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  • No Rohingya turn up for repatriation to Myanmar

    Myanmar had earlier said the repatriation would start from Thursday.

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  • China 'will not sit idly by' over US arms sale to Taiwan

    The U.S. is to sell advanced F-16V fighter jets to Taiwan.

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  • Iran's president says 'talks are useless' in dealing with US

    President Hassan Rouhani made the comment in a speech in Tehran.

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  • 2 whistleblowers appear in Australian court over leaks

    Two whistleblowers have appeared in a Canberra court charged separately with leaking classified government information that alleges Australia bugged...

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  • Epstein may have gamed the system from beyond the grave

    Jeffrey Epstein took steps in the days before he died to shield his fortune from the dozens of women who say he sexually abused them when they were...

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  • Rohingya still fear safety in Myanmar, repatriation unlikely

    The repatriation of hundreds of Rohingya Muslims appears unlikely to proceed Thursday after many who were eligible said they didn't want to return to...

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  • TS Ivo grows in Pacific off Mexico; Chantal ebbs in Atlantic

    Newly formed Tropical Storm Ivo is gaining strength off the southwestern coast of Mexico but is not expected to pose a threat to land, while Tropical...

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  • Killings by police divide Brazilian city weary of crime

    Groups are raising alarms about the record levels of deaths at police hands.

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  • China's rust belt looks abroad as growth slows, tariffs bite

    China's northeastern rust-belt region is trying to capitalize on the government's Belt and Road Initiative to build ports, railways and other projects...

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  • Ties to China shape cautious reaction to Hong Kong protests

    China's global economic might is shaping the cautious reaction governments have had to the protests roiling Hong Kong

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  • Hong Kong protesters mark brutal mob attack with sit-in

    Hong Kong riot police have faced off with protesters who were occupying a suburban train station to commemorate a violent attack there by masked...

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  • New Puerto Rico governor names 2 members to Cabinet

    Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez has named two members of her new Cabinet, although the government's key secretary of state position remains vacant

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  • Sudan's top general sworn in as leader of new ruling body

    Sudan's top general sworn in as leader of a joint military-civilian body that's to rule until elections can be held

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  • US Homeland Security head in Panama to talk drugs, migrants

    The U.S. acting homeland security secretary has arrived in Panama to discuss drug trafficking and migrant smuggling, though Kevin McAleenan says he...

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  • Israeli aircraft hit Hamas naval base after Gaza rocket fire

    The Israeli military says its aircraft have struck a Hamas naval base in the Gaza Strip after a rocket was fired into southern Israel from the...

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  • What makes Greenland so appealing that Trump would want it?

    A look at what makes Greenland so appealing that the US president would want to buy it

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  • Rebels claim downing US drone over Yemen

    Yemen's Houthi rebels claim they shot down a U.S. drone over the country's north

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  • In Venezuela, Guaidó questions Maduro claims about US talks

    Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó casts doubt on President Nicolás Maduro's claim that he is overseeing secret talks with the United States

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  • Israel appoints ambassador to Paraguay after embassy dispute

    Paraguay's state news agency says Yoed Magen has been accredited as the new Israeli ambassador to the South American country amid tensions between the...

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  • US says 2 troops killed in combat in Afghanistan

    U.S. officials say two U.S. service members have been killed in combat in Afghanistan

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  • Fires in Amazon rainforest up by 84%

    The wildfires are so intense that smoke loomed over the city of Sao Paolo, more than a thousand miles away, according to Greenpeace.

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  • Protesters in Hong Kong embrace slogan made famous by Bruce Lee

    The movement held its biggest protest to date on Sunday.

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  • The Debrief: Unrest in Hong Kong, new migrant detention rule and more

    Riot police in Hong Kong respond to upheaval at MTR station, Trump softens stance on new gun control measures and officials draft an emergency plan...

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  • Salvadoran woman restarting life after abortion case retrial

    A young El Salvador woman acquitted of homicide charges after authorities accused her of having an abortion says she feels like her life has been...

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  • Iceland's leader won't be around to welcome Pence

    Iceland's leader has announced that she will skip U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's visit to her Nordic nation, opting instead to keep "prior...

