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  • Syrian opposition fighters retake key town from government

    The government offensive has displaced almost 950,000 people.

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  • Judge refuses to let Assange leave secure dock in courtroom

    A judge has refused to let Julian Assange move from a glass-enclosed dock and sit with his lawyers at a London court hearing

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  • Russia sets date for referendum that could extend Putin's rule

    The vote is set for April 22, the 150th anniversary of Vladimir Lenin's birth.

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  • Cruise ship docks at Mexico's Cozumel amid virus fears

    The cruise ship MSC Meraviglia has docked at Mexico's Caribbean island of Cozumel and President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday that...

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  • Coronavirus live updates: Possible 1st case of 'community spread' in US

    The CDC is investigating the source of the newest case in the U.S.

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  • With first case, Latin America prepares for COVID-19 virus

    With Brazil reporting the first case of the COVID-19 virus, neighboring countries and other nations around Latin America are attempting to block the...

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  • Halt of Muslim pilgrimage over virus brings worldwide dismay

    Saudi Arabia's suspension of the umrah pilgrimage over the global virus outbreak could eventually force millions of Muslims around the world to...

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  • 3,000-strong African force planned against Sahel extremism

    An official says African leaders have decided to work on deploying 3,000 troops to West Africa’s troubled Sahel region as extremist attacks surge

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  • Prague square named after Russian opposition figure Nemtsov

    Prague has renamed a square in front of the Russian Embassy after Boris Nemtsov, honoring the slain Russian opposition leader

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  • UK ruling due on Heathrow expansion amid climate concern

    Whether to add a third runway to the airport has been bitterly disputed.

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  • Spanish air force two-seater jet crashes into the sea

    A two-seater jet from Spain's aerobatic demonstration team has crashed into the sea in an area next to a salty-water lagoon in the eastern coastal...

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  • Chechen exile survives suspected assassination attempt after fighting off attacker

    Attack is latest in series targeting critics of Ramzan Kadyrov

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  • Lebanon begins 'historic' offshore oil drilling amid crisis

    Lebanon's president has inaugurated the Mediterranean country's first offshore exploratory drilling for oil and gas, calling it a “historic day” for...

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  • Syria: Israel drone strike kills civilian near Golan Heights

    Syrian state TV says an Israeli drone fired a missile at a car in southern Syria killing one person

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  • Q&A: Saudis halt Muslim pilgrimage over virus fears

    Saudi Arabia's decision to halt the umrah pilgrimage amid a global outbreak of a new virus is unprecedented in modern times

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  • Russian military chief voices concern about NATO activities

    Russia's chief military officer has met with a visiting French counterpart and raised concern about NATO's activities near the Russian border

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  • UK opens EU trade talks with threat to walk away

    Britain has laid out its opening demands for trade talks with the European Union, delivering a blunt threat to walk away from the table if there is no...

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  • Malaysia's Mahathir says Parliament will pick new PM

    Malaysian interim leader Mahathir Mohamad says Parliament will pick a new prime minister on Monday following the collapse of the ruling alliance and...

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  • Former Taliban hostage in Doha to witness peace deal

    Australian university professor Timothy Weeks, who was held captive for three years by the Taliban, has arrived in the Middle Eastern State of Qatar

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  • Legion of Christ vows better abuse response amid new scandal

    The Legion of Christ religious order is making new promises of accountability and transparency following damaging new revelations of sex abuse and...

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  • Thai police find bodies of suspected smugglers in reservoir

    Police in northern Thailand say the bodies of seven people believed to be drug smugglers were found in a reservoir in an area under military control

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  • Salvadoran congress passes war crimes sentence reduction law

    El Salvador's congress has passed a law allowing judges to reduce sentences for crimes committed during the country's 1980-1992 civil war, drawing...

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  • Virus response in Mideast tainted by political views of Iran

    As the coronavirus spreads across the Middle East, so is the scrutiny and criticism of Iran

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  • Libya officials: 21 civilians killed in Tripoli since Jan. 9

    Libya's U.N.-backed government says 21 civilians have been killed, including at least 13 children, since Jan. 9

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  • South Korea takes new measures to have enough masks amid coronavirus

    Demand for masks in South Korea has shot up as COVID-19 patients spiked.

