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    Saudi Arabia's expenditures will hit a record-high in 2019 as the government plans to increase state spending by 7 percent to reach $295 billion...

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    Guatemala has withdrawn diplomatic immunity from 11 workers with a U.N.-sponsored anti-graft commission who have investigated cases of alleged...

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  • Fighting in Yemeni city dies down as cease-fire takes hold

    Officials say the key port city of Hodeida is calm, hours after a cease-fire.

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  • US pledges $10.6B aid for Central America, southern Mexico

    The United States is pledging $5.8 billion in aid for strengthening government and economic development in Central America, and another $4.8 billion...

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  • US hints at Trump Mideast peace plan: lots to like, some not

    U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley has given a hint of the Trump administration's peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians, saying it's long, takes...

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  • Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has announced his resignation in address at parliament, says he will notify king

    Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has announced his resignation in address at parliament, says he will notify king

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  • Vatican committee: Church credibility at risk over sex abuse

    Organizers of a Vatican summit on sex abuse prevention issued the warning.

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  • The Latest: Greece accused of violently forcing out migrants

    An international rights watchdog has accused Greek authorities of violently forcing back migrants who tried to illegally enter Greece from neighboring...

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  • EU urges Kosovo to drop tariffs as political tensions mount

    The European Union's top diplomat is calling on Kosovo to lift tariffs on goods from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina as tensions rise between the former...

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  • Macedonia offers partial amnesty for storming of parliament

    Macedonian lawmakers has approved a law offering partial amnesty to some suspected perpetrators of a violent storming of parliament last year, as a...

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  • The US is pledging $10.6 billion for Central America, southern Mexico to discourage migration

    The US is pledging $10.6 billion for Central America, southern Mexico to discourage migration

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  • Zimbabwe inquiry finds army, police killed 6 during protest

    Report says Zimbabwean soldiers and police used "unjustified and disproportionate" force to kill 6 people during election protests in August

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  • Divers celebrate Christmas, a squirrel monkey searches for nuts: World in Photos

    Here's a look at the top photos from around the globe.

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  • Ex head of DEA post in Colombia cleared in misconduct probe

    The former head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's office in Colombia has been cleared of wrongdoing following a probe of misconduct...

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  • Clouds grow over German economy after stocks hit bear market

    Worries are growing about the strength of the German economy, Europe's largest, as business confidence slides and stock market enters bear market.

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  • UAE backs Saudi rebuke of US Senate over Khashoggi killing

    The United Arab Emirates has thrown its support behind Saudi Arabia's rebuke of the U.S. Senate, which passed a resolution last week blaming Saudi...

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  • Major powers report progress on new Syria constitution body

    Russia's foreign minister says the foreign ministers of Russia, Iran and Turkey have agreed to convene the first session of a committee to draft a new...

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  • Tourists found stabbed to death in Moroccan mountains

    The pair were found with knife wounds in their necks.

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  • French govt offers 300-euro bonus to protest-weary police

    The French government has proposed giving 300-euro ($340) bonuses to officers deployed to the aggressive and disruptive protests that started last...

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  • Greek lawmakers to vote on new budget _ with more austerity

    Greek lawmakers are debating the heavily-indebted country's draft budget for 2019, the first since Greece exited an eight-year bailout program.

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  • Zimbabwe presidential inquiry says army, police responsible for killing 6 protesters in post-election violence

    Zimbabwe presidential inquiry says army, police responsible for killing 6 protesters in post-election violence

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  • Family: Blind Michigan woman vanishes during visit to Peru

    A blind Michigan woman has gone missing after traveling to Peru for a wedding

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  • Media freedom group records increase in journalists killed

    Media freedom group Reporters Without Borders says it has recorded an increase in the number of journalists killed and imprisoned worldwide this year

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  • Dutch student, 16, shot dead in school's bicycle shed

    Dutch police say a 16-year-old girl has been shot dead in her school's bicycle shed

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  • Poll shows Hamas leader would win Palestinian elections

    A public opinion poll shows that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would lose to the leader of the Islamic militant group Hamas if elections were...

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  • Mexico doubles minimum wage in northern border zones

    Mexico's new government is increasing minimum wages across the country by 16 percent and doubling the minimum wage in a narrow stretch of territory...

