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  • Israel says it thwarts imminent Iranian attack from Syria

    The Israeli military says it has attacked targets near Damascus in what was a successful effort to thwart an imminent Iranian drone strike on Israel,...

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  • Will the real Mr. No-Deal step forward please?

    EU's Tusk and Britain's Johnson throw label at each other: Mr. No-Deal Brexit.

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  • Tropical Storm Dorian forms in Atlantic, likely to grow

    A newly formed tropical depression is expected to reach the Caribbean as a tropical storm within the next several days

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  • Syrian troops surround Turkish post in country's northwest

    Syrian authorities took a group of journalists to tour Turkish observation post.

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  • Police and protesters clash in Hong Kong

    Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong, a city of 7.4 million people, blocking traffic on a main thoroughfare with their bodies.

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  • Economic storm clouds hovering over Trump and global leaders

    Under the threatening clouds of a global economic slowdown, President Donald Trump is confronting the consequences of his preference to go it alone

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  • Yemen officials: Government forces take separatist camps

    Yemeni military officials say forces loyal to the country's internationally recognized government have taken control of a military camp from a...

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  • Minister says Turkey, US have begun work on Syria safe zone

    Turkey's defense minister says that military officials from Turkey and the United States have begun work to create a "safe zone" in northeastern Syria

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• Aug 24

  • Hong Kong police fire tear gas at pro-democracy protesters as chaos erupts

    For the 12th week in a row, protesters in Hong Kong have hit the streets.

    Aug 24

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  • The Latest: Trump dining with G-7 leaders in France

    President Donald Trump is dining with world leaders attending the annual Group of Seven summit in France

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  • Iranian oil tanker pursued by US says it is going to Turkey

    An Iranian-flagged oil tanker pursued by the U.S. amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington now lists its destination as a port in Turkey

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  • Tunisia: Media mogul's arrest rocks presidential race

    Supporters of an arrested Tunisian media magnate who is running for president say he's being targeted for political reasons

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  • German wanted for drug trade arrested in North Macedonia

    North Macedonia police say they arrested a German national wanted by Interpol.

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  • Virginia marks 400th anniversary of slave ship arrival

    Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and other state officials are observing the arrival of enslaved Africans to what is now Virginia 400 years ago

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  • The Latest: Iran imposes sanctions on US think tank

    Iran's Foreign Ministry says it has imposed sanctions on the Washington-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies and its CEO for its role in...

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  • India's Modi awarded UAE medal amid Kashmir crackdown

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received the United Arab Emirates' highest civilian honor during a visit to the oil-rich Gulf nation amid...

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  • Thousands protest in Germany against racism, discrimination

    Thousands of people are attending a protest against racism and discrimination in the German city of Dresden, a week ahead of two state elections in...

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  • Police fire water cannon at hundreds of anti-capitalist protesters blocking roads near G-7 summit in France

    Police fire water cannon at hundreds of anti-capitalist protesters blocking roads near G-7 summit in France

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  • Lebanese president says Beirut will overcome economic crisis

    Lebanon's President Michel Aoun says his country will emerge from its difficult economic conditions by making decisions that boost production, hours...

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  • Hong Kong police and protesters clash, ending violence lull

    Hong Kong protesters have thrown bricks and gasoline bombs at police, who responded with tear gas, as chaotic scenes returned to the summer-long...

    Aug 24

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  • Corruption trial for Sudan's ex-president adjourns

    The trial of autocratic former President Omar al-Bashir on corruption and money laundering charges has been adjourned for one week following testimony...

    Aug 24

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  • The Latest: Hong Kong protest winds down after clashes

    A large group of protesters has largely dispersed in Hong Kong after engaging in clashes with police for the first time in nearly two weeks

    Aug 24

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  • Indian authorities bar opposition from visiting Kashmir

    Pakistani police have stopped hundreds of journalists from symbolically trying to cross the highly militarized border into Indian-controlled Kashmir

    Aug 24

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  • 4 European countries agree on trade deal with Mercosur

    Switzerland says the European Free Trade Association, a group of four countries outside the European Union, has largely concluded a free-trade...

    Aug 24

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  • The Latest: India's Modi bars opposition from Kashmir visit

    India's government has barred several opposition leaders from visiting the Kashmir region to assess the situation created by a massive security...

