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China says Interpol ex-president confesses to bribe taking
A Chinese court reports former Interpol President Meng Hongwei has confessed to accepting more than $2 million in bribes and expressed regret for his...7m ago![Meng Hongwei]()
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Xi's NKorea visit a chance to strengthen ties, influence US
In the highly formalized world of China-North Korea relations, Xi Jinping's trip to Pyongyang may also yield outcomes that could influence both...21m ago![FILE - In this July 4, 2017, file photo distributed by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second from right, inspects the preparation of the launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in North Korea's]()
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China's Xi arrives in North Korea for talks with Kim Jong Un
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in North Korea for a visit he said will strengthen the countries' strategic ties22m ago![Chinese visitors look toward the North's side at the Imjingak Pavilion, near the demilitarized zone of Panmunjom, in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, June 20, 2019. Chinese President Xi Jinping departed Thursday morning for a state visit to North Korea,]()
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In Lebanon, Syrian refugees face new pressure to go home
Syrian refugees in Lebanon face new aggressive campaign as politicians crack down on unpermitted work and construction24m ago![This Sunday, June 16, 2019 photo, shows a Syrian refugee riding a motorcycle among tents at a refugee camp in the eastern Lebanese border town of Arsal, Lebanon. Authorities in Lebanon are waging their most aggressive campaign yet against Syrian refu]()
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Iran Revolutionary Guard shoots down US drone amid tensions
Iran's Revolutionary Guard shoots down US drone amid heightened Tehran-Washington tensions over collapsing nuclear deal27m ago![The Panama-flagged, Japanese owned oil tanker Kokuka Courageous, that the U.S. Navy says was damaged by a limpet mine, is anchored off Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, during a trip organized by the Navy for journalists, Wednesday, June 19, 2019. The]()
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Chinese court says former Interpol President Meng Hongwei has confessed to accepting more than $2 million in bribes
Chinese court says former Interpol President Meng Hongwei has confessed to accepting more than $2 million in bribes36m ago
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The Latest: US official says Iranian missile downed US drone
The Latest: US official says Iranian missile shot down US drone flying in international airspace over Strait of Hormuz36m ago![Sailors stand on deck above a hole the U.S. Navy says was made by a limpet mine on the damaged Panama-flagged, Japanese owned oil tanker Kokuka Courageous, anchored off Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, during a trip organized by the Navy for journalis]()
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Iran shoots down American drone in international airspace, US official confirms
In a significant provocation, Iran has shot down a U.S. drone.49m ago![PHOTO: The Northrop Grumman-built Triton unmanned aircraft system completed its first flight from the company's manufacturing facility in Palmdale, Calif.]()
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US official tells AP that US drone was shot down by an Iranian missile in international airspace over Strait of Hormuz
US official tells AP that US drone was shot down by an Iranian missile in international airspace over Strait of Hormuz55m ago
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Oil shippers boost security after mysterious attacks in Gulf
Oil shippers are taking extra security measures as US blames Iran for mysterious tanker attacks near the Gulf1h ago![FILE - In this Thursday, June 13, 2019 file photo, an oil tanker is on fire in the sea of Oman. A series of attacks on oil tankers near the Persian Gulf has ratcheted up tensions between the U.S. and Iran -- and raised fears over the safety of one of]()
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The Latest: China's Xi arrives in North Korea to meet Kim
A former North Korean diplomat who defected thinks the North's leader wants China to mediate between Pyongyang and Washington and relay proposal to...1h ago![Kim Yeon-chul]()
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Parts of southern India facing acute water shortages
Millions of people are turning to water tank trucks in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu as house and hotel taps run dry in an acute water...2h ago![An Indian woman arranges plastic vessels filled with drinking water inside an autorickshaw at a water distribution point in Chennai, capital of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Wednesday, June 19, 2019. Millions of people are turning to water]()
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Bank of England set to keep rates on hold over Brexit unease
The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates on hold Thursday but indicate a possible increase later this year despite uncertainty over...2h ago
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UN health agency to remove controversial opioid guidelines
The World Health Organization says it will discontinue two publications calling for easier access to opioid painkillers3h ago![FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2018 file photo, family and friends who lost loved ones to opioid overdoses protest outside the headquarters of Purdue Pharma, maker of the maker of painkiller OxyContin, in Stamford, Conn. The World Health Organization notifi]()
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Jun 19
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Iran state news agency says Revolutionary Guard shoots down US drone; US military declines to immediately comment
Iran state news agency says Revolutionary Guard shoots down US drone; US military declines to immediately commentJun 19
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Jun 19
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Chinese state media say President Xi Jinping has arrived in North Korea for first visit since taking office in 2013
Chinese state media say President Xi Jinping has arrived in North Korea for first visit since taking office in 2013Jun 19
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Trust in single power line played role in Argentine outage
