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The Latest: Hong Kong activists urge public to hold strike
Hong Kong activists are encouraging the public to support strikes by workers, teachers and students on Monday2m ago![A protester waves a British flag outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong on Saturday, June 15, 2019. Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam said she will suspend a proposed extradition bill indefinitely in response to widespread public unhap]()
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UN anti-terror official makes controversial trip to Xinjiang
China says the U.N. counterterrorism chief has visited Xinjiang despite protests from the U.S. and a rights group that the trip would be inappropriate...14m ago![FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2017, file photo, residents walk through a security checkpoint into the Hotan Bazaar where a screen shows Chinese President Xi Jinping in Hotan in western China's Xinjiang region. China says the U.N.'s counterterrorism chief vi]()
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Guatemalans to choose president amid distrust, flight to US
Guatemalans will vote for their next president Sunday in elections plagued by widespread disillusion and distrust, and as thousands of their...33m ago![Women walk on the pedestrian path next to campaign posters promoting the ruling party presidential candidate Estuardo Galdamez, in Guatemala City, Saturday, June 15, 2019. The road to Sunday's presidential election in Guatemala has been a chaotic flu]()
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Top contenders for president in Guatemala election
Here is a look at the top contenders in Guatemala's presidential election37m ago![A woman jogs past political campaign posters at Reforma avenue in Guatemala City, early Saturday, June 15, 2019. The road to Sunday's presidential election in Guatemala has been a chaotic flurry of court rulings and shenanigans, illegal party-switchi]()
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Mexico vows to help Central American migrants amid crackdown
President says country can't turn its back on those fleeing poverty, violence.53m ago![Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador receives the applause of the crowd during a rally in Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday, June 8, 2019. Mexican President Andres Lopez Obrador held the rally in Tijuana even as President Trump has put on hold his p]()
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Crew members of targeted Norwegian-owned tanker now in Dubai
Crew members of the Norwegian-owned oil tanker that was attacked in the Gulf of Oman have landed in Dubai after two days in Iran1h ago![This June 13, 2019 false-color image from the European Commission's Sentinel-2 satellite that was processed by Sinergise's Sentinel Hub website shows the Norwegian-owned MT Front Altair ablaze with smoke rising from it in the Gulf of Oman after what]()
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The Latest: Yemen's Houthi rebels launch Saudi drone attack
The Latest: Yemen's Houthi rebels say they launch new drone attack against Saudi Arabia; kingdom says it shot down one Houthi drone2h ago![This June 13, 2019, image released by the U.S. military's Central Command, shows damage and a suspected mine on the Kokuka Courageous in the Gulf of Oman near the coast of Iran. The U.S. military on Friday, June 14, 2019, released a video it said sho]()
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Hong Kong set for street march, mourns death of protester
Hong Kong is bracing for another massive protest over an unpopular extradition bill, a week after the crisis brought as many as 1 million into the...2h ago![Police officers patrol a park as the sunset near the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on Saturday, June 15, 2019. Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam said she will suspend a proposed extradition bill indefinitely in response to widespread public u]()
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Indian election reveals role of money, questionable morality
India's recent national election delivered a historic victory to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party, but also exposed the...3h ago![FILE- In this Feb. 23, 2016 file photo, the Indian parliament building is seen from behind a Mahatma Gandhi statue, right, in New Delhi, India. India's recent national election delivered a historic victory to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nati]()
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Jun 15
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Iran attempted to shoot down US drone over tanker attack site in Gulf of Oman
The attempt was ineffective, missing the MQ-9 by "approximately one kilometer."Jun 15![PHOTO: An oil tanker is on fire in the sea of Oman, June 13, 2019.]()
