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Dutch traveler arrested at Cairo airport over illegal drugs
Cairo airport authorities have arrested a Dutch passenger of Egyptian decent on Friday, saying he was carrying illegal drugs in his luggage9m ago
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Legal chaos deepens in Poland in new challenge for the EU
Legal chaos has deepened dramatically in Poland, creating a crisis that threatens the function of the entire European Union legal system9m ago![People holding a Poland and European Union flags take part in a protest outside Poland's parliament building as lawmakers voted to approve the much-criticized legislation that allows politicians to fire judges who criticize their decisions, in Warsaw]()
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Book reveals 2 fathers linked by grief to 2015 Paris attacks
Two fathers who share a mournful link to the 2015 Paris terror attacks have written a book on tolerance12m ago![George Salines, right, whose daughter died in the Bataclan concert hall during the Nov. 13, 2015, attacks in Paris, and has written a book with Azdyne Amimour, left, whose son was among the gunmen that night, attend a joint interview in Paris, Tuesda]()
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Thousands gather for Baghdad rally to demand US troops leave
Thousands of supporters of an influential, radical Iraqi Shiite cleric have gathered in central Baghdad to demand that American troops leave the...23m ago![Protesters stage a sit-in at Tahrir Square during anti-government demonstrations in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)]()
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Muslim women occupy streets in India against citizenship law
In the Indian capital’s Shaheen Bagh neighborhood, a group of Muslim women sit in the middle of a street in resistance to a new citizenship law that...24m ago![In this Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 photo, women protesters shout slogans at the protest site at Shaheen Bagh area in New Delhi, India. Muslim women are transcending the confines of their homes to lay claim to the streets of this nondescript Muslim neigh]()
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Vandals set fire to mosque in east Jerusalem
Israeli police say they are investigating after a "room was ignited" in a mosque on the outskirts of Jerusalem and Hebrew graffiti was found on an...46m ago
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New strikes, protests as France unveils retirement bill
French travelers are facing new strike disruptions as the government unveils a divisive bill redesigning France's retirement system1h ago![Demonstrators stand on top of a vandalized car with flares during a blockade of the Marseille port in southern France, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. Protesters marched in Paris against French President Emmanuel Macron's plans to overhaul the pension syste]()
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N Korea names sharp-tongued army figure as foreign minister
North Korea has named a former senior army officer with little experience in dealings with the United States as its new foreign minister1h ago![FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2018, file photo, head of North Korean delegation Ri Son Gwon speaks during a meeting with South Korea at the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea. North Korea on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, confirmed that it has]()
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Russian Auschwitz survivor: Only coincidence that I lived
A Russian man who was arrested by the Nazis as a teenager and sent to the Auschwitz death camp is still amazed 75 years later that he survived the...1h ago![In this photo taken on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, Yevgeny Kovalev, one of the Auschwitz concentration camp's survivors, shows the camp's identification number tattooed on his arm, during an interview with the Associated Press at his flat in Moscow, Russi]()
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Mexico sees rise in gangs, vigilantes recruiting children
One day after a vigilante group revealed that it was using children as young as 8 as “recruits” for armed defense patrols, Mexico's president said...1h ago![FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2019 file photo, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador listens to questions during his daily morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City. Shortly before taking office Lopez Obrador decided to create]()
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Germany's Merkel in Turkey for talks with Erdogan
The Turkish and German leaders are meeting in Istanbul for talks that are expected to focus on the future of a migration deal between Turkey and the...2h ago![German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, welcomes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan before the conference on Libya at the Chancellery in Berlin, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosts the one-day conference of world powers i]()
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US warns against travel to Chinese province as coronavirus death toll rises
Chinese authorities say the death toll from the virus has increased to 25.2h ago![PHOTO: A security guard stands outside the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market where the coronavirus was detected in Wuhan on January 24, 2020.]()
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Australia works to recover bodies of 3 from air tanker crash
Investigators say the American tanker plane that crashed while fighting Australian wildfires had just dropped a load of retardant on a fire before it...2h ago![People climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge stop under flags flying at half-mast as mark of mourning and respect in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, for three U.S. crew members of an aerial water tanker that crashed Thursday while battling wil]()
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AP Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia
Images from the Asia-Pacific region this week show health screening at Jakarta's airport, a vendor in New Delhi, swimming in a frozen lake in BeijingJan 24![In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, file photo, a health official scans the body temperature of a passenger as she arrives at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia. Indonesia is screening travelers from overseas for a new typ]()
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El-Sissi dubs Egypt 'oasis of stability' amid clampdown
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi says his country has become “an oasis of security and stability” under his ruleJan 24![Abdel Fattah Al Sisi]()
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Some see end to caravans as Mexican guardsmen stop migrants
