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  • The Latest: Merkel calls on Turkey to end Syria offensive

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel has again called on Turkey to stop its military offensive in Syria

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  • The Latest: EU nations still waiting for Brexit deal text

    European Union nations are still waiting for a text of any tentative agreement between the EU and the Britain only hours before the start of a key EU...

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  • Japan PM visits storm-hit areas; royal parade may be delayed

    Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is visiting towns devasted by the deadly typhoon to meet residents to assess damage and their needs

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  • Former Nazi SS guard, 93, going on trial in Hamburg

    A 93-year-old former SS private is going on trial in Hamburg, Germany on 5,230 counts of being an accessory to murder, accused of helping the Nazis'...

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  • Small Northern Irish party plays big role in Brexit talks

    The Democratic Unionist Party is a small Northern Irish political grouping with an oversized impact on the delicate Brexit negotiations.

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  • Aid groups scramble to reach Syrians as battle lines shift

    Aid groups in northeastern Syria are scrambling to provide humanitarian assistance to hundreds of thousands of people as rapidly shifting battle lines...

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  • Kurdish commander: Trump approved deal with Russia, Damascus

    The commander of the Syrian Kurdish-led forces says US President Donald Trump did not oppose a deal his group made with Russia and the Syrian...

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  • High anxiety in Brussels: Will Brexit deal be clinched?

    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU counterparts converge on Brussels for a summit they hope will finally lay to rest the acrimony and...

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  • 80 injured in third night of Catalonia protests; 33 arrested

    Spanish authorities say that 80 people, including 46 police officers, have been injured overnight during the most violent of three nights of rioting...

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  • Indonesia arrests 36 militant suspects ahead of inauguration

    Indonesian police say they have arrested 36 suspected militants ahead of presidential inauguration

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  • Cyprus police pick up 21 migrants who crossed dividing line

    Cyprus police say they have rounded up 21 men believed to be migrants who crossed over from the breakaway north of the ethnically divided island...

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  • Philippine president bruised, scratched from motorcycle fall

    Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has bruises and scratches from falling off his parked motorcycle at the palace grounds, spokesman says

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  • Opposition protests suspend Hong Kong assembly session

    Hong Kong leader is again forced from the legislative chamber because of protests by opposition members that follow a bloody attack on a leader of the...

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  • Apple economy latest casualty in strife-torn Kashmir

    Once thriving apple economy latest casualty in Indian-controlled Kashmir

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  • Boris Johnson's Northern Irish government allies say they cannot support Brexit deal he is negotiating with EU partners

    Boris Johnson's Northern Irish government allies say they cannot support Brexit deal he is negotiating with EU partners

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  • Australia promises more money for overwhelmed spy agency

    The government promised an unprecedented funding increase for Australia's main spy agency, which is struggling to meet demands posed by the nation's...

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  • Mounting Venezuela exodus sparks fears of rising xenophobia

    As Venezuela's mass exodus persists, fears are rising that the initial warm welcome many migrants received has begun to wear thin in other South...

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  • Mexico deports 311 Indian migrants back to South Asia

    Mexican immigration authorities say they have deported 311 Indian citizens in an unprecedented repatriation to that South Asian nation

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  • Landslide, building damage from Philippine quake kills 4

    A landslide and damage caused by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake in the southern Philippines has killed 4 people and injured 27

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  • UN labor body: Qatar pledges to end 'kafala' employment laws

    The energy-rich nation of Qatar is pledging to end a labor system that ties foreign workers to their employer and requires them to have their...

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  • Mexico oil union leader resigns amid complaints

    The longtime leader of Mexico's oil workers union, which has been involved in repeated corruption scandals, has resigned

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  • Bus near Saudi holy city of Mecca crashes, killing 35 people

    Authorities in Saudi Arabia say 35 pilgrims have been killed in a bus crash near the Muslim holy city of Mecca

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  • Chinese snooping tech spreads to nations vulnerable to abuse

    Huawei's facial recognition surveillance cameras are being deployed in cities worldwide, particularly in countries with poor human rights records and...

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  • 'Don't be a tough guy': Trump threatened Turkish president on day of invasion

    Trump asked Erdogan not to slaughter thousands of people.

