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  • Iran's hard-liners take early lead in Tehran after vote

    Iranian state TV is announcing the first partial results from the country’s parliamentary elections

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  • South Sudan's rival leaders form coalition government

    South Sudan has opened a new chapter in its fragile emergence from civil war with rival leaders forming a coalition government

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  • Italian towns on lockdown after 2 virus deaths, clusters

    A dozen northern Italian towns are on effective lockdown after the new virus linked to China claimed two lives in Italy and sickened an increasing...

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  • Israeli police shoot, kill alleged stabbing attacker

    Israeli police said officers shot and killed a man who allegedly tried to stab a soldier outside Jerusalem’s Old City

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  • East Libya FM demands 'fair distribution' to end oil closure

    The top diplomat in eastern Libya says the shutdown of vital oil facilities in the country would come to an end “when Libyans are guaranteed of the...

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  • Iran now says 5 dead out of 28 infected with new coronavirus

    Iranian health authorities are reporting another death from the new virus.

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  • Finland says to take in max 175 Mediterranean asylum-seekers

    The Finnish government says it has agreed to take in up to 175 asylum-seekers from camps in Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Malta "to alleviate the...

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  • Togo vote could see Gnassingbes extend decades-long rule

    The West African nation of Togo is voting Saturday in a presidential election that is likely to see the incumbent re-elected for a fourth term despite...

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  • Egypt extends detention of activist who criticized president

    Egyptian prosecutors extended the detention of an an Egyptian activist and vocal critic of President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi

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  • France starts closing its oldest nuclear plant

    France has started closing its oldest nuclear plant at Fessenheim, on the border with Germany, by shutting down one of its reactors

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  • Post-Brexit UK reverting to blue passports - made in the EU

    The U.K. is ditching its European Union-style burgundy passports and returning tor traditional British blue

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  • South Sudan's rival leaders form a coalition government, opening a new chapter in the country's emergence from civil war

    South Sudan's rival leaders form a coalition government, opening a new chapter in the country's emergence from civil war

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  • Ryanair CEO criticized for singling out Muslim men as threat

    Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary is facing criticism for suggesting Muslim men should be singled out for extra scrutiny at airports

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  • US leads training exercises in Africa amid focus on Sahel

    The U.S. military’s annual counterterrorism exercise in West Africa is occurring in the shadow of possible U.S. troop cuts at a time when extremist...

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  • At Trump's India rally, Modi bets on bolstering his image

    A festive mood has enveloped Ahmedabad, in India’s northwestern state of Gujarat ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting there on Monday with...

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  • Man charged after prayer leader stabbed at London mosque

    British police have charged a 29-year-old man over the stabbing of an official at one of London’s biggest mosques during afternoon prayers

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  • Germany admits there's a far-right problem, but what to do?

    The rampage this week in Germany in which a gunman killed nine people with foreign backgrounds was the country's third deadly far-right attack in a...

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  • Trump in India: What to expect on trade, security and human rights

    Trump and his counterpart, Narendra Modi, have expressed mutual admiration.

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  • Sunscreen pollution accelerating demise of coral reefs, experts say

    Chemicals commonly found in sunscreen cause permanent DNA damage to coral.

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  • Iran reports another death from the new virus that emerged in China, bringing death toll to 5 among 28 confirmed cases.

    Iran reports another death from the new virus that emerged in China, bringing death toll to 5 among 28 confirmed cases.

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  • Pope OKs beatification for Rutilio Grande, Salvadoran martyr

    Pope Francis has moved a Jesuit priest who inspired the slain El Salvador archbishop St. Oscar Romero a step closer to possible sainthood

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  • Pakistan says 5 militants killed in shootout; 2 arrested

    Pakistani security forces say they've killed five suspected militants in an overnight raid in the country's northwest

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  • UN: 100,000 civilians casualties in Afghanistan in 10 years

    A U.N. report says Afghanistan passed a grim milestone with more than 100,000 civilians killed or hurt in the last 10 years since the international...

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  • Canadian PM Trudeau says rail blockades have to end

    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says indigenous barricades that are blocking rail service across the country and hurting the economy have to...

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  • The U.S. and Taliban agree to 7-day truce

    ABC News’ Martha Raddatz details how this could lead to the departure of U.S forces from the country’s longest war.