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  • Hong Kong police use excessive force on peaceful protesters

    Riot police clashed with protesters Wednesday at an MTR station sit-in, before eventually the demonstrators dispersed.

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  • Kashmir crisis intensifies and tensions between India and Pakistan heighten

    Thousands of Kashmiri people have been arrested in the territory between India and Pakistan as the area was locked down.

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  • Amazon rainforest is burning at record rate this year, scientists warn

    Smoke from the wildfires can be seen from thousands of miles away.

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  • Putin says US missile test raises new threats to Russia

    Russian President Vladimir Putin says the test of a new U.S. missile banned under the now-defunct arms treaty has raised new threats to Russia and...

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  • Prominent Palestinian family says son arrested in Egypt

    The family of a prominent Palestinian politician says Egyptian security forces arrested their son last month

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  • As Trump questions loyalty of US Jews, Israeli PM is quiet

    Israel's prime minister is steering clear of Donald Trump's comments about American Jews' loyalty, ignoring condemnations from Jewish critics who...

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  • Venezuelan vice-president in Moscow to discuss stronger ties

    Russia's foreign minister has held talks with visiting Venezuelan vice president on ways to expand economic, military and other ties

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  • Afghan official: Wedding attack's death toll rises to 80

    Afghan official: Death toll in Kabul weekend wedding attack rises to 80 as US-Taliban talks resume

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  • Indian investigators arrest key opposition leader

    Federal investigators have arrested a key opposition Indian National Congress party leader at his home

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  • Syrian activists: Airstrikes hit hospital in rebel village

    A Syrian opposition war monitor and pro-government activists say government forces marching from different directions in southern parts of Idlib...

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  • Iran-backed militias blame US for attacks on bases in Iraq

    Iraqi paramilitary forces backed by Iran say they hold the United States ultimately responsible for a series of attacks targeting their bases in the...

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  • Ryanair wins 1, loses 1, in court cases to stop strikes

    Ryanair pilots based in the U.K. have authorized a series of August and September strikes in a dispute with the budget carrier over pay and benefits

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  • Jerusalem demolishes Palestinian home built without permit

    Jerusalem's municipality has carried out the court-ordered demolition of what it said was an illegally built Palestinian home in the city's eastern...

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  • Italian politicians try to keep election, Salvini, at bay

    Lawmakers in Italy's largest opposition party, the center-left Democrats, huddled to see if they could gather enough support in parliament for a...

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  • Former Czech foreign minister to become new culture minister

    The Czech president has agreed to appoint a new candidate for a Cabinet minister, defusing a dispute that could have caused the government to fall

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  • The Latest: Albania rescues 36 Afghans in Aegean

    Albania's Defense Ministry says its ship in the Aegean Sea has rescued 36 Afghans trying to cross into Greece

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  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggests Irish 'backstop' hurdle may be resolved before Brexit deadline

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggests Irish 'backstop' hurdle may be resolved before Brexit deadline

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  • Putin says opposition protesters must abide by law

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned opposition protesters that they must abide by the law or face the consequences

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  • North Macedonia: Special prosecutor a suspect in scandal

    Authorities in North Macedonia are seeking the detention of a special prosecutor after she was named as a suspect in a high-profile corruption scandal

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  • Turkish wildfire, climbing championship, a sunflower blooms: World in Photos, Aug. 21

    A look at the top photos from around the globe.

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  • EU to move evacuated migrants from Italy; 350 still at sea

    The first steps to relocate migrants who were kept at sea by Italy for nearly three weeks began on Wednesday as a new crisis loomed with the more than...

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  • G-7 'counter-summit' protest mobilizes against inequality

    Protesters are beginning to set up camp on both sides of the border between France and Spain ahead of this year's G-7 summit of the world's major...

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  • Migrants allowed to disembark rescue ship as Italian government shakes

    This comes after a 19-day standoff spurred by Interior Minister Matteo Salvini.

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  • Bomb threats sent to Bulgarian media offices, airports

    Police in Bulgaria are investigating several bomb threats sent by email to media outlets in the capital, Sofia, and to major airports in the country

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