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  • Israel says more than 130 arrested in search for attacker

    Israel's prime minister says more than 130 people have been arrested in Israel's search for a suspect wanted in a deadly drive-by shooting in the West...

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  • Macedonian, Greek leaders see Nobel Peace Prize nomination

    A former Nobel Peace Prize winner says the prime ministers of Macedonia and Greece will be nominated for 2019 peace prize for their efforts to end a...

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  • Blaze destroys at least 600 houses in Brazil neighborhood.

    Officials say a fire has engulfed a neighborhood in the northern Brazilian city of Manaus and destroyed at least 600 wooden houses

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  • Cameroon military says it killed 7 suspected separatists

    Cameroon's military says it has killed seven suspected English-speaking separatists in Bamenda in the North West region

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  • Spanish court gears for high-stakes trial of separatists

    Former Catalan officials are accused of rebellion and sedition.

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  • Putin: Russia has enough missiles without violating treaty

    President Vladimir Putin rejects U.S. claim that Russia has developed a new cruise missile in violation of a nuclear treaty, arguing that Russia has...

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  • Gingerbread house baking competition in Sweden

    A 21-year-old baker who made a six-sided house with marzipan elves and icing railings took home the prize out of 153 participants.

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  • Iraqi parliament confirms 3 new ministers, 5 seats unfilled

    Iraq's parliament confirms three ministers to Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi's government, leaves other key posts, including ministers of Defense and...

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  • South Africa eatery ad spoofs colonialism; regulators miffed

    A South African restaurant chain has been ordered to withdraw a television commercial deemed to have trivialized the brutal history of colonial rule...

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  • Norway allows cleric to face court in Italy

    Norway's justice minister says an Iraqi-born cleric suspected of enticing recruits to fight in Iraq and Syria, has been given travel documents...

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  • UK Defense Secretary says some 3,500 service personnel on standby for any no-deal Brexit disruption

    UK Defense Secretary says some 3,500 service personnel on standby for any no-deal Brexit disruption

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  • Dutch Supreme Court upholds weapon smuggling conviction

    The Dutch Supreme Court has upheld the war crimes conviction of a timber dealer who was found guilty of selling arms to former Liberian leader Charles...

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  • Huawei calls on US, others to show proof of security risk

    Huawei chairman challenges United States and other governments to provide evidence for claims the Chinese tech giant is a security risk

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  • UK Cabinet to consider 'no-deal' Brexit preparations

    The government will consider spending billions to cushion the economic impact.

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  • The Latest: UK Cabinet backs more 'no-deal' Brexit planning

    The British government has decided to ramp up preparations for a "no-deal" Brexit, saying it must be ready for the possibility of that default option.

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  • Dutch court upholds ban on branch of Bandidos biker club

    An appeals court has upheld a ban on a Dutch arm of the Bandidos motorcycle club, agreeing with a lower court's conclusion that the biker gang forms a...

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  • EU officials, firms meet African leaders to talk investment

    European officials and companies are meeting in Vienna with African leaders for talks on increasing investment in the continent

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  • 'Ross from Friends' lookalike on the run once again after skipping court date

    An arrest warrant was issued after the suspect failed to attend a court hearing.

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  • Russian cargo ship runs aground off southwest England

    A Russian cargo ship with 18 crew members on board has run aground off the coast of Falmouth, Cornwall, in southwest Britain, following bad weather

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  • Sri Lankan lawmakers question Rajapaksa's parliamentary seat

    Members of Sri Lanka's Parliament have questioned whether Mahinda Rajapaksa, who recently quit as prime minister, can hold his seat after earlier...

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  • 9 migrants trying to reach UK rescued in English Channel

    French officials say that nine migrants, including a woman and child, have been rescued off the coast of Dunkirk after two distress calls from their...

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  • AP PHOTOS: 2018 a year of discord in Europe

    AP PHOTOS: 2018 a year of discord in Europe as Brexit looms, French streets erupt

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  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel to receive Fulbright prize

    The Washington-based Fulbright Association says its 2018 prize for international understanding will go to German Chancellor Angela Merkel

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