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Jun 15
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Activists push Sunday protest despite Hong Kong bill delay
Hong Kong leader suspends extradition bill that sparked the city's biggest public protests in years, but activists say new demonstration will go...Jun 15![Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks at a press conference, Saturday, June 15, 2019, in Hong Kong. Lam said she will suspend a proposed extradition bill indefinitely in response to widespread public unhappiness over the measure, which would]()
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Jun 15
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After bill fiasco, Hong Kong chief fights for political life
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has found herself in a precarious position after she was forced to back down from an unpopular extradition bill seen as...Jun 15![Carrie Lam]()
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Jun 15
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Activists blast Rio gov comment about slum missile strike
A human rights official and community activists are criticizing the governor of Rio de Janeiro state for suggesting that a missile be sent to "blow...Jun 15![FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2019 file photo, Rio de Janeiro Gov. Wilson Witzel attends the swearing-in ceremony for the new president of state-run oil company Petrobras, Roberto Castello Branco, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A human rights official and commu]()
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Jun 15
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Brazil's Moro questions authenticity of leaked messages
Leaked messages appear to show him as a judge improperly advising prosecutors.Jun 15![In this photo released by Brazil's Presidential Press Office, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, right, and Justice Minister Sergio Moro attend a military ceremony in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Moro has met with President Jair Bolsonar]()
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Jun 15
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Notre Dame Cathedral holds first mass since fire
Only a small group of about 30 people attended the mass, including the church's clergy, worshipers, media and construction workers.Jun 15![Only a small group of about 30 people attended the mass, including the church's clergy, worshipers, media and construction workers.]()
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Jun 15
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Peru starts demanding passports, visas from Venezuelans
Riot police are guarding Peru's northern border to ensure that only Venezuelan migrants who hold a passport and humanitarian visa can enter the...Jun 15![Venezuelan migrants walk on the Pan-American Highway outside an immigration office in an attempt to cross from Ecuador into Peru moments after stricter entry requirements went into effect, in Tumbes, Peru, Saturday, June 15, 2019. With its relatively]()
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Jun 15
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Diplomats: Europeans weigh sanctions on Venezuela's Maduro
Financial, travel restrictions are being mulled by a core group of five nations.Jun 15![FILE - In this April 6, 2019 file photo, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro raises his fist to supporters rallying at the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela. The Associated Press has learned on Saturday, June 15, 2019, that major European na]()
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Jun 15
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US diplomat wants 'credible' probe into Sudan crackdown
The top U.S. diplomat to Africa says there must be an "independent and credible" investigation into the Sudanese military's violent dispersal of a...Jun 15![Sudan's ruling Military Council spokesperson Shamseddine Kabbashi makes a speech as he holds a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, June 13, 2019. (AP Photo)]()
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Jun 15
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Notre Dame Cathedral holds first mass since fire, with attendees in hard hats
Paris archbishop Michel Aupetit led the mass of about 30 people.Jun 15![PHOTO: The Archbishop of Paris Michel Aupetit leads the first mass in a side chapel two months to the day after a devastating fire engulfed the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris, June 15, 2019.]()
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Jun 15
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Crew members of oil tanker Front Altair that was attacked in Gulf of Oman land in Dubai after 2 days in Iran.
