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  • 2 members of secretive sect plead guilty to fraud charges

    A father and son who belong to a secretive evangelical church in North Carolina have pleaded guilty to charges in an unemployment benefits scheme that...

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  • 2 French secret agents suspected of treason, handed charges

    Two retired members of the French secret services are suspected of being double agents for an unnamed foreign power, and have been given preliminary...

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  • Colombia re-arrests Pablo Escobar's hitman for extortion

    Colombian police have re-arrested a former hit man for the late drug lord Pablo Escobar as part of an investigation into extortion

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  • Libya: Car bombing near hotel in Benghazi kills 7

    Car bombing on a busy street in eastern Libyan city of Benghazi kills at least seven people, including a girl

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  • Brazilian truckers' strike over fuel costs enters fifth day

    Thousands of Brazilian truckers angry over fuel price hikes blocked roads on Friday, the fifth day of a strike that led thousands of schools to...

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  • South Koreans expect US-North Korea summit to take place 'eventually'

    President Trump canceled the meeting with Kim Jong Un in a letter.

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  • Iran seeks assurances on nuclear deal after US pullout

    Iran seeks assurances on nuclear deal after US pullout, threatens own withdrawal otherwise

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  • Gaza officials: 86 hurt by Israeli fire in border protest

    Gaza's Health Ministry says dozens of Palestinians were hurt along the border with Israel

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  • Deportation protection restored in high-profile Georgia case

    Lawyers for a Mexican woman whose case made national headlines when she was a Georgia college student eight years ago say federal immigration...

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  • Putin says US exit from Iran deal could trigger instability

    Putin says US exit from Iran deal could trigger dangerous instability and threaten Israel

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  • Argentines stage protest against decision to seek IMF help

    Thousands of people are staging a protest in Argentina's capital against the government's decision to seek economic help from the International...

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  • Monitor: Suspected Israeli strike targets Hezbollah in Syria

    Syrian war-monitoring group says suspected Israeli strikes hit a Hezbollah base in central Syria

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  • Hezbollah calls on Lebanon to reject US sanctions

    The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group has called on the Lebanese state to stand up for Lebanese individuals who are being slapped with sanctions by...

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  • Brazilian couple found guilty in Texas kidnapping case

    A jury in Houston has found a Brazilian couple guilty of kidnapping in a custody dispute that involved their daughter taking her young son to Brazil

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  • Cuba plane crash toll rises to 112 with death of survivor

    The Cuban Health Ministry says the toll from the crash of a passenger jet in Cuba has risen to 112 after another survivor of the catastrophe died

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  • Guatemala minister: Sheldon Adelson flew officials to Israel

    The Guatemalan government says United States casino magnate Sheldon Adelson provided its official delegation a Boeing 767 to travel to Israel for the...

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  • Bulgarian customs seize 191kg of heroin bound for Belgium

    Bulgarian customs officials say they have seized 191 kilograms (420 pounds) of heroin found in a truck entering Bulgaria from Turkey

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  • Netherlands, Australia hold Russia liable for downing MH17

    Netherlands, Australia hold Russia liable for downing MH17 flight with 298 on board

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  • Human rights body calls on Nicaragua to protect students

    The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has called on the Nicaraguan government to protect 13 university students who have been outspoken in...

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  • Explosion at Indian restaurant in Canada wounds 15 people

    Canadian police say an explosion caused by a homemade bomb ripped through an Indian restaurant at a mall in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga,...

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  • Man charged with threatening Egyptian exchange students

    Four Egyptian exchange students say they were threatened by a man outside a Florida McDonald's, with him yelling "Get out of my country"

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  • The Latest: Putin denies Russia responsible for MH17 downing

    The Latest: Putin denies claims that Russia was responsible for MH17 downing

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  • South Koreans expect US-North Korea summit to take place 'eventually'

    President Trump canceled the summit on May 23.

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  • Correction: Vatican-Priest Shortage story

    Correction: Vatican-Priest Shortage story

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  • Australian nun who irked Philippine leader fights expulsion

    An Australian nun who irked the Philippine president by joining political rallies has defied an Immigration Bureau order to leave the Philippines and...

