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Prince William to make 1st official UK royal visit to Israel
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Prince William to make 1st official UK royal visit to Israel

Officials say Prince William will make the first official visit by a member of the British royal family to Israel…
Polish law criminalizing some Holocaust speech takes effect
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Polish law criminalizing some Holocaust speech takes effect

A Polish law that makes it a crime to accuse the Polish nation of crimes that were committed by Nazi…
Russian election assault poses quandary for 2018 campaigns
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Russian election assault poses quandary for 2018 campaigns

Encrypted messages. Two-factor authentication. Real-time monitoring of social media for malicious internet bot activity. This is the new reality for…
Russia and Syria clash with US and West on Syria cease-fire
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Russia and Syria clash with US and West on Syria cease-fire

Russia and Syria clashed with the US and its Western allies Wednesday over responsibility for the failure of a cease-fire…
In patriarchal Japan, saying ‘Me Too’ can be risky for women
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In patriarchal Japan, saying ‘Me Too’ can be risky for women

Japanese women who say “Me too” do so at their own risk. Online comments accused Rika Shiiki of lying and…
No civilians exit Syria rebel-held region on day 2 of pause
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No civilians exit Syria rebel-held region on day 2 of pause

No civilians exited the rebel-held Syria region near the capital Damascus on Wednesday, the second day of a Russia-ordered brief…
US cuts aid to Cambodia, citing ‘anti-democratic’ actions
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US cuts aid to Cambodia, citing ‘anti-democratic’ actions

The United States cut back aid to Cambodia Tuesday to protest shrinking democracy in the Southeast Asia nation, where the…
Afghan president calls on Taliban to join in peace talks
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Afghan president calls on Taliban to join in peace talks

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday called on the Taliban to take part in peace talks to “save the country,”…
Thousands of well-armed rebel fighters are in Syria’s Ghouta
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Thousands of well-armed rebel fighters are in Syria’s Ghouta

The Syrian government’s battle to recapture the rebel-held eastern suburbs of Damascus is likely to be a long and bloody…
Despite outcry, Iranian minister addresses UN rights body
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Despite outcry, Iranian minister addresses UN rights body

Iran’s justice minister, a sanctioned human rights violator, unapologetically took the podium at the UN’s top human rights body Tuesday…
Military takeover in Rio sparks fears of police brutality
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Military takeover in Rio sparks fears of police brutality

One by one, three black Brazilian men matter-of-factly give tips for interacting with police that sound very much like “the…
Move to extend Chinese leader’s role fuels business anxiety
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Move to extend Chinese leader’s role fuels business anxiety

The ruling Communist Party’s move to let leader Xi Jinping remain China’s president indefinitely is fueling anxiety that Beijing might…
El Salvador’s military not opening archives for missing kids
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El Salvador’s military not opening archives for missing kids

More than 25 years after the end of its civil war, families in El Salvador are still searching for an…
Shifting alliances as Pakistan manages relationship with US
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Shifting alliances as Pakistan manages relationship with US

As Pakistan navigates its troubled relationship with the United States and scrambles to avoid being blacklisted for doing too little,…
Saudi military leaders replaced amid stalemated war in Yemen
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Saudi military leaders replaced amid stalemated war in Yemen

Saudi Arabia replaced its military chief of staff and other defense officials early on Tuesday morning in a shake-up apparently…
Russia-ordered ‘pause’ goes into effect east of Damascus
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Russia-ordered ‘pause’ goes into effect east of Damascus

A Russia-ordered “humanitarian pause” has gone into effect to allow civilians to leave a rebel-held enclave near Damascus but there…
Migrants on stalled route hide in Greek city’s ancient walls
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Migrants on stalled route hide in Greek city’s ancient walls

The stone walls that cut through the old quarter of Greece’s second-largest city defended Thessaloniki for more than 2,000 years.…
4 shot dead in Congo’s latest anti-government protests
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4 shot dead in Congo’s latest anti-government protests

Organizers of anti-government marches in Congo say security forces shot dead at least four people and wounded dozens more in…
Syria starts rebuilding even as more destruction wreaked
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Syria starts rebuilding even as more destruction wreaked

In the Syrian city of Homs’ landmark Clock Square, where some of the first anti-government protests erupted in 2011, stands…
Famine again a threat in South Sudan: report
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Famine again a threat in South Sudan: report

One year after South Sudan briefly declared a famine, more than half of the people in the world’s youngest nation…
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