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Italy rebuffs ship with 64 migrants rescued in sea off Libya
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Italy rebuffs ship with 64 migrants rescued in sea off Libya

MILAN (AP) — Italy’s interior minister said Wednesday that he won’t offer safe harbor to 64 migrants rescued off Libya…
S Sudan president, opposition to meet at Vatican ‘retreat’
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S Sudan president, opposition to meet at Vatican ‘retreat’

A deputy spokesman to opposition leader Riek Machar said Machar and two leaders from the South Sudan Opposition Alliance would…
Palestinians largely ignored in run-up to Israeli election
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Palestinians largely ignored in run-up to Israeli election

JERUSALEM (AP) — In a charged election campaign that has been heavy on insults and short on substance, Israel’s conflict…
Algeria’s president: From freedom fighter to public enemy
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Algeria’s president: From freedom fighter to public enemy

PARIS (AP) — He fought to free Algeria from colonizer France, he reconciled his war-ravaged nation and he negotiated with…
Pope tells Moroccans, ‘We are brothers and sisters’
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Pope tells Moroccans, ‘We are brothers and sisters’

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Pope Francis sought Sunday to encourage greater fraternity between Christians and Muslims in Morocco, telling his…
Afghans recruited to fight in Syrian war struggle back home
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Afghans recruited to fight in Syrian war struggle back home

HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — Too poor to even buy pens and notebooks for school, Mehdi left his home in Afghanistan…
Turkey’s ruling party leads local elections but loses Ankara
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Turkey’s ruling party leads local elections but loses Ankara

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party led Sunday’s mayoral elections but suffered setbacks as the opposition…
Back home, Afghan veterans of Syria war seen as Iran’s pawns
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Back home, Afghan veterans of Syria war seen as Iran’s pawns

HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — An impoverished teenager, Mehdi, joined the wave of Afghans who left their homeland, dreaming of reaching…
At memorial, mosque survivor says he forgives attacker
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At memorial, mosque survivor says he forgives attacker

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — A man who survived New Zealand’s mosque attacks told a crowd of about 20,000 people…
Separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine divides young voters
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Separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine divides young voters

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Five years after a deadly separatist conflict broke out in eastern Ukraine, the front line between…
Rescued migrants safe in Europe after hijacking oil tanker
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Rescued migrants safe in Europe after hijacking oil tanker

VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — A group of migrants desperate not to go back to Libya made it safely to Europe…
Trump assembling an army of operatives for re-election fight
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Trump assembling an army of operatives for re-election fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — In 2016, President Donald Trump compared Hillary Clinton’s campaign to the lumbering federal bureaucracy. Now he’s building…
Group calls for al-Bashir’s arrest ahead of Arab summit
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Group calls for al-Bashir’s arrest ahead of Arab summit

CAIRO (AP) — A rights group has urged Tunisia to either “bar or arrest” Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir if he…
The Latest: Montenegro arrests suspected migrant smugglers
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The Latest: Montenegro arrests suspected migrant smugglers

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on migrants trying to get to Europe (all times local): 3:40 p.m. Montenegrin police…
Netanyahu back in Israel, consults with military
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Netanyahu back in Israel, consults with military

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned home from Washington on Tuesday, heading straight into military consultations after…
The Latest: Spain busts trafficking gang in northern Africa
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The Latest: Spain busts trafficking gang in northern Africa

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on migrants trying to get to Europe (all times local): 10:15 a.m. Spanish police…
Study: Sexual torture widespread for migrants seeking Europe
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Study: Sexual torture widespread for migrants seeking Europe

PARIS (AP) — Migrants trying to reach Europe face routine rape and sexual torture throughout their journey and especially in…
The Latest: WHO says it’s delivered medical aid to Gaza
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The Latest: WHO says it’s delivered medical aid to Gaza

KFAR SABA, Israel (AP) — The Latest on developments in Israel and the Palestinian territories (all times local): 1:30 p.m.…
Perilous times for Mozambican children impacted by cyclone
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Perilous times for Mozambican children impacted by cyclone

BEIRA, Mozambique (AP) — Her name is Chuva, which in Portuguese means rain. For four days that was all she…
Broken-hearted but not broken: New Zealand prays together
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Broken-hearted but not broken: New Zealand prays together

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealanders observed the Muslim call to prayer Friday in reflecting on the moment one…
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