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  • Lebanese prime minister gives political adversaries 72-hour ultimatum to back his reform agenda amid growing protests

    Lebanese prime minister gives political adversaries 72-hour ultimatum to back his reform agenda amid growing protests

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  • Bahrain's King Hamad appoints son national security adviser

    Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has appointed his fast-rising son as the island kingdom's new national security adviser

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  • Mexican president defends retreat in face of cartel gunmen

    Mexican security forces say they backed off an attempt to capture a son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman after finding themselves...

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  • Germany: Officials pledge crackdown after synagogue attack

    Germany's top security officials are backing calls for tougher measures to fight far-right extremism following a deadly anti-Semitic rampage last week

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  • Officials: Blast at Afghan mosque kills 62 during prayers

    Provincial officials say an explosion rocked a mosque in eastern Afghanistan as dozens of people gathered to offer Friday players, causing the roof to...

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  • Cyclists ride Penny-farthings across Australia

    With no other purpose than to have fun, a group of 10 cyclists rode large-wheeled bicycles over 600 miles in nine days.

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  • The Latest: Protesters pour into downtown Barcelona

    Tens of thousands of flag-waving demonstrators demanding Catalonia's independence and the release from prison of separatist leaders have flooded...

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  • Lebanon paralyzed by nationwide protests over proposed taxes

    Demonstrators in Lebanon are blocking major roads across the country in a 2nd day of protests against proposed new taxes amid a severe economic crisis

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  • The Latest: Mexico says 8 died in Culiacan cartel clash

    Mexican officials say eight people were killed in gunbattles in the Sinaloa state capital of Culiacan in what is being described as a failed operation...

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  • The Latest: Irish PM: No guarantee EU would grant extension

    Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has applied more pressure to British lawmakers to pass Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal

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  • Violent protests in Barcelona heat up for 4th night

    Catalan separatists lit fire in the streets in response to the Spanish Supreme Court sentencing notable politicians to jail for their involvement in...

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  • Afghan official says mosque explosion kills 62

    An Afghan official says at least 62 people have been killed in a mosque explosion that caused the roof to collapse in eastern Nagarhar province

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  • EU leaders censure Turkey over military action against Kurds

    European leaders have issued a strong condemnation of Turkey's military operation against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria

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  • Mexican officials say 8 died in gunbattles in Culiacan after attempt to arrest Sinaloa cartel leader's son

    Mexican officials say 8 died in gunbattles in Culiacan after attempt to arrest Sinaloa cartel leader's son

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  • China's economic slowdown deepens, weighing on global growth

    China's quarterly economic growth sinks to 26-year low amid tariff war with Washington, adding to deepening slump that weighs on global growth

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  • French rail routes disrupted by strike over train security

    A wildcat strike is disrupting train travel around France, as railway workers demand better security after a recent accident

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  • Hong Kong protesters don cartoon masks to defy face mask ban

    Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters are donning cartoon character masks as they formed human chains across the semiautonomous Chinese city on Friday...

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  • Despair in Burgundy and beyond, as US tariffs hit EU goods

    New U.S. tariffs on European food, wine and other goods took effect Friday

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  • Johnson returns to London to drum up support for Brexit deal

    After winning support of European Union leaders for his new Brexit deal, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is back in London to try to secure backing from...

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  • 'Pause' in fighting in Syria appears to be in jeopardy

    Eyewitnesses have said Turkish artillery did not abide by the agreement.

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  • 2nd victim dies after Austrian refugee shelter knife attack

    Austrian police say a 32-year-old social worker has died days after suffering serious stab wounds during an attack at a refugee shelter

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  • Protests paralyze Catalonia as marches head for Barcelona

    Catalonia and its riot-swept regional capital, Barcelona, are being paralyzed by a mix of strikes and marches as the northeastern Spanish region...

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  • Provincial governor's spokesman says 62 killed, 36 wounded in mosque explosion in eastern Afghanistan

    Provincial governor's spokesman says 62 killed, 36 wounded in mosque explosion in eastern Afghanistan

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  • EU fails to launch membership talks with Balkans hopefuls

    European Union leaders failed Friday to agree on launching membership negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia in an embarrassing climb-down that...

