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  • US wants role in efforts to settle South Korea-Japan dispute

    A senior U.S. official said after a series of meetings with Seoul officials that the United States will "do what we can do" to help resolve festering...

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  • Rescuers find 14 bodies after building collapse in India

    Rescuers have found 14 bodies and pulled out 11 survivors as they begin winding down operations at the site of a dilapidated building that collapsed...

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  • Camilleri, author of Montalbano detective series, dies at 93

    Sicilian writer Andrea Camilleri who won millions of loyal fans worldwide for his series of books about Sicilian detective Montalbano, has died at age...

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  • Pakistan arrests US-wanted terror suspect blamed for 2008 Mumbai attacks, days ahead of prime minister's Washington trip

    Pakistan arrests US-wanted terror suspect blamed for 2008 Mumbai attacks, days ahead of prime minister's Washington trip

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  • Sudanese military, protesters sign power-sharing document

    Another document, a constitutional declaration, is likely to be signed soon.

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  • Germany: leader of Merkel party takes over defense ministry

    The new leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party is taking over Germany's defense ministry in a risky but potentially rewarding move, reversing her...

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  • Taliban close Afghan health facilities run by Swedish group

    Swedish group says Taliban forced closure of 42 health facilities it runs in eastern Afghanistan

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  • Netanyahu makes history as Israel's longest-serving leader

    He has persevered through scandals, crises and conflicts.

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  • Man in NW China executed after decades-long blood feud

    A man in northwest China has been executed for killing three neighbors in apparent revenge for his mother's death more than two decades ago

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  • Sudan's ruling military, pro-democracy movement sign political document as part of power-sharing deal to end deadlock

    Sudan's ruling military, pro-democracy movement sign political document as part of power-sharing deal to end deadlock

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  • Confusion, fear reigns on Mexico border with new US policy

    Asylum-seekers gathered in Nuevo Laredo, across the border from Texas, grappled to understand what a new U.S. policy that all but eliminates refuge...

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  • Venezuela frees musician jailed after blasting Maduro online

    Authorities in Venezuela have released from prison a musician who was jailed six weeks ago after taking to social media to vent her frustration...

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  • Iran says minister's missile remarks meant to challenge US

    Iran further clarifies its top diplomat's missile comments as hypothetical, meant to challenge US arms sales in Mideast

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  • US fears Iran seized UAE-based tanker in Strait of Hormuz

    An oil tanker from the UAE traveling through the Strait of Hormuz entered Iranian waters and turned off its tracker, leading the U.S. to suspect Iran...

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  • The Latest: Iran says it helped a tanker with tow to harbor

    An Iranian news agency quotes a Foreign Ministry spokesman as saying Iran helped an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz amid U.S. concern that Tehran...

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  • Venezuela frees musician jailed after blasting government

    Authorities in Venezuela have released from prison a young musician who was jailed six weeks ago after taking to social media to vent her frustration...

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  • Rio governor: rising police killings 'normal,' will continue

    Amid a soaring number of police killings in Rio de Janeiro, the state's tough-talking governor says it is "normal" for the rate to increase and it...

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  • California indictment alleges MS-13 hacked victims to death

    A federal racketeering indictment alleges that members and associates of the MS-13 gang committed a series of murders including several in which...

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  • AP Explains: Questions and answers on new US asylum ban

    AP Explains: Questions and answers on new US asylum ban

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  • Trump's new asylum rules go into effect, and opponents sue

    Hundreds of immigrants showed up at border crossings in hopes of getting into the U.S. but faced the likelihood of being turned away

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  • With new Cabinet, Thailand replaces junta with army allies

    Thailand's new Cabinet has been sworn in, creating a nominally elected government after five years of military rule but keeping power in the hands of...

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  • Hong Kong protests challenge China with no end in sight

    What began as a protest against an extradition bill has ballooned.

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  • Will Trump let Chevron stay in Venezuela?

    The Trump administration needs to decide by July 27 whether or not to allow Chevron to keep operating in Venezuela

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  • Prosecutor: Israeli woman oversaw $145M investor fraud plot

    A federal prosecutor says emails, recorded telephone calls and videotaped evidence will show that an Israeli woman oversaw a global scheme to defraud...