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  • Outbreak, economic ills dim luster of Japan's Olympic year

    Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should be basking in the limelight this year in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

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  • Thai court orders popular opposition party dissolved

    Thailand's Constitutional Court has ordered the popular opposition Future Forward Party dissolved, declaring that it violated election law by...

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  • Mexicans march to protest major infrastructure projects

    More than 1,000 people have marched through the center of Mexico City in opposition to the government's largest infrastructure projects

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  • South Korea reports 142 new cases of the virus, most in Daegu and nearby regions, bringing the total to 346

    South Korea reports 142 new cases of the virus, most in Daegu and nearby regions, bringing the total to 346

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  • China reports major daily drop in virus cases to 397, slight fall in daily death toll to 109, most in epicenter of Hubei

    China reports major daily drop in virus cases to 397, slight fall in daily death toll to 109, most in epicenter of Hubei

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  • Outpouring of worldwide support for bullied Australian boy

    A video of a 9-year-old Australian boy telling his mother that he wants to die after being bullied at school for his dwarfism has gone viral on social...

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  • Judge: High-profile corruption trial to stay in Puerto Rico

     A federal judge on Friday denied a request to move an upcoming corruption trial against former Puerto Rico Education Secretary Julia Keleher to the...

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  • Northern Italy closes schools and suspends gatherings as coronavirus cases mount

    Officials are concerned about new COVID-19 cases with no clear link to China.

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  • Grief, anger and calls for action after shooting in Germany

    The victims of a racist shooting rampage in Germany are being mourned by family and friends

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  • AP Interview: Venezuela's Guaidó extols Trump alliance

    Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó says he trusts U.S. President Donald Trump's "firm and determined” backing following a White House meeting...

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  • Message draped on school bus targets Prince Andrew

    A yellow school bus with a banner depicting the face of Britain's Prince Andrew has driven past Buckingham Palace, urging him to testify in the...

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  • UK's Prince Harry, Meghan, abandon use of SussexRoyal brand

    Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have abandoned plans to use the "SussexRoyal" brand after they step back from royal duties

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  • Defense cries foul over teens charged in Italy cop killing

    Defense lawyers in the case of two American teenagers accused of slaying an Italian police officer in Rome are complaining that some translations of...

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  • Iranians vote in parliament elections favoring conservatives

    Iranians have voted for a new parliament, with turnout seen as a key measure of support for Iran's leadership at the time of a sanctions-linked...

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  • EU ends testy budget summit without deal, much work ahead

    European Union nations have broken up their marathon budget summit without a deal

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  • Dominican government asks OAS to investigate e-vote failure

    Government officials announced Friday that they have asked the Organization of American States to investigate the failure of an electronic voting...

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  • US: Taliban's 'reduction of violence' deal to start tonight

    A temporary truce between the United States and the Taliban has taken effect, setting the stage for the two sides to sign a peace deal next week

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  • Mexico extradites son of Jalisco cartel to face US charges

    Mexico has extradited the son of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel to face drug charges in the United States, leading to fears his gang...

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  • Bulgaria names 3 Russians charged in arms dealer's poisoning

    Bulgarian authorities have identified three Russian nationals who have been charged in absentia over the attempted murder, by poison, of the owner of...

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  • Cross-border love story captivates South Korea

    The cast of “Crash Landing on You” includes an actress and a writer who defected from North Korea.

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  • Slovaks mark anniversary of slayings of journalist, fiancee

    Thousands of people have rallied in Bratislava and across Slovakia to mark the second anniversary of the slayings of an investigative reporter and his...

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  • European Union leaders fail to agree on new 7-year budget, look at another summit soon

    European Union leaders fail to agree on new 7-year budget, look at another summit soon

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  • Erdogan phones 2 European leaders, wants end to Idlib push

    Turkey's President has urged Russia to “restrain" the Syrian government and to halt a humanitarian crisis unfolding in northwest Syria

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  • Watchdog toughens global financial scrutiny of Iran

    An international agency that monitors terrorism financing has announced tough new financial scrutiny for Iran and added seven countries to a watch...

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  • Algeria on cusp of change as protest movement marks 1 year

    Algerian protesters filled the streets of the capital and other cities Friday to mark the first anniversary of their peaceful “smile revolution.”

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