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  • Tropical storm traps 18 in Taiwan before heading to China

    A landslide triggered by a tropical storm has stranded 18 people in Taiwan as the storm heads for China's southeastern coast

    Aug 24

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  • Explosion in Iraq near Shiite mosque kills 3, wounds dozens

    Iraqi security officials say a motorcycle rigged with explosives went off near a Shiite mosque south of the capital Baghdad, killing three people and...

    Aug 24

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  • Former Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley dies at 66

    Former Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, a key member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first-term Cabinet, has died in a New Delhi hospital after...

    Aug 24

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  • Germany: Boy, 13, in stepfather's SUV sets off police chase

    A 13-year-old boy driving his stepfather's SUV set off a chase through the German city of Hannover that ended with the teenager driving into a police...

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  • Trump arrives at summit in France of world leaders amid anxieties over global economic slowdown, trade war

    Trump arrives at summit in France of world leaders amid anxieties over global economic slowdown, trade war

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  • Spanish ex-monarch Juan Carlos I to undergo heart operation

    Spain's former monarch, Juan Carlos I, has been admitted to a hospital for a heart operation

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  • Austria prepares to repatriate IS supporter's children

    Austria is preparing to repatriate two sons of an Islamic State group supporter believed to have died in Syria after she headed there in 2014

    Aug 24

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  • North Macedonia van crash kills migrant; 12 others injured

    North Macedonia police say a 20-year old migrant from Bangladesh was killed and 12 others injured when a van packed with migrants collided with a...

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  • Coffee growers help reforest Mozambique's Mount Gorongosa

    On the slopes of Mount Gorongosa, 400 Mozambican farmers are producing coffee that earns them cash incomes while at the same time restores the rapidly...

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  • Gunmen on motorcycles attack police in NW Pakistan, 2 killed

    Pakistani police say gunmen on motorcycles attacked a security post overnight in the northwestern Daraban Kalan area, killing two employees at a...

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  • Trump talks Amazon fires with Brazilian president; army sent to fight blazes

    The Amazon rainforest is being devastated by mining and logging.

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  • 75 years later, US World War II veterans say: Never forget

    U.S. World War II veterans are back in Paris to celebrate the anniversary of the liberation of the French capital from the Nazis

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  • N. Korea test-fires missiles again after joint drills end

    North Korea has fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast for the seventh time in a month, after it vowed to remain...

    Aug 24

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  • UN envoy challenges Malaysia's claim to near zero poverty

    A U.N. special rapporteur has challenged Malaysia's claim to have nearly ended poverty, saying an estimated one in six people in the Southeast Asian...

    Aug 24

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  • Amnesty: Egypt should investigate death of inmate

    Rights group Amnesty International is urging Egyptian authorities to carry out an impartial investigation into the death of an inmate at Egypt's most...

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  • Chinese police say Simon Cheng, detained staffer at UK consulate in Hong Kong, has been released

    Chinese police say Simon Cheng, detained staffer at UK consulate in Hong Kong, has been released

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  • Indonesian rescuers search for 34 missing after ferry fire

    Rescuers are searching for 34 people reportedly missing after a ferry caught fire off Indonesia's main island of Java, killing three people

    Aug 23

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  • Hong Kong protesters form human chains to call for democracy

    Supporters of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement have created human chains on both sides of the city's harbor, inspired by a historic protest 30 years...

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  • UN expert: No peace in Myanmar if no military prosecutions

    A member of the U.N. Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar says there will be no long-term peace in the country and no return of...

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  • South Korea says North Korea has fired two unidentified projectiles off its east coast

    South Korea says North Korea has fired two unidentified projectiles off its east coast

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  • US homeland security chief tours Panama jungle migrant camp

    The acting U.S. homeland security secretary has visited a camp with hundreds of migrants who survived the perilous jungle border crossing from...

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  • Chinese embassy says the US is trying to suppress Huawei

    China's embassy in Canada says the U.S. is trying to suppress a Chinese tech giant with unwarranted charges in what it calls "typical bullying...

    Aug 23

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  • IMF dispatches technical staff team to Argentina

    The International Monetary Fund is sending a technical team to Argentina on Saturday to discuss the policy plans of President Mauricio Macri's...

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  • Fitch Ratings downgrades Lebanon, S&P maintains its ratings

    Fitch Ratings has downgraded Lebanon's long-term foreign currency issuer default rating to CCC from B-, while Standard & Poor's Global Ratings is...

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  • Tropical Storm Ivo forecast to weaken in Pacific off Mexico

    Forecasters say Tropical Storm Ivo should weaken gradually in the next couple of days as it moves through the Pacific Ocean parallel to Mexico's...

    Aug 23