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  • 3 dead, 4 missing in float plane crash in Canada

    At least three people died and a search is under way for four people missing after a float plane crashed into a lake in the Eastern Canadian province...

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  • Twins conjoined at the head successfully separated after 55 hours of surgery

    The chances of craniopagus twins undergoing surgery is one in 10 million.

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  • Head of UN nuclear watchdog reported to be stepping down

    The United Nations' nuclear watchdog says it can't confirm rumors that its director general is stepping down for health reasons

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  • Ukraine language law debate spills into UN Security Council

    A clash over a new Ukrainian language law is playing out in the U.N. Security Council

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  • Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo arrested in US

    US, Peruvian authorities say former president Alejandro Toledo, wanted on corruption charges, has been arrested in the United States

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  • Saudi forces intercept Yemeni rebel drones targeting cities

    A Yemeni human rights group says civilians are paying the human cost of the country's five-year war

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  • Italy's Salvini bows to pressure to respond on Russia report

    Italian Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini has bowed to days of pressure and agreed to respond to questions in Parliament about allegations an associate...

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  • Peru authorities say ex-president Alejandro Toledo, wanted for alleged corruption, has been arrested in United States

    Peru authorities say ex-president Alejandro Toledo, wanted for alleged corruption, has been arrested in United States

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  • Saudi business hours extended, leaving prayer rules in place

    Saudi Arabia's Cabinet approves measure to allow shops to remain open for 24 hours, but the move stops short of explicitly peeling back the mandatory...

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  • New Greek PM calls bond auction "vote of confidence"

    Greece has launched a bond auction, its third effort in 2019 to raise money from international markets, as it aims to take advantage of an improvement...

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  • 'Chatgate' scandal throws Puerto Rico's governor into crisis

    Profanity-laced online chat throws Puerto Rico's governor into crisis

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  • Testimony ends in penalty phase of slain Chinese woman case

    Testimony has wrapped up in the penalty phase of the trial of a former University of Illinois doctoral student convicted of killing a scholar from...

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  • Von der Leyen confirmed as new European Commission president

    Ursula von der Leyen has been confirmed as the new European Commission president Tuesday, becoming the first woman to hold one of the most prestigious...

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  • Sudan army, protesters meet to discuss transition deal

    Sudan's ruling generals and the pro-democracy movement are meeting to finalize a power-sharing deal

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  • Monkeys, baseball and swimming: World in Photos

    A look at the top photos from around the globe.

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  • Half blood thunder moon visible in most locations outside US

    The final partial lunar eclipse of the year is happening just weeks after a total solar eclipse in Chile and Argentina.

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  • International judges give reasons for Ivory Coast acquittals

    Judges at the International Criminal Court have issued lengthy explanations for the decision to acquit Ivory Coast's ex-president on crimes against...

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  • Will Trump let Chevron stay in Venezuela?

    The Trump administration needs to decide by July 27 whether or not to allow Chevron to keep operating in Venezuela

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  • Bukele defends Salvador on migration, crime, raps neighbors

    El Salvador's new president says his country is trying to reduce irregular migration and fight crime and drug trafficking, and deserves to be treated...

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  • Officials: Migrants return to bombed Libya detention center

    A Libyan detention center where an airstrike killed more than 50 people two weeks ago is filling up with migrants again, and work has resumed at a...

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  • 4-story building collapses in India; several feared trapped

    Several people are feared trapped.

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  • Lebanese parliament convenes on budget amid tight security

    Lebanese lawmakers discuss draft 2019 budget amid tight security, limited protests against austerity measures

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  • PM of Iraq's Kurdish region meets top officials in Baghdad

    The newly confirmed prime minister of Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region is meeting with top officials on his first visit to the Iraqi capital since he...

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  • Pakistani journalists hold protests to denounce censorship

    Pakistani journalists hold countrywide protests against censorship, closures of TV stations

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  • Former Mitsubishi workers seek assets sale for forced labor

    Colonial-era Korean laborers seek approval for the sale of assets of former Japanese employer

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