Some see an end to migrant caravans after hundreds of Central Americans were hauled onto to buses by Mexican national guardsmenJan 24![Mexican National Guards detain migrants near Tapachula, Mexico, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. Hundreds of Central American migrants crossed the Suchiate River into Mexico from Guatemala Thursday after a days-long standoff with security forces. (AP Photo/M]()
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AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from Latin America, Caribbean
AP PHOTOS: Student and labor groups call for new protests in Colombia, while Mara the elephant is prepared for her move from Argentina to a sanctuary...Jan 24
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Chinese city at center of virus outbreak is major crossroads
The city of Wuhan is one of China's largest industrial hubs and a major crossroadsJan 23
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Airports taking precautions after China virus outbreak
Airports are adding passenger screenings and taking other precautions to prevent a new virus from being spread by Chinese tourists going abroad for...Jan 23![FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2019, file photo, an Emirates jetliner comes in for landing at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel, said Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020]()
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Puerto Ricans protest in anger over unused emergency aid
Hundreds of people have joined a protest organized by Puerto Rico singer René Pérez of Calle 13 fame in a demonstration reminiscent of those that...Jan 23![Women join a protest organized by Puerto Rican singer Rene Perez of Calle 13 over emergency aid that until recently sat unused in a warehouse amid ongoing earthquakes, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. Protesters demanded the ouster]()
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Jan 23
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Mexican guardsmen break up migrant caravan along highway
Eight hundred Central American migrants have been hauled onto to buses by Mexican national guardsmen and immigration agents after crossing into the...Jan 23![Central American migrants cross the Suchiate River from Tecun Uman, Guatemala, to Mexico, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. Migrants hoping to reach the United States marooned in Guatemala waded en masse across a river leading to Mexico in an attempt to convi]()
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US denies extradition request for woman who allegedly hit, killed British teen
Anne Sacoolas allegedly hit and killed Harry Dunn with her car.Jan 23![PHOTO: In this Oct. 15, 2019, file photo, a banner is shown near the RAF Croughton airbase in Northamptonshire, England, where Harry Dunn died when riding his motorcycle from his home.]()
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Family receives remains of 6 killed in El Salvador massacre
El Salvador's forensic institute has turned over to family members the remains of six of the more than 200 rural residents killed by soldiers in...Jan 23![Coffins holding the remains of three of six family members who were killed in a 1982 massacre are transported by the forensic office to be handed over to the victims' family in San Salvador, El Salvador, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. The remains of six ad]()
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El Salvador holds man on charge of promoting migrant caravan
In one of the first cases of its kind, a court in El Salvador has ordered a man held pending trial on charges he promoted the formation of a migrant...Jan 23
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Trump: Mideast peace plan likely rolled out in days
President Donald Trump says he'll likely release the long-awaited White House Mideast peace plan ahead of his meeting Tuesday with Israeli Prime...Jan 23![U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greet each other at the World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. January 2020. More than 40 dignitaries are attending the World Holocaust Forum, which]()
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Firefighting plane crashes in Australia, killing 3 Americans
Three American crew members have died when a C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker crashed while battling wildfires in southeastern AustraliaJan 23![Firefighters battle the Morton Fire as it consumes a home near Bundanoon, New South Wales, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. (AP Photo (AP Photo/Noah Berger)]()
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Spain-Venezuela encounter by tarmac unleashes speculation
A secretive meeting this week at Madrid's airport between Spanish and Venezuelan officials has triggered a political storm, with conservative parties...Jan 23![FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2019 file photo, Vice President of Venezuela Delcy Rodriguez addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at the United Nations headquarters. A secretive meeting this week at Madrid's international airpo]()
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Greek high court upholds Vinnik extradition order to France
A Greek high court has rejected Russian bitcoin fraud suspect Alexander Vinnik's final appeal against his extradition to France, ending a more than...Jan 23![Alexander Vinnik]()
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Crime victims march to Mexico City to protest violence
Hundreds of crime victims and their relatives have begun a four-day march to Mexico City to protest a wave of killings and disappearances that left...Jan 23![Julian LeBaron carries a Mexican flag during a protest against violence called]()
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Islamic leaders make 'groundbreaking' visit to Auschwitz
A delegation of Muslim religious leaders has visited Auschwitz along with members of an American Jewish groupJan 23![A delegation of Muslim religious leaders at the gate leading to the former Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz, together with a Jewish group in what organizers called “the most senior Islamic leadership delegation]()
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First stage of extradition hearing for top Huawei exec ends
A Canadian judge says she will announce her decision at a later date after she ended the first phase of an extradition hearing that will decide...Jan 23![Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, leaves her home to go to B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, Thursday, January, 23, 2020. Wanzhou is in court for hearings over an American request to extradite the executive of the Chinese telecom giant]()
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Canada's TSB says Iran has invited it to examine black boxes
