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  • South Sudan's warring leaders set to meet face to face

    South Sudan's warring leaders set to meet face-to-face for 1st time in nearly 2 years

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  • Russia criticizes US pullout from UN Human Rights Council

    Russia says that the U.S. exit from the United Nations Human Rights Council reflected Washington's unilateralist approach to global affairs

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  • Eritrea sends delegation to rival Ethiopia for peace talks

    Eritrea sends rare delegation to rival Ethiopia for peace talks after years of deadly tensions

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  • Official: Taliban targets army checkpoints killing 30 troops

    Afghan official says at least 30 soldiers were killed when Taliban fighters targeted two checkpoints in western Badghis province

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  • Israel strikes Hamas after heavy rocket attacks from Gaza

    Israel's military says its warplanes have struck some 25 Hamas positions in Gaza after Palestinian militants fired dozens of rockets and mortars at...

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  • Yemeni prisoners say Emirati officers sexually torture them

    Emirati officers are engaged in sexually torturing and abusing hundreds of Yemeni men held without trial in secret prisons run by the United Arab...

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  • South Korea leader urges denuclearization steps from North

    South Korea's leader has urged Pyongyang to show a plan for concrete steps toward denuclearization, raising the pressure on North Korean leader Kim...

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  • Canadian senate passes weed bill but legalization delayed

    Canada's Senate has given final passage to the federal government's bill to legalize recreational cannabis, though Canadians will have to wait at...

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  • Burning kites from Gaza damage Israeli farms, wildlife

    After years of rocket attacks and militant infiltrations from Gaza, residents of southern Israel are now coping with a new kind of threat: incendiary...

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  • Sexual abuses rampant in UAE-controlled prisons in Yemen

    Hundreds of Yemeni men held without trial in secret prisons run by the United Arab Emirates, a key U.S. ally, are being subjected to sexual abuse in...

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  • Families plea for bigger search for 178 from Indonesia ferry

    Indonesian officials say at least 178 people are missing from a ferry sinking early this week at a popular lake on Sumatra, many more than previously...

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  • South Korean crypto exchange loses $31 million from hack

    A leading South Korean cryptocurrency exchange says $31 million worth of virtual currencies have been stolen by hackers

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  • Survey: Companies in China feel pressure to give up tech

    A business group says one in five foreign companies in China feel compelled to hand over technology as the price of market access _ a key irritant in...

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  • Many in Puerto Rico still under tarps as storm threat looms

    Thousands of people across Puerto Rico are still living in damaged homes, protected by blue plastic tarps, nine months since Hurricane Maria...

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  • Asian stocks take breather from trade tension; markets mixed

    Asian markets mixed as traders sideline trade tensions for encouraging housing data

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  • Indonesian officials raise number of people missing from ferry sinking in Sumatra on Monday evening to 166

    Indonesian officials raise number of people missing from ferry sinking in Sumatra on Monday evening to 166

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  • Saudi-led coalition displays Yemeni arms allegedly from Iran

    Officials in the Saudi-led coalition fighting to capture a crucial Yemeni port displayed weapons captured on the battlefield that they say show Iran...

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  • Coronation plans threaten poll delay in junta-ruled Thailand

    Thailand's military government will hold elections only after a coronation ceremony for the new Thai king, casting fresh doubt on promises the polls...

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  • Halting S.Korea-US drills risks weakening N.Korea deterrence

    Halting South Korea-US drills risks weakening the allies' deterrence against North Korea

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  • China says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to visit Beijing

    Chinese President Xi Jinping has told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un he hopes Pyongyang and Washington can implement the outcome of last week's...

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  • Pearl Harbor survivor says goodbye before leaving Hawaii

    A Pearl Harbor survivor has said what could be his final goodbye to the site where thousands of fellow sailors and Marines died nearly eight decades...

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  • 3 more killed as Nicaragua's political unrest hits 2 months

    A Nicaraguan rights group says three people have been killed in the city of Masaya as authorities try to regain control on the two-month anniversary...

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  • North Korea expected to return remains of up to 200 US service members

    President Trump says he asked Kim Jong Un for the remains at last week's summit.

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  • Venezuela's socialist boss to head Constitutional Assembly

    Venezuela's all-powerful National Constitutional Assembly has named as its new chief a man deemed by U.S. officials to be an international drug...

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  • US loses top spot in World's 50 Best Restaurants rankings

    The late Anthony Bourdain was remembered at an award ceremony.