Crew members of oil tanker Front Altair that was attacked in Gulf of Oman land in Dubai after 2 days in Iran.Jun 15
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Jun 15
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11 killed, 25 hurt as explosions rock Somalia's capital
The al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility.Jun 15![Medical workers help a man who was wounded in a bomb attack, at a hospital in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Saturday, June 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)]()
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Jun 15
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Syria violence kills dozens of troops and civilians in north
Syrian opposition activists say government airstrikes and intense shelling on rebel-held areas in northwest Syria have claimed the lives of dozens of...Jun 15![This photo posted and provided by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Civil Defense worker searching for victims under the rubble after an airstrike by Syrian gove]()
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Jun 15
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Diplomats: Europeans weigh sanctions on Venezuela's Maduro
The Associated Press has learned that major European nations are considering imposing sanctions on Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and several top...Jun 15
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Husband says British woman held in Iran begins hunger strike
The husband of a British-Iranian woman jailed in Tehran for over three years says she has begun a hunger strike to protest her detentionJun 15![FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2017 file photo, Richard Ratcliffe, husband of imprisoned charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, poses for the media during a vigil outside the Iranian Embassy in London. Richard Ratcliffe said Saturday June 15, 2019, that]()
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Jun 15
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The Latest: Activists say shelving bill is not enough
Hong Kong leader suspends extradition bill that sparked the city's biggest public protests in years, but activists say new demonstration will go...Jun 15![Police officers watch over an area near the Legislative Council, in Hong Kong, Saturday, June 15, 2019. Pressure on Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam was mounting Saturday, with signs emerging that she may delay an unpopular extradition bill tha]()
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Jun 15
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Amanda Knox returns to Italy for 1st time since her acquittal
She was acquitted of murder in Italy in 2015.Jun 15![PHOTO: Amanda Knox speaks at a Criminal Justice Festival at the University of Modena, Italy, Saturday, June 15, 2019.]()
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Jun 15
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Stunt pilot killed after his plane plunges into river
A German pilot of a small stunt plane was killed Saturday after it plunged into the Vistula River during a performance at an air show in central...Jun 15
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Jun 15
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8 killed, at least 16 wounded as explosions rock Somalia's capital
8 killed, at least 16 wounded as explosions rock Somalia's capitalJun 15
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Knox accuses media of having built false story around her
Taking the stage at an Italian conference on justice, Amanda Knox accused the media of having built a false narrative around her during her yearslong...Jun 15![Amanda Knox gets emotional as she speaks at a Criminal Justice Festival at the University of Modena, Italy, Saturday, June 15, 2019. Knox, a former American exchange student who became the focus of a sensational murder case, arrived in Italy Thursday]()
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Jun 15
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'We are trapped': Zimbabwe's economic crunch hits passports
'We are trapped': Zimbabwe's economic crunch hits passports as people sleep in line for daysJun 15![A man puts an expired passport in his pocket while waiting in a queue to submit an application for a new passport at the main office in Harare, Friday, June 14, 2019. With Zimbabwe’s economy in shambles and political tensions rising, leaving the coun]()
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Jun 15
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10 Kenyan police officers killed in blast near Somalia
10 Kenyan police officers killed when vehicle strikes explosives near border with SomaliaJun 15
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Moldova's new PM vows to boost EU ties, bring justice
Moldova's new prime minister says her government's priority is to advance relations with the European Union and bring to justice all those responsible...Jun 15![Moldova's Prime Minister Maia Sandu speaks during press statements in Chisinau, Moldova, Friday, June 14, 2019. A caretaker Democratic Party-led government in Moldova on Friday announced its resignation in order to end a power struggle that has heigh]()
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Jun 15
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Mortar attack on Iraqi base home to US troops; no casualties
The Iraqi military says three mortar shells have hit an air base just north of Baghdad where American trainers are present, causing a small fire but...Jun 15![FILE - in this Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018 file photo, an Iraqi army soldier stand guard near a U.S.- made Iraqi Air Force F-16 fighter jet at the Balad Air Base, Iraq. Militants fired early Saturday, June 15, 2019, three mortar shells on an air base just]()
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Jun 15
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German Jewish group applauds museum director's resignation
Germany's Central Council of Jews is welcoming the resignation of the director of Berlin's Jewish Museum amid criticism that he holds anti-Israel...Jun 15![FILE-In this June 19, 2014 file photo the director of the Jewish Museum in Berlin, Peter Schaefer, smiles into the camera prior to a news conference in Berlin, Germany, The Central Council of Jews in Germany is welcoming the resignation of the direct]()
