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India arrests over 500 as Kashmir clampdown challenged
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India arrests over 500 as Kashmir clampdown challenged

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian security forces have arrested more 500 people since New Delhi imposed a communications blackout and…
India’s splitting of Kashmir opposed in Muslim border city
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India’s splitting of Kashmir opposed in Muslim border city

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s surprise move to carve out sparsely populated Ladakh from the state of Jammu and Kashmir…
Libya intercepts 3 boats carrying 122 Europe-bound migrants
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Libya intercepts 3 boats carrying 122 Europe-bound migrants

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard says it has intercepted 122 Europe-bound migrants off the country’s Mediterranean coast in recent…
Iran president: If US wants talks, it must lift sanctions
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Iran president: If US wants talks, it must lift sanctions

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president reiterated Tuesday that if Washington wants to open negotiations with Tehran, it must lift…
Venezuela talks in the balance as US ups pressure on Maduro
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Venezuela talks in the balance as US ups pressure on Maduro

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — For weeks, representatives of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his would-be successor, opposition leader Juan Guaidó,…
Syrian troops take village, push toward key rebel-held town
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Syrian troops take village, push toward key rebel-held town

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state-run media say government forces have captured a northwestern village and are getting closer to the…
Gazans struggle to protect antiquities from neglect, looting
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Gazans struggle to protect antiquities from neglect, looting

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Walid al-Aqqad’s Gaza home would be the envy of many an antiquities collector. Pieces…
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88
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Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88

NEW YORK (AP) — Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in…
A new strongman in Sudan? Experts aren’t so sure
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A new strongman in Sudan? Experts aren’t so sure

CAIRO (AP) — When Sudan’s protest leaders signed a preliminary power-sharing agreement with the ruling military council in early July,…
AP Explains: Turkish military move into Syria is high risk
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AP Explains: Turkish military move into Syria is high risk

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s combative president is threatening to launch a military operation in northeastern Syria that is designed to…
Moon calls for ‘peace economy’ with N. Korea, slams Japan
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Moon calls for ‘peace economy’ with N. Korea, slams Japan

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president on Monday described the country’s escalating trade war with Japan as a…
40 rescued migrants brought to Malta; 123 more still at sea
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40 rescued migrants brought to Malta; 123 more still at sea

MILAN (AP) — Forty migrants rescued off the coast of Libya were successfully transferred Sunday to Maltese military boats and…
AP: UN workers accused of fraud, theft in handling Yemen aid
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AP: UN workers accused of fraud, theft in handling Yemen aid

CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations investigators assembled in the departure hall of Sanaa’s airport were preparing to leave with…
Centuries-old bazaar in Syria’s Aleppo making slow recovery
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Centuries-old bazaar in Syria’s Aleppo making slow recovery

Bit by bit, Aleppo’s centuries-old bazaar is being rebuilt as Syrians try to restore one of their historical crown jewels,…
US officials say Islamic State still poses global threat
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US officials say Islamic State still poses global threat

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Islamic State remains a global threat despite losing the once vast territory it held in Syria…
Iraq’s Yazidi women must abandon kids born in IS captivity
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Iraq’s Yazidi women must abandon kids born in IS captivity

DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — Yazidi women and girls who were enslaved and raped by Islamic State militants have few choices.…
UN food agency, Yemeni rebels reach deal to restore aid
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UN food agency, Yemeni rebels reach deal to restore aid

CAIRO (AP) — The UN food agency and Yemen’s Huthi rebels say they have reached an agreement to resume food…
Yemen officials: Al-Qaeda kills at least 20 at military camp
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Yemen officials: Al-Qaeda kills at least 20 at military camp

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Al-Qaeda militants targeted a military camp in Yemen’s southern Abyan province, killing at least 20 troops…
Western sanctions push war-weary Syrians deeper into poverty
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Western sanctions push war-weary Syrians deeper into poverty

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Mohammed Haji Abed drives his yellow taxi through the busy streets of the Syrian capital for…
Partial Dutch ban on face-covering clothing takes effect
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Partial Dutch ban on face-covering clothing takes effect

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A new Dutch law took effect Thursday banning face-covering clothing — including the burqa and…
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