Experts say overconfidence in the transmission capacity of a coastal power line may have played a role in a massive power outage that left Argentina...Jun 19![A technician works to continue dismantling Tower 412 and replace it with a new tower, in the Litoral corredor near the town of Zarate, on the border of Buenos Aires and Entre Rios provinces, Argentina, Wednesday, June 19, 2019. Located in the Parana]()
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Jun 19
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Chinese state media say President Xi Jinping has departed for his state visit to North Korea
Chinese state media say President Xi Jinping has departed for his state visit to North KoreaJun 19
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Jun 19
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Sudan's army calls for unconditional talks with protesters
Sudan's military council urges protest leaders to resume negotiations on the transition of power without preconditionsJun 19![Abdel-Fattah Burhan]()
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Jun 19
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N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un's months of ambitious summitry
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has engaged in ambitious summitry in the past year and halfJun 19![FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2018, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers his New Year's speech at an undisclosed place in North Korea. Kim’s fifth meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping continues hi]()
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Jun 19
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UN expert urges probe of Saudi prince over Khashoggi killing
An independent report said there is credible evidence to warrant investigation.Jun 19![Jamal Khashoggi]()
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Jun 19
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David Ortiz was not the target of the shooting in Dominican Republic, police say
Ortiz is currently in a Boston hospital recovering from the shooting.Jun 19![PHOTO: David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox enters the dugout after batting practice at Fenway Park on April 11, 2016, in Boston.]()
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Jun 19
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Xi, Kim summit topics: Friendship, food aid and maybe nukes
Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are sure to discuss their bilateral friendship, likely to talk about food aid to the...Jun 19![In this June 18, 2019 photo, people watch a TV news program reporting about Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to North Korea with a file footage of Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at the Seoul Railway Statio]()
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Jun 19
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Mexico's Senate approves trade deal with US, Canada
Mexico's Senate has voted to ratify a new free trade agreement with the United States and Canada, making it the first of the three countries to gain...Jun 19![FILE - This Sept. 26, 2018 file photo shows the Senate building in Mexico City. Mexico's Senate has voted on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 to ratify a new free trade agreement with the United States and Canada, making it the first of the three countries t]()
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UN human rights chief makes first visit to Venezuela
The United Nations' top human rights official is visiting Venezuela amid heightened international pressure on President Nicolás Maduro for allegedly...Jun 19![FILE - In this April 6, 2019 file photo, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro raises his fist to supporters rallying at the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela. The Associated Press has learned on Saturday, June 15, 2019, that major European na]()
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Jun 19
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David Ortiz was not the intended target of the shooting in Dominican Republic: Police
The baseball star remains in a hospital recovering after being shot in the back on June 9 at a crowded nightclub in Santo Domingo.Jun 19![PHOTO: David Ortiz was not the intended target of the shooting in Dominican Republic: Police]()
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Jun 19
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Draghi's "whatever it takes" a tough act to follow
Mario Draghi is credited with saving the euro through decisive action as president of the European Central Bank, making it all the more important who...Jun 19![Mario Draghi]()
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Jun 19
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Mexico's migrant shelters overwhelmed in crackdown
At a migrant shelter near the Guatemala border food is cooked and children play on the patios and at night thin mattresses cover every inch of floor...Jun 19![Male migrants bed down for the night on mattresses on the ground in the entry court of the Good Shepherd shelter in Tapachula, Mexico, Tuesday, June 18, 2019. Mexico's ramped-up effort to curb the flow of Central American migrants to the United State]()
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Jun 19
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Database says 91,600 killed in Yemen fighting since 2015
Database tracking violence: At least 91,600 people killed in fighting in Yemen since start of civil warJun 19![FILE - In this now. 27, 2016, file, photo, a boy, center, with fake blood on his face and clothes to represent a victim, holds a poster with Arabic writing that reads,]()
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Jun 19
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State Dept. says no 'uptick' DR deaths of Americans after a string of fatal incidents
Nine Americans died in the Dominican Republic after getting ill this year.Jun 19![PHOTO: A photograph posted to Facebook on May 28, 2019, shows Americans Nathaniel Edward Holmes and Cynthia Ann Day on vacation in the Dominican Republic, before they were found dead at a hotel there in late May 2019.]()
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Jun 19
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Mexico Senate overwhelmingly votes to ratify USMCA trade agreement with United States, Canada
Mexico Senate overwhelmingly votes to ratify USMCA trade agreement with United States, CanadaJun 19
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The Latest: 4 charged in downing of Malaysian airliner
International prosecutors have announced murder charges four men _ three of them Russians with military or intelligence backgrounds _ in the missile...Jun 19![FILE - In this Thursday, July 17, 2014 file photo, a man walks amongst the debris at the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Hrabove, Ukraine. An international team of investigators building a criminal case against those responsible i]()
