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European cities battle fiercely for top agencies leaving UK
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European cities battle fiercely for top agencies leaving UK

Brexit is still well over a year away but two European cities on Monday will already be celebrating Britain’s departure…
Zimbabwe ruling party fires Mugabe as chief; now impeachment
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Zimbabwe ruling party fires Mugabe as chief; now impeachment

Clinging to his now virtually powerless post, longtime Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was fired as ruling party chief to cheers…
FBI report on black ‘extremists’ raises new monitoring fears
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FBI report on black ‘extremists’ raises new monitoring fears

An FBI report on the rise of black “extremists” is stirring fears of a return to practices used during the…
Senior Chinese envoy in North Korea amid chill in ties
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Senior Chinese envoy in North Korea amid chill in ties

The highest-level Chinese envoy to North Korea in two years held meetings in the country’s capital to try to improve…
US puts Palestinians on notice: DC office may be shuttered
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US puts Palestinians on notice: DC office may be shuttered

The Trump administration put the Palestinians on notice Friday that it will shutter their office in Washington unless they’ve entered…
Red Cross: 1 million Yemenis at risk of cholera outbreak
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Red Cross: 1 million Yemenis at risk of cholera outbreak

An international aid group says 1 million people in three Yemeni cities are at risk of a renewed cholera outbreak…
Iraqi forces push into the country’s last IS-held town
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Iraqi forces push into the country’s last IS-held town

Iraq’s Defense Ministry says Iraqi forces backed by the US-led coalition have pushed into the last Islamic State group-held town…
Human rights repression in China deteriorating under Xi
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Human rights repression in China deteriorating under Xi

After five years of prison and three more confined by guards at home, Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng could…
Save the Children says 130 children die every day in Yemen
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Save the Children says 130 children die every day in Yemen

An international aid group says an estimated 130 children or more die every day in war-torn Yemen from extreme hunger…
UN to vote on rival resolutions on chemical weapons in Syria
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UN to vote on rival resolutions on chemical weapons in Syria

The United States is calling for a vote Thursday on a resolution to extend the mandate of experts trying to…
Financial supporters of Hamas to be sanctioned by new US House bill
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Financial supporters of Hamas to be sanctioned by new US House bill

A Republican-led House panel delivered a blunt bipartisan warning to Qatar on Wednesday, backing legislation that would slap sanctions on…
US to vote against UN resolution banning Nazi speech
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US to vote against UN resolution banning Nazi speech

The United States government wants you to know: It really, truly doesn’t like Nazis. At the United