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  • Strong earthquake strikes southern Philippines

    A strong earthquake in the southern Philippines has killed a girl and injured more than two dozen people

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  • Obama endorses Trudeau in unprecedented endorsement

    Barack Obama is urging Canadians to re-elect Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, an apparently unprecedented endorsement of a candidate in a Canadian...

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  • Rights group meets in Brazil due to concerns about Bolsonaro

    The executive director of Human Rights Watch says Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is straining against democratic checks and balances, but has so...

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  • Argentina's presidential front-runner focuses on economy

    The front-runner in Argentina's presidential race says his main concern is the country's economic woes, which he blames on his main opponent,...

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  • Spain bracing after 2 days of violent protests in Catalonia

    Rioting is gripping Barcelona and several other towns in Catalonia for a third straight night, as police fight running battles with protesters angered...

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  • Mexico's Slim supports president's objectives

    Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim says he supports President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's objectives and estimates that he will make investments of...

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  • Brexit talks inch closer to a deal ahead of summit

    The European Union and Britain were inching ever closer to a Brexit deal, with the leaders of France and Germany saying they expected an agreement...

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  • Brexit ignites fears of renewed violence in Northern Ireland

    The peace process ushered in by the Good Friday accord is jeopardy, under pressure as never before as negotiators try to sort out the impasse over...

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  • The Latest: US envoy urges Turkey to stop Syria offensive

    The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is urging Turkey to halt its offensive in northeastern Syria "and declare a cease-fire immediately"

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  • Cuba to let citizens buy imports with foreign currencies

    The Cuban government says it will allow citizens to use 10 foreign currencies to buy products like televisions and air conditioners at state stores in...

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  • Brazil's income inequality hits highest since at least 2012

    Brazil's income inequality in 2018 reaches its highest level since the start of the national statistics' series in 2012, reflecting an economic...

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  • The Latest: Customs, VAT issues seen holding up Brexit deal

    The European Parliament's chief Brexit official says that over the coming hours in the run-up to the EU summit "there are possibilities for an...

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  • Germany angered by Shell refusal to dismantle old oil rigs

    Germany is calling an international meeting to discuss Shell's alleged refusal to dismantle old oil rigs in the Northeast Atlantic

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  • Pope Francis calls for better nutrition access on UN World Food Day

    “It is a cruel, unjust and paradoxical reality that, today, there is food for everyone and yet not everyone has access to it,” Francis said in a...

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  • The Latest: Spanish PM says he will stand firm amid violence

    Spanish caretaker prime minister Pedro Sánchez says authorities won't be provoked into taking drastic measures following clashes between protesters...

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  • Buses collide in central Sudan, killing 21

    Sudan's state-run news agency says a head-on collision between two buses has killed 21 people in a central province

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  • In Iraq, concern that Syria chaos would bring back IS

    Iraq's defense minister has expressed concerns that the Islamic State group would take advantage of Turkey's invasion of northern Syria to destabilize...

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  • Dramatic photos of the protests in Catalonia

    Violent protests have been underway in Catalonia after Spain's Supreme Court sentenced nine Catalan leaders to long prison sentences. Many people...

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  • Macron and Merkel try to showcase unity as Brexit looms

    President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Angela Merkel have sought to show unity at a meeting in southern France, as the European Union and Britain...

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  • Sudanese rebel group suspends peace talks after attack

    A Sudanese rebel group says it has suspended peace talks with the transitional government, accusing the military of attacking and detaining people in...

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  • Australian working dogs kick up dust on cattle farm

    The trio of dogs showed just how drought-stricken Central Queensland has been.

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  • Haitian funerals turn to protests as mourners, police clash

    Police have clashed with mourners as thousands across Haiti attended funerals for protesters who have died in demonstrations aimed at ousting...

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  • Troops in Kashmir exchange fire, 4 civilians killed

    Officials say Pakistani and Indian troops exchanged gunfire in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing four civilians and wounding nearly a...

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  • New European Commission delayed, to take office in December

    The European Parliament has delayed a vote on the appointment of the next European Commission, the European Union's executive arm

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  • AP PHOTOS: Migrant surge overwhelms Greek islands

    AP PHOTOS: Migrant surge overwhelms Greek islands

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