Canada's Transportation Safety Board says it been invited by Iran to participate in the download and analysis of the flight recorders from the downing...Jan 23![A woman pauses at a memorial prior to a ceremony in Montreal, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, to remember those who lost their lives in a Ukraine airplane crash in Iran on Jan. 8. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)]()
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Vatican women's magazine blames drop in nuns on abuses
The Vatican women’s magazine is blaming the drastic drop in the number of nuns worldwide in part on their wretched working conditions and the sexual...Jan 23![Pope Francis touches his ear as he meets faithful in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican during his weekly general audience, Wednesday Jan. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)]()
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Myanmar must prevent genocide of Rohingya minority: UN court
The U.N.’s International Court of Justice ruled that Myanmar must “take all measures within its power” to prevent the genocide of its embattled...Jan 23![Myanmar must prevent genocide of Rohingya minority: UN court]()
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Rohingya hail UN ruling that Myanmar act to prevent genocide
The United Nations' top court has ordered Myanmar to do all it can to prevent genocide against the Rohingya peopleJan 23![Rohingya Destruction]()
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Bulgaria charges 3 Russians in attempt to poison arms dealer
Bulgarian authorities have charged three Russians with attempting to poison the owner of a Bulgarian weapons factory and two othersJan 23
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Polish parliament OKs law allowing gov't to punish judges
Poland's lawmakers have given their final approval to legislation that will allow politicians to fire judges who criticize their decisions, a change...Jan 23![Judges from Italy, the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe, many wearing their professional gowns, take part in a march in support of judicial independence in Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday Jan. 11, 2020. The judges marched silently in Warsaw in a show]()
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Survey: Nearly half of Afghans want US troops out after deal
A new study shows nearly half of all Afghans want U.S. and NATO troops to leave Afghanistan once a peace deal to end the country's 18-year war is...Jan 23![Angel Batista, Jacob Greene, Joe Altmann]()
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Key quotes from world leaders at Holocaust forum
The presidents of France and Germany warned of rising anti-SemitismJan 23![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the Fifth World Holocaust Forum at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem, Israel, Thursday, Jan, 23, 2020. The event marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz u]()
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Greek police find 1.25 tons of cannabis hidden in date paste
Greek authorities say they found more than a ton of processed cannabis camouflaged among a shipment of date paste headed by sea from Lebanon to...Jan 23
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Colombia soccer star extradited to US on trafficking charges
A former midfielder for Colombia's national soccer team has been extradited to the U.S. to face drug trafficking chargesJan 23![FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2011 file photo, Jhon Viafara of Colombia's Junior de Barranquilla celebrates after scoring against Brazil's Gremio during a Copa Libertadores soccer match in Barranquilla, Colombia. The former midfielder for Colombia's nation]()
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Leaders vow to learn from Holocaust, offer competing lessons
World leaders have denounced the rising threat of anti-Semitism and vowed never to forget the lessons of the Holocaust at a solemn ceremony marking...Jan 23![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, at Netanyahu official residence in Jerusalem on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020 . Putin, will be a guest of honor Thursday at a ceremony at the Yad]()
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Libya's neighbors, global envoys seek solutions to conflict
Top diplomats from Libya's neighboring countries and beyond have met in the Algerian capital amid intensifying international efforts to end the...Jan 23![German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, second left, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, and Antonio Guterres, second right, Secretary-General of the United Nations, attend a conference on Libya at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 19]()
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Targeted killings up as 8 wounded in Iraq protest violence
Government inaction over the rising number of assassinations targeting anti-government demonstrators and supporters is stirring fear and resentment,...Jan 23![Anti-government protesters continue to shutdown a key highway in downtown Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)]()
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Former Guatemalan minister hid in Colombia ambassador's home
Guatemalan authorities say a former economy minister is on the run again after hiding out for 24 hours in the home of Colombia's ambassador to the...Jan 23
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Next stop, Brexit: Britain's EU divorce bill becomes law
Britain’s delayed and disputed Brexit bill has become lawJan 23![Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekley session of Prime Ministers Questions in Parliament in London, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)]()
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Pence: White House invites Israel's Netanyahu and chief rival to White House next week to discuss 'prospect of peace'
Pence: White House invites Israel's Netanyahu and chief rival to White House next week to discuss 'prospect of peace'Jan 23
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World Health Organization says a viral illness in China that has sickened hundreds is not yet a global health emergency.
World Health Organization says a viral illness in China that has sickened hundreds is not yet a global health emergency.Jan 23
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The Latest: Charles appears to snub VP Pence in Jerusalem
Britain’s Prince Charles appeared to snub U.S. Vice President Mike Pence during Thursday’s World Holocaust ForumJan 23![Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, arrives to Tel Aviv airport Thursday, Jan. 23, 2019. ahead of the World Holocaust Forum, which coincides with the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp(AP Photo/Oded Balilty, Pool)]()
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