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Philippines starts massive evacuations as huge typhoon nears
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Philippines starts massive evacuations as huge typhoon nears

  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials have begun evacuating thousands of people in the path of the most powerful…
Former Iranian president Ahmadinejad’s ally gets prison time
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Former Iranian president Ahmadinejad’s ally gets prison time

  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency is reporting that a court has sentenced a close ally…
Palestinians say they’ll stick to principles
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Palestinians say they’ll stick to principles

  The Palestinian Authority says it will not abandon its principles following the US decision to close the Palestinian Liberation…
Afghan official: Suicide bomber kills 20 in Nangarhar
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Afghan official: Suicide bomber kills 20 in Nangarhar

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-filled vest among a group of people protesting a local…
AP Interview: Iran nuclear chief says atomic program strong
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AP Interview: Iran nuclear chief says atomic program strong

  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s nuclear chief told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he hopes the atomic deal…
Ethiopian, Eritrean leaders officially open their border
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Ethiopian, Eritrean leaders officially open their border

  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Celebrating their dramatic diplomatic thaw, the leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea on Tuesday officially…
Bolton: International Criminal Court ‘is already dead to us’
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Bolton: International Criminal Court ‘is already dead to us’

  WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s long-running reluctant relationship with the International Criminal Court came to a crashing halt on Monday…
Palestinians say 10 injured by Israeli fire at beach protest
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Palestinians say 10 injured by Israeli fire at beach protest

  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry says 10 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli fire along the…
Libya oil company offices attacked, causing fire, casualties
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Libya oil company offices attacked, causing fire, casualties

  BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Security forces loyal to Libya’s UN-backed government on Monday stormed the headquarters of the country’s…
Turkey seeks to detain 102 over suspected links to cleric
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Turkey seeks to detain 102 over suspected links to cleric

  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says authorities have issued detention warrants for 102 people, including military…
Taliban attack Afghan security forces in north, killing 37
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Taliban attack Afghan security forces in north, killing 37

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban insurgents have launched separate attacks on Afghan security forces in the country’s north, killing…
Israeli music scene jolted by international boycott movement
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Israeli music scene jolted by international boycott movement

  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Meteor Festival was meant to bring together indie groups from around the world in what…
US redirecting $25M in aid for East Jerusalem hospitals
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US redirecting $25M in aid for East Jerusalem hospitals

  The Trump administration said Saturday that it is cutting $25 million meant for East Jerusalem hospitals and putting the…
Kurdish separatist group says 11 killed in attack in Iraq
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Kurdish separatist group says 11 killed in attack in Iraq

  An attack Saturday on a Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan base in Iraq killed at least 11 people and…
SKorea’s Moon wants ‘irrevocable progress’ in nuke diplomacy
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SKorea’s Moon wants ‘irrevocable progress’ in nuke diplomacy

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Friday that he is pushing for “irrevocable progress”…
Political rows, worsening security greet Mattis in Afghanistan
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Political rows, worsening security greet Mattis in Afghanistan

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived on a surprise visit to Afghanistan’s war-shattered capital on…
Israeli wall rising near border with Lebanon stokes tensions
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Israeli wall rising near border with Lebanon stokes tensions

  ROSH HANIKRA, Israel (AP) — Israel is building a massive wall along its northern border, saying the barrier is…
India decriminalizes homosexual acts in landmark verdict
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India decriminalizes homosexual acts in landmark verdict

  NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court on Thursday struck down a colonial-era law that made homosexual acts punishable…
Iran summit seeks to avert a bloodbath in northwestern Syria
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Iran summit seeks to avert a bloodbath in northwestern Syria

  BEIRUT (AP) — When the presidents of Russia, Turkey and Iran meet Friday in Tehran, all eyes will be…
UN to host first peace talks over war-torn Yemen since 2016
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UN to host first peace talks over war-torn Yemen since 2016

  GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations is set to host peace talks between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government and rebels including…
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