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Jun 15
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Slovakia inaugurates 1st female president
President Zuzana Caputova is a liberal environmental activist and lawyer.Jun 15![New Slovak President Zuzana Caputova takes her presidential oath during a parliamentary session in Bratislava, Slovakia, Saturday, June 15, 2019. (Vaclav Salek/CTK via AP)]()
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Jun 15
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Iraq gets new extension for Iran energy sanctions waiver
Two Iraqi officials say the United States has given Iraq a new 90-day extension for an Iran sanctions waiver allowing Baghdad to import electricity...Jun 15
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Officials say 10 Kenyan police officers are killed when vehicle strikes explosives near Somali border
Officials say 10 Kenyan police officers are killed when vehicle strikes explosives near Somali borderJun 15
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Notre-Dame to celebrate first Mass since April fire
The Notre Dame cathedral is holding its first mass since the April fire that ravaged the edifice's roof and caused its masterpiece spire to collapseJun 15
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Jun 15
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Rights group: Houthi attack on airport 'apparent war crime'
Human Rights Watch calls recent attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on an airport in Saudi Arabia an 'apparent war crime'Jun 15
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Center-right coalition wins Madrid, far-left keeps Barcelona
A conservative has been sworn in as new mayor of the Spanish capital in the first major political shift enabled by the far-right's gains in last...Jun 15![Ada Colau and Manuela Carmena]()
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Jun 15
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Hong Kong suspends controversial extradition bill indefinitely following protests
A march had been planned for Sunday.Jun 15
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Middle East attack jolts oil-import dependent Asia
The blasts detonated far from the bustling megacities of Asia, but the attack this week on two tankers in the strategic Strait of Hormuz hits at the...Jun 15![Yutaka Katada]()
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Jun 15
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Hong Kong leader says government will suspend debate on unpopular extradition bill.
Hong Kong leader says government will suspend debate on unpopular extradition bill.Jun 15
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Jun 15
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The Latest: Arab League chief tells Iranians to 'be careful'
The head of the Arab League is calling on the Iranians to "be careful and reverse course."Jun 15![This June 13, 2019 false-color image from the European Commission's Sentinel-2 satellite that was processed by Sinergise's Sentinel Hub website shows the Norwegian-owned MT Front Altair, bottom right, ablaze with smoke rising from it in the Gulf of O]()
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Jun 15
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China denies its vessel intentionally sank Filipino boat
China has acknowledged its fishing vessel hit a Filipino boat in the disputed South China Sea in an incident that prompted an outcry in the...Jun 15![Rescued Filipino fishermen sit inside Philippine Navy ship BRP Ramon Alcuaz as they head back to shore at Occidental Mindoro province, Philippines on Friday June 14, 2019. The Philippines' top diplomat said he has filed a diplomatic protest after an]()
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Jun 14
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Judge absolves Bolsonaro attacker because of mental illness
A judge in Brazil has absolved the man who stabbed then-presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro in his torso last year, citing his mental illness and...Jun 14![Jair Bolsonaro]()
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Jun 14
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Bridge in China collapses, sending vehicles into river
2 people are still missing after the incident.Jun 14![This image from video shows a collapsed bridge in Heyuan, Guangdong Province, China Friday, June 14, 2019. An entire section of a roadway bridge has plunged into a wide river in southern China, sending two vehicles into the water and leaving two peop]()
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Jun 14
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Mexico migration chief resigns, prisons director tapped
Mexico's president is nominating his country's prisons director to replace its immigration chief after the latter presented his letter of resignationJun 14![A man drives a tractor through the Suchiate river from Frontera Hidalgo, Mexico, toward Guatemala, where a handful of local farmers graze their cattle, Thursday, June 13, 2019. Such crossings are part of daily life in the border town of Frontera Hida]()
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Jun 14
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AP PHOTOS: Umbrellas, a Hong Kong protest symbol, broken
AP PHOTOS: Umbrellas, a symbol of Hong Kong protests, are silent victims after clashes with policeJun 14![In this Friday, June 14, 2019, photo, a broken umbrella left in the aftermath of Wednesday's violent protest against proposed amendments to an extradition law is seen in Hong Kong. Umbrellas became a symbol of protest in Hong Kong in 2014 after demon]()
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Jun 14
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The Latest: Arab League chief tells Iranians to 'be careful'
The head of the Arab League is calling on the Iranians to "be careful and reverse course."Jun 14![In this June 13, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Navy, sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge render aid to the crew of the Kokuka Courageous, one of two oil tankers suspected to have been attacked in the Gulf]()
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