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  • The Latest: Taiwan groups rally to support Hong Kong protest

    Thousands of people have gathered outside Taiwan's parliament in solidarity with Hong Kong protesters who are marching against a proposed extradition...

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  • The Latest: Egypt slams Houthi attack on 2 Saudi airports

    Egypt is strongly condemning two drone attacks by Yemeni rebels, known as Houthis, that targeted civil airports in southwestern Saudi Arabia

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  • Saudi crown prince says kingdom isn't seeking war in region

    Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says the kingdom isn't seeking war in the region, but won't hesitate to deal with any threats to its...

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  • Huge crowds march in Hong Kong, piling pressure on leader

    Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents jammed the city's streets in a vehement show of opposition to proposed legislation that has stoked fears of...

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  • UK Tories warned not to crown Boris Johnson without a fight

    Contenders to become Britain's next prime minister are warning that the Conservative Party needs a real contest, rather than a coronation for...

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  • Israeli PM's wife sentenced for misusing state funds

    The wife of Israel's prime minister has been sentenced to pay a fine of roughly $15,000 for misusing state funds

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  • Aging grand hotel highlights the ethnic division in Cyprus

    Once the playground of Cyprus' elite, the Ledra Palace Hotel remains a poignant symbol of Cyprus' ethnic division

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  • Over 40% of newly elected Indian lawmakers facing charges

    Nearly 43% of new members of India's lower house of Parliament have won office despite facing criminal charges

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  • Rights group: Pakistan shouldn't execute mentally ill man

    A rights group has urged the Pakistani government not to execute a prisoner with "clear symptoms of mental illness" scheduled to be hanged in two days

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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...

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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...

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  • Top contenders for president in Guatemala election

    Here is a look at the top contenders in Guatemala's presidential election

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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.

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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 Iran

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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 drone

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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."

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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...

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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...

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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...

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  • Brazil's Moro questions authenticity of leaked messages

    Leaked messages appear to show him as a judge improperly advising prosecutors.

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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.

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  • 11 killed, 25 hurt as explosions rock Somalia's capital

    The al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility.

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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...

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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...

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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 detention

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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...

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  • Amanda Knox returns to Italy for 1st time since her acquittal

    She was acquitted of murder in Italy in 2015.

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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...

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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 capital

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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...

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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 days

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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 Somalia

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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...

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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...

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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...

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  • Slovakia inaugurates 1st female president

    President Zuzana Caputova is a liberal environmental activist and lawyer.

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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...

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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 border

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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 collapse

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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'

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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...

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  • Hong Kong suspends controversial extradition bill indefinitely following protests

    A march had been planned for Sunday.

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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...

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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.

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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