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  • US pays $400K to settle lawsuit with border agent with PTSD

    Federal government agrees to pay $400,000 to settle a lawsuit by a former US Border Patrol agent who said his assignment in Texas triggered...

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  • London police say short circuit caused minor subway blast

    Authorities in London say a battery short circuit caused a small explosion at a London Underground station that injured five people

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  • Twin brothers reunited 74 years after WWII death at Normandy

    American twin brothers killed in World War II are reunited 74 years after their deaths at a cemetery in Normandy

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  • Iran rebuffs Trump's call for OPEC to increase oil output

    Iran rebuffed on Tuesday U.S. President Donald Trump's call on OPEC to increase production this week and limit global energy prices.

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  • Commander warns against leaving Afghanistan too rapidly

    The Army commander nominated to take over U.S. operations in Afghanistan warns Congress that if America leaves the fight too rapidly, there is a risk...

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  • Yemeni officials say fighting rages around Hodeida airport

    Yemeni military officials say fighting has escalated outside the airport of the vital Yemeni city of Hodeida

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  • 3 gay rights activists shot to death in southern Mexico

    Mexican officials say three LGBTQ activists have been shot dead and left along a highway in the troubled southern state of Guerrero

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  • UN envoy: Palestinian refugees 'weeks away' from major cuts

    The UN Mideast envoy says the UN agency for Palestinian refugees is "weeks away from painful cuts" to its emergency assistance for Gaza and refugees...

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  • Bahrain's opposition slams case against leading figure

    A Bahraini opposition group and human rights organizations say the government's case against a leading Shiite opposition figure contains "tampered...

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  • Macedonian parliament starts debate on name deal with Greece

    Macedonia's parliament has started debating a law ratifying the agreement with Greece under which the country will rename itself "North Macedonia."

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  • Vatican promises to hear more abuse complaints in Chile

    A papal envoy looking into clerical sexual abuse is leaving Chile, but he says the Vatican will continue collecting testimony from people who allege...

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  • Residents accuse Mali army of killing at least 25 civilians

    Residents accuse Mali army of killing at least 25 civilians in region where extremists operate

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  • Russian energy company's manager arrested on spying charges

    A court in Moscow has arrested a top manager of a state-controlled energy company on spying charges

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  • German, French leaders propose Eurozone budget

    The leaders of Germany and France say they want to create a Eurozone budget they hope will boost investment and provide a safety mechanism for the 19...

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  • Jordan PM promises cuts in government spending, tax review

    Jordan's new prime minister says his government will cut spending by 150 million dinars ($211 million) this year to show that raising taxes isn't the...

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  • Russia to slam retaliatory tariffs on US imports

    Russia has announced retaliatory measures in response to the U.S. steel tariffs, saying they will strike a variety of U.S. imports to Russia

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  • Foxconn investing in $30 million water recycling system

    Foxconn Technology Group says it's investing in a $30 million recycling system to significantly reduce the amount of water it draws from Lake Michigan...

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  • Romania: human rights group slams secret phone tapping deal

    A human rights group has criticized an agreement between Romania's intelligence agency and the high court, saying it raised questions about protecting...

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  • White House Mideast team holds talks with Jordanian king

    President Donald Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is in the Middle East to help lay the groundwork for an expected...

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  • Blurring the border, Turkey deepens roots in northern Syria

    Turkey is showing it's in northern Syria for the long-term, building up its enclave on the model of its own towns, using its own administrators

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  • The Latest: Coalition says Iran is arming Yemen rebels

    Officials in a Saudi-led coalition battling Shiite rebels in Yemen have shown journalists weapons they say they seized on the battlefield that show...

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  • Afghan officials in Pakistan for talks on peace efforts

    An Afghan official says top security officials are in Pakistan for talks on reviving the peace process with the Taliban

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  • UN chief: Highest number of conflicts globally in 30 years

    The U.N. secretary-general says the number of countries involved in 'violent conflicts' is the highest in 30 years, while the number of people killed...

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  • EU court orders French far-right leader to repay $346,000

    A top European Union court has ruled that French far-right leader Marine le Pen must return 300,000 euros ($346,000) to the European Parliament for...

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  • Algeria to block internet to stop high school exam leaks

    Algeria's education minister says the Algerian government is taking the "extreme measure" of temporarily suspending the entire country's internet...

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