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Jun 19
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Brazil's Moro says 'nothing to hide' about leaked messages
Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro says there is nothing improper about alleged conversations he had with prosecutors when he was a crusading...Jun 19![Sergio Moro]()
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Jun 19
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US Navy expert: Tanker attack mine resembles Iranian mines
Iran has denied being involved in the attack that hit the Japanese tanker.Jun 19![A fishing boat speeds past an oil tanker in the distance in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, June 15, 2019. The Kokuka Courageous, one of two oil tankers targeted in an apparent attack in the Gulf of Oman, was brought to the United Arab Emir]()
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Jun 19
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The Latest: 2 rockets land on oil company sites in Iraq
Iraqi officials say two rockets have landed on oil company sites in Iraq's southern Basra province, one landing near the facilities of a Turkish...Jun 19![Mike Pompeo, David Satterfield, Joey Hood, Paul LeCamera]()
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Media in Russia's south protest journalist's arrest
Journalists in southern Russia are protesting the arrest of a newspaper editor on charges of terrorism widely seen as trumped upJun 19
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Dutch prosecutors charge 4 in shooting down of flight MH17
The Malaysian Airlines flight was shot down over eastern Ukraine in 2014.Jun 19![PHOTO: A local resident stands among the wreckage at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, July 19, 2014.]()
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Jun 19
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3 guilty in Kenya Garissa University attack that killed 148
3 found guilty in Kenya's Garissa University attack in 2015 that killed 148Jun 19![From left to right, defendants Rashid Charles Mberesero, Hassan Aden Hassan and Mohamed Abdi Abikar, are led from the dock by a police officer, left, after their verdict at a court in Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, June 19, 2019. The Kenyan court found Mb]()
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Jun 19
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75 rescued migrants allowed to dock in Tunisian port
The International Organization for Migration said an Egyptian ship carrying 75 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea docked in Tunisia's...Jun 19
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UN: Venezuelans now file 1 in 5 of all new asylum claims
A United Nations report finds that Venezuelans now represent the largest group worldwide filing new asylum claimsJun 19![Venezuelan migrants wait at an immigration control point on the Ecuador-Peru border, before the end of a special visa program and tightened entry requirements that demand passports, in Tumbes, Peru, June 14, 2019. Peru unexpectedly became the country]()
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Jun 19
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38 dead in latest intercommunal violence in central Mali
At least 38 dead in latest intercommunal violence in central Mali, authorities sayJun 19
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Serbia-Montenegro church row fuels Balkan tensions
A Serb official has branded Montenegro a "criminal" state and threatened a "fierce" response over the neighboring country's plans to introduce a...Jun 19![In this Wednesday, March 15, 2017 file photo, a worker fixes roof on Holy Sunday church in the 'Tsar's Village' complex near Sveti Stefan peninsula in Montenegro. A Serb official has branded Montenegro a]()
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Spain says 22 migrants missing in the Mediterranean
Spain's maritime rescue service says that 22 migrants are missing in the Mediterranean Sea after their boat got into difficulties while crossing from...Jun 19
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Boris Johnson increases lead in race to be next UK prime minister as field of Conservative contenders cut to 4
Boris Johnson increases lead in race to be next UK prime minister as field of Conservative contenders cut to 4Jun 19
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Life at the Guatemala-Mexico border
Mexico amps up immigration enforcement amid pressure from the U.S.Jun 19![VIDEO: Life at the Guatemala-Mexico border]()
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Jun 19
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Here's how smugglers snuck 16.5 tons of cocaine onto cargo ship
It allegedly took 14 boats to ferry a motherload of cocaine onto a cargo ship.Jun 19![PHOTO: Federal officials made a cocaine bust in Philadelphia, June 18, 2109.]()
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Jun 19
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President Trump's rally, stray polar bear, tango tournament: World in Photos
A look at the top photos from around the globe.Jun 19![VIDEO: President Trump's rally, stray polar bear, tango tournament: World in Photos, June 19]()
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Jun 19
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American Airlines deal boosts Airbus's new long-range jet
American Airlines is buying 50 of Airbus' newest long-range plane in a big boost for the just-launched A321XLRJun 19![An Airbus A350 performs a demonstration flight at Paris Air Show, in Le Bourget, north east of Paris, France, Tuesday, June 18, 2019. The world's aviation elite are gathering at the Paris Air Show with safety concerns on many minds after two crashes]()
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Jun 19
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Human rights group urges sanctions on Nicaragua's Ortega
Human Rights Watch is calling on governments in the Americas and Europe to impose sanctions on Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and at least five...Jun 19![Jose Miguel Vivanco, Americas director at Human Rights Watch, shows journalists a report about Nicaragua at the HRW office in Washington on Wednesday June 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Luis Alonso Lugo)]()
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Saudi leadership responsible for Khashoggi murder, UN report says
Top Saudi Arabian officials should be questioned, says the report.Jun 19![PHOTO: Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a news conference in Manama, Bahrain, Feb. 1, 2015.]()
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