accord on migration is "about nothing less than the foundation of our international cooperation."

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  • Group says dozens detained in raid on Chinese church

    China has cracked down heavily on independent church groups this year.

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  • Countries set to agree UN migration accord, despite walkouts

    Government leaders from about 150 countries are uniting around the deal.

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  • Indian bishop accused of misusing funds for family resigns

    Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of an Indian bishop who, according to news reports, was accused of misappropriating church funds to support...

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  • Thousands flock to funeral of 2 teenage Kashmir rebels

    Thousands of people in Indian-controlled Kashmir have joined a funeral procession for two teenage rebels who were killed over the weekend in a long...

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  • Russian court convicts ex-policemen of 56 murders

    The convictions bring the number the man is believed to have killed to 78.

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  • Lithuania blacklists Saudi officials over Khashoggi slaying

    Lithuania has become the latest Western country to blacklist Saudi officials over the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi...

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  • Pope cites the 'disappeared' among those deprived of rights

    Pope Francis is denouncing that the poor, the unborn, those imprisoned and those who have been forcibly "disappeared" do not enjoy the same human...

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  • Israel says Oman will open its airspace to Israeli carrier

    Israel's prime minister says Oman will open its airspace to Israel's national airline

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  • German trade surplus narrows as imports outpace exports

    Import growth outpaced that of exports in October in Germany, narrowing the trade surplus of Europe's largest economy

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  • Rwanda says forces clash with rebels from neighboring Congo

    Rwanda says its forces clash with rebels from neighboring Congo, with 4 fighters killed

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  • School bus plows onto Hong Kong sidewalk; at least 1 dead

    Several pedestrians were mowed down, including one pinned under the wheels.

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  • The Latest: Sweden tops climate action rankings

    Groups that monitor countries' performance in tackling climate change say Sweden remains top of the league, while the United States has dropped in the...

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  • EU prolongs sanctions against Congo ruling party candidate

    EU prolongs sanctions against Congo president's chosen successor as election approaches

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  • S. Korea charges 4 with illegally importing N. Korean coal

    South Korean prosecutors have charged four people with illegally importing North Korean coal via Russia in violation of U.N. sanctions

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  • In Zimbabwe's crisis, 'we cannot talk of Christmas anymore'

    A currency crisis in Zimbabwe has forced people to risk jail to buy basics.

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  • Israel accepted into global financial watchdog group

    Israel accepted as a member in a global money laundering and terrorism financing watchdog group

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  • 164 countries agree by acclamation on UN migration accord spurned by the United States and several other countries

    164 countries agree by acclamation on UN migration accord spurned by the United States and several other countries

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  • Rail strike leads to traffic jams in Germany

    German train workers have gone on strike, leading to cancellations in the country's long-distance and commuter rail system and making tens of...

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  • Armenian PM's bloc seen winning parliamentary vote

    Preliminary results in Armenia's snap parliamentary election show the electoral bloc of the country's new leader winning an overwhelming majority

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  • Top EU court rules UK would be permitted to change its mind and reverse Brexit decision

    Top EU court rules UK would be permitted to change its mind and reverse Brexit decision

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  • New Zealand leader apologies for death of British tourist

    New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern makes an emotional apology to the family of a 22-year-old British tourist who police say was murdered

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  • Big investors call for carbon price, end to coal power

    More than 450 asset managers, including major pension funds and insurance companies, are calling on governments to phase out coal-fired power plants...

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  • AP PHOTOS: Migrants in Tijuana trickling over and under wall

    AP PHOTOS: A steady trickle of Central American migrants have been finding ways to climb over, tunnel under or slip through the U.S. border wall to...

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  • China charges 10 over riot at a military veterans' protest

    China state media say 10 people have been charged with various offenses over rioting at a gathering of military veterans protesting for better...

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  • Japan: Economy shrank at 2.5 percent annualized rate

    Japan's economy shrank at an annualized rate of 2.5 percent in July-September, a worse contraction than preliminary data indicated last month

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  • Maduro's grip on Venezuela tightens, warns of Trump threat

    Venezuela's socialist President Nicolas Maduro has further consolidated his power in local elections, while accusing President Donald Trump of...

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  • China summons US envoy to protest detention of Huawei exec

    China has summoned the U.S. ambassador to protest the detention of a senior executive of electronics giant Huawei in Canada at Washington's behest

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  • Exit polling indicates Peruvians vote to fight corruption

    Exit polling in Peru indicates voters have overwhelmingly approved key items in a referendum on measures aimed at curbing corruption in a South...

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  • The Latest: British Columbia cancels China trade trip

    A trade mission to China by the Canadian province of British Columbia has been cancelled because of the detention of a top Huawei executive in Canada

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  • Yemen rebel leader seeks torture probe, cites AP report

    A top leader of Yemen's Houthi rebels calls for probe after AP found evidence of extreme torture in rebel-run lockups

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  • China summons US envoy to protest detention of Huawei exec

    China has summoned the Canadian ambassador to protest the detention.

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  • Mexico starts oil industry 'rescue' with refinery overhaul

    Mexico's new government has detailed plans to build an oil refinery in the home state of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and to renovate six...

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