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  • Putin rejected offer to use body doubles during Chechen war

    Russian President Vladimir Putin says he rejected an offer to use body doubles for personal protection during a conflict with Chechnya

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  • State newspaper says Masoumeh Ebtekar, Iran vice president and spokeswoman for 1979 hostage-takers, has new virus

    State newspaper says Masoumeh Ebtekar, Iran vice president and spokeswoman for 1979 hostage-takers, has new virus

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  • Dutch consortium unveils ambitious 'green' hydrogen plan

    A Dutch consortium has announced an ambitious plan to create “green” hydrogen using power from a huge offshore wind farm that has yet to be built

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  • North Macedonia: Police find 40 migrants crammed into a van

    Police in North Macedonia say a border patrol has found 40 migrants crammed into a van in a central part of the country and arrested the driver on...

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  • Semiofficial news agencies in Iran say Friday prayers canceled in Tehran, elsewhere over outbreak of new virus

    Semiofficial news agencies in Iran say Friday prayers canceled in Tehran, elsewhere over outbreak of new virus

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  • India says US politicizing religious riots in which 30 died

    At least 30 people were killed and more than 200 injured in the unrest.

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  • Greek island residents protest for 4th day over migrant plan

    Demonstrators gathered for a fourth consecutive day on the eastern Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios to protest government plans to build new migrant...

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  • China to send 'duck army' to help Pakistan fight locusts

    The animals are being sent to Pakistan to battle the insects.

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  • A Week in Pictures, Middle East

    This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in the Middle East, Afghanistan...

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  • Belarus leader says nation being forced to merge with Russia

    The president of Belarus says his country is "being forced into integration” with Russia and insists that real integration of the two countries'...

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  • Israel denounces anti-Semitic routine at Spanish Carnival

    The event saw people dressed up like Jewish Holocaust victims and Nazi soldiers.

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  • Slovak linked to reporter slaying sentenced in separate case

    A controversial businessman allegedly linked to slaying of an investigative journalist in Slovakia has been sentenced to 19 years in prison in a...

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  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman says UK government will not appeal decision blocking Heathrow Airport expansion

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman says UK government will not appeal decision blocking Heathrow Airport expansion

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  • Berlin drops Hindenburg honorary title for role in Nazi rise

    The former German president appointed Hitler chancellor in 1933.

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  • Ex-housekeeper sues Israeli PM's wife over abusive behavior

    The woman said Sara Netanyahu was verbally abusive.

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  • Officials: Chinese industry recovering, more aid coming

    Small firms are back to operating at one-third of normal levels.

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  • Iran's Health Ministry spokesman says the new coronavirus has killed 26 people amid 245 confirmed cases in Iran

    Iran's Health Ministry spokesman says the new coronavirus has killed 26 people amid 245 confirmed cases in Iran

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  • German court upholds restrictions on law clerk's headscarf

    Germany's highest court has ruled that a Muslim law clerk can be prevented from wearing a headscarf during court proceedings

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  • Campaigners win court challenge to block Heathrow expansion on environmental grounds

    Campaigners win court challenge to block Heathrow expansion on environmental grounds

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  • Why South Korea may have more coronavirus cases than the US

    South Korea had tested 66,652 people as of Thursday afternoon.

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  • AP Interview: Al-Qaida, IS affiliates team up in West Africa

    The only place in the world where fighters linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are cooperating is in West Africa's sprawling Sahel region

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  • Report: Japan to close all elementary, junior high and high schools from this weekend through March to curb virus spread

    Report: Japan to close all elementary, junior high and high schools from this weekend through March to curb virus spread

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  • Malaysia's Mahathir says Parliament to elect new prime minister after king fails to establish who has majority support

    Malaysia's Mahathir says Parliament to elect new prime minister after king fails to establish who has majority support

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  • Iran's state-run IRNA news agency gives latest figures: 22 dead amid 141 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus

    Iran's state-run IRNA news agency gives latest figures: 22 dead amid 141 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus

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  • The Rundown: Top headlines today: Feb. 26, 2020

    Stay up to date on the developing stories making headlines.

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