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  • French President Emmanuel Macron says Turkey's military operation in Syria is 'madness'

    French President Emmanuel Macron says Turkey's military operation in Syria is 'madness'

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  • Yes or No? Vital vote on Brexit plan set for Saturday in UK

    Britain's Parliament is set to vote Saturday on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new deal with the European Union, a decisive moment in the prolonged...

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  • Sudan rebel faction, government hold 1st round of talks

    Sudan's largest single rebel group has held its first round of direct peace talks with the country's transitional government, despite an earlier...

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  • German union widens strike call for Lufthansa cabin staff

    A union representing cabin staff in Germany says it's expanding a planned strike Sunday at Lufthansa to include employees of the airline's...

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  • EU Council President Tusk says the "so-called" Syria ceasefire is "a demand of capitulation of the Kurds."

    EU Council President Tusk says the "so-called" Syria ceasefire is "a demand of capitulation of the Kurds."

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  • UK royal couple land in Pakistani capital after storm delay

    Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate wrapped up their 5-day visit to Pakistan on Friday, in which they dined with the prime minister and made an...

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  • Pompeo seeks to reassure Israel amid Syria turmoil

    U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has met with Israel's prime minister to reaffirm the countries' close ties at a time when many in Israel fear the...

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  • Gun battles sweep Culiacan after troops locate Chapo's son

    Authorities did not say if El Chapo's son was detained or went free.

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  • Afghan official says at least 20 people killed in mosque hit by mortar during Friday prayers in Nangarhar province

    Afghan official says at least 20 people killed in mosque hit by mortar during Friday prayers in Nangarhar province

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  • Hong Kong's Cathay says September passenger traffic slumps

    Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific says passenger traffic slumped last month on plummeting demand from mainland Chinese travelers

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  • EU leaders rubber stamp Lagarde's ECB appointment

    European Union leaders have approved the appointment of Christine Lagarde as the next president of the European Central Bank

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  • In protest clouds, Hong Kong tourists see silver lining

    The body-blow of months of political protests on Hong Kong's tourism is verging on catastrophic for one of the world's great destinations

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  • France: Person arrested in Sept. 11-style attack threat

    One person is in French custody on preliminary terrorism charges after threatening a Sept. 11-style plane hijacking and attack

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  • Former Israeli chief justice Meir Shamgar dies at 94

    Meir Shamgar, a former long-serving chief justice of the Israeli Supreme Court, has died at 94

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  • Italian farm lobby calls for govt aid in face of US tariffs

    Italy's main farm lobby is forecasting a 20% drop in sales of Italian agricultural products targeted by new U.S. tariffs

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  • Ex-Catalan leader hands himself into Belgian authorities

    Fugitive former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has handed himself in to Belgian justice authorities after Spain issued a new warrant for his arrest...

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  • Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont hands himself to Belgian authorities after new arrest warrant issued in Spain

    Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont hands himself to Belgian authorities after new arrest warrant issued in Spain

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  • Correction: South Sudan-Fragile Peace story

    Correction: South Sudan-Fragile Peace story

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  • Giorgia Meloni is rising star on Italy's far-right stage

    Politically battered Matteo Salvini and ally Giorgia Meloni prepare for a weekend March on Rome to rally the right-wing after Salvini's ouster from...

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  • Pakistan blacklists, expels global journalists' group leader

    Pakistan has expelled the Asia coordinator of the Committee to Protect Journalists

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  • AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from Latin America, Caribbean

    AP PHOTOS: Ecuador's president cancels austerity package, thousands trek up a Venezuelan mountainside for rituals, and a revered Cuban ballerina dies

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  • Trudeau could lose power in Canada's election Monday

    Once a rock star on the global stage, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could lose office in national elections in Canada on Monday

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  • AP Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia

    AP Photos: India prepares for Diwali, typhoon ravages Japan, Himalayan autumn, Hong Kong protests

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  • Pakistan silences army's critics with raids, terror charges

    A dozen plainclothes Pakistani security forces tried to raid the former home of a human rights activist who recently fled to the United States seeking...

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  • Maldives investigates activist group for 'slandering Islam'

    Head of a Maldivian activist group says police have contacted her for an investigation into a report published by her organization which is purported...

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