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  • Nepal on high alert for general strike after explosions

    Security forces in Nepal are on high alert amid a general strike called by an outlawed communist group suspected in a series of explosions that killed...

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  • Trump says he backs Japan's efforts to talk with Iran

    President Donald Trump says he would back the Japanese prime minister's efforts to open communications with Iran

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  • Mexico auctions seized vehicles outside presidential mansion

    A branch of Mexico's Finance Ministry in charge of selling property seized from purported drug dealers and tax cheats auctioned off dozens of armored...

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  • Europe at crossroads as far right makes big gains in vote

    The traditional centrist leaders of Europe have been assailed from the nationalist, anti-immigration far-right and the environmental activist left in...

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  • North Korea calls Bolton 'war monger' over missile comment

    North Korea has called U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton a "war monger" and "defective human product" after he called a series of short-range...

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  • Sudan's leading opposition party rejects strike call

    A leading Sudanese opposition party says it is refusing a call by protest leaders for a 2-day general strike, in a sign of divisions within the...

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  • The Latest: Trumps and emperor, empress, exchange gifts

    Trumps and Japan's new emperor, empress exchange photos, gifts

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  • Iraq offers to mediate in crisis between its allies Iran, US

    Iraq offers to mediate in crisis between key allies, US and Iran, amid escalating Mideast tensions

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  • The Latest: Trump, Abe hold talks on North Korea, trade

    Trump, Abe hold talks on North Korea, trade; US president says the leaders "understand each other very well"

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  • The Latest: Saudi airport targeted by Yemen rebel drone

    The Latest: Saudi airport targeted by bomb-carrying drone launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels

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  • Qatar says Saudi Arabia invites it to summit amid boycott

    The energy-rich Arab nation of Qatar says its ruling emir received a letter from the king of Saudi Arabia amid boycott

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  • Air New Zealand orders 8 Boeing Dreamliners with GE engines

    Air New Zealand orders eight new Boeing Dreamliner planes with a list price of $2.7 billion

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  • Thousands take to streets in support of Brazil's President Bolsonaro amid turmoil

    President Jair Bolsonaro has had a tumultuous first few months in office.

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  • Former Thai Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda dies at 98

    Prem Tinsulanonda, who as army commander, prime minister and adviser to the royal palace was one of Thailand's most influential political figures over...

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  • Fighting among inmates at Brazil prison kills at least 15

    Brazilian officials say fighting erupted among inmates at a prison in the northern state of Amazonas and at least 15 people died before the riot was...

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  • Europe-wide vote fragments center as far right, Greens gain

    European Parliament election could reshape political order across the continent.

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  • Backers of embattled Bolsonaro take to streets in Brazil

    Thousands have gathered in cities across Brazil to show support for President Jair Bolsonaro, who faces an uncooperative Congress, street protests, a...

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  • French government cautious on Fiat-Chrysler-Renault hookup

    France's government is sounding a note of caution about a possible alliance between French automaker Renault and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

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  • Belgium's national election split along linguistic lines

    A far-right, anti-immigrant party has made huge gains in Belgium's northern Flanders region, according to near-complete results in the national...

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  • Magnitude 8 earthquake strikes Amazon jungle in Peru

    A magnitude 8.0 earthquake has struck a remote part of the Amazon jungle in Peru, collapsing buildings and knocking out power to some areas but...

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  • Supporters of Brazilian president hit the streets

    A week after protesters demonstrated against the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro, his supporters rallied in favor of the country's president.

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  • Italian exit polls indicate Matteo Salvini's right-wing populist League is leading Italian party in European election

    Italian exit polls indicate Matteo Salvini's right-wing populist League is leading Italian party in European election

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  • Greek prime minister Tsipras calls for a snap national election following European election loss

    Greek prime minister Tsipras calls for a snap national election following European election loss

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  • 30 dead, 200 missing after boat sinking on Congo lake

    Many of those aboard the boat that sank on Lake Mai-Ndombe were teachers.