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  • Referendum in Ireland could lift strict ban on abortion

    In a hard-fought battle for the soul of this traditionally conservative Roman Catholic country, voters are deciding whether to end Ireland's strict...

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  • In Gaza, border opening brings relief and anxiety

    Egypt opened its border crossing with Gaza for the Muslim month of Ramadan, but thousands wait to be allowed to leave

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  • The Latest: Syrian army warns Daraa rebels of nearing attack

    Syria state-run media says Syrian aircraft have dropped leaflets on rebel-held areas in the country's south warning of an imminent government...

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  • 49 dead after boat capsizes on Congo River tributary

    At least 49 dead after boat capsizes on river in Congo; unclear how many were aboard

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  • Italy's premier-designate Conte leaps into social media

    Italy's premier-designate Conte leaps into social media, following the 5-Star strategy

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  • Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy on the ropes over party graft case

    Spanish opposition parties launched Friday a fierce campaign to end the conservative government of Mariano Rajoy after courts ruled that his Popular...

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  • 'Pain au chocolat' vs 'chocolatine': Pastry-name war heading to French Parliament

    French MPs want to promote the term chocolatine and give it official status.

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  • The Latest: Activists welcome Irish returning home to vote

    Supporters of liberalizing Ireland's strict abortion ban have given an ecstatic welcome to those Irish people abroad who have travelled home to vote...

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  • Iraq to probe voting irregularities in May 12 elections

    Iraq's PM sets up high-powered commission to probe alleged irregularities in May 12 parliamentary elections

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  • French government takes on railway company debt amid strikes

    The French government has agreed to take on 35 billion euros ($40.8 billion) in debt from the national railway company SNCF as it seeks to end...

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  • Turkey: 51 suspected IS militants detained in raids

    Police say at least 51 suspected Islamic State militants have been detained in simultaneous raids around Istanbul

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  • Bangladesh PM urges Myanmar to take back Rohingya Muslims

    Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for international pressure on Myanmar to take back hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who...

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  • Cyclone Mekunu to be 'extremely severe' on landfall in Oman

    Meteorologists warn Cyclone Mekunu expected to be 'extremely severe' when it makes landfall in Oman this weekend

    May 25

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  • Rebel, military fighting in Congo's northeast kills 19

    Rebel, military fighting in Congo's northeast kills 19 as confrontation continues

    May 25

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  • German prosecutors indict Syrian who fought for IS, others

    German prosecutors say they are formally charging a 24-year-old Syrian man suspected of fighting for the Islamic State and other extremist groups in...

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  • Israel calls on EU to end funding to pro-boycott groups

    Israel calls on EU to stop funding groups that promote boycotts against the Jewish state

    May 25

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  • China says US commerce secretary due June 2 for talks

    China says U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will arrive in Beijing on June 2 for more talks on settling a sprawling dispute over technology policy...

    May 25

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  • China aircraft carrier pilots complete first night missions

    Chinese state media say navy pilots aboard the country's sole operating aircraft carrier have completed their first nighttime takeoffs and landings

    May 25

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  • The Latest: S. Korea PM sad that Trump-Kim summit canceled

    The prime minister of South Korea is expressing sadness that the planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong...

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  • Turkey: Rapper arrested accused of encouraging drug use

    Turkey's state-run news agency says authorities have arrested a popular rap artist on charges of inciting drug use

    May 25

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  • North Korea blows up nuclear tunnels

    Videos showed international journalists watching as North Korea appeared to destroy tunnels used to test nuclear weapons.

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  • Trump balks at North Korea's rhetoric but it has used worse

    North Korea language was milder than its typical inflammatory, harsh rhetoric but enough for Trump to kill summit

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  • Police operation in Paris to arrest garbage collectors

    Paris police say two garbage collectors have been arrested after they stole a waste truck in order to discharge it in front of French President...

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  • At least 49 dead after boat capsizes on Congo River; unclear how many were aboard

    At least 49 dead after boat capsizes on Congo River; unclear how many were aboard

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• May 25

  • The Latest: Yemen official: 40 missing in cyclone on Socotra

    The Latest: Yemeni officials: 40 missing, including Yemeni, Indian and Sudanese nationals, after cyclone hit Socotra

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