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  • Authorities in western Congo say at least 30 dead, another 200 missing after boat sinks on a lake

    Authorities in western Congo say at least 30 dead, another 200 missing after boat sinks on a lake

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  • Iraqi court sentences 3 French members of IS to death

    An Iraqi judicial official says a Baghdad court has sentenced to death three French citizens, members of the Islamic State group

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  • Michael Gove enters Conservative race to succeed Theresa May

    British Environment Secretary Michael Gove has entered the crowded race to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May, who is stepping down as Conservative...

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  • Ireland votes by large margin to liberalize divorce laws

    Irish voters have overwhelmingly endorsed a plan to liberalize the country's constitution to make it easier for couples to divorce

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  • Yellow vest protest in Brussels turns violent; 350 detained

    A yellow vest protest march was taken over by black-hooded demonstrators.

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  • Sumo diplomacy: Abe courts Trump with burgers, golf, more

    Sumo-sized diplomacy: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe courts President Donald Trump with burgers, golf and a selfie during a visit to Tokyo

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  • Germany's Social Democrats head for a pasting in Bremen vote

    Germany's main center-left party appears headed for its worst-ever result in a state election in Bremen, which it has run for 73 years, as well as a...

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  • Exit poll: German governing parties lose ground in EU election, big gains for Greens, small gains for far-right

    Exit poll: German governing parties lose ground in EU election, big gains for Greens, small gains for far-right

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  • Explosions in Nepal's capital leave 3 dead, 8 wounded

    Police say three people were killed and at least eight wounded in three different explosions in Nepal's capital

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  • Car bomb in northwestern Iraq kills 5, wounds 8

    Iraq's military says a car bomb has killed 5 people and wounded 8 in a northwestern village near the Syrian border

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  • On North Korea, Trump seems to undermine a senior adviser

    When it comes to North Korea, President Donald Trump seems to be contradicting his national security adviser

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  • Huge firefighting aircraft ready for wildfire season

    The Global SuperTanker, the world's largest firefighting aircraft, has been readied for the upcoming wildfire season with maintenance at Pinal Airpark...

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  • Prisoners end hunger strike for Kurdish leader in Turkey

    A Kurdish politician has announced the end of a hunger strike by prisoners demanding improved conditions for Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of...

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  • The Latest: Leader of Spain's far-right party votes

    The leader of Spain's upstart far-right Vox party, Santiago Abascal, asked Spaniards to make "their voice heard" after he cast his ballot in Madrid

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  • Pakistan's PM calls Indian counterpart on election victory

    Pakistan's prime minister has spoken to his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, congratulating him on his party's winning a second mandate

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  • Israeli president shocked by German skullcap warning

    Israel's president says he's shocked by a German official's comment that he wouldn't advise Jews to wear skullcaps in parts of the country, which is...

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  • Thousands in Hong Kong commemorate 1989 Tiananmen protests

    More than 2,000 people are marching in Hong Kong to mark 30 years since a pro-democracy protest in Beijing's Tiananmen Square ended in bloodshed

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  • EU elections primer: How they work, what could happen

    Some 400 million Europeans from 28 countries are choosing their representatives at the European Parliament for the next five years

    May 26

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  • Pakistan: Pashtun group attacks security post, wounding 5

    Pakistani military: Supporters of local minority Pashtun group attack security post in northwest, wounding 5 soldiers

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  • Syrian troops regain control of village they lost to rebels

    Syrian state media say government forces regained control of northwestern village just days after losing it to militants

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  • German business with Iran down sharply as US sanctions bite

    A German business group says German companies' trade with Iran has declined sharply as the United States turns up the economic heat on Tehran

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  • UN says Afghan captives held by Taliban subjected to abuse

    UN says Afghan captives held by Taliban subjected to abuse, actions that may amount to torture

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  • Venezuela negotiators return to Norway for crisis talks

    Norway says representatives of the Venezuelan government and opposition will return to Oslo for mediation

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  • 2 Libyan reporters taken by commander Hifter's forces freed

    UN: 2 Libyan reporters taken by forces loyal to commander trying to capture Tripoli freed after 3 weeks

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  • Australia's newly reelected prime minister names Cabinet

    Newly reelected Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison named his Cabinet on Sunday, a week after his conservative coalition won a surprise victory

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  • USGS reports earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 8 strikes north-central Peru

    USGS reports earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 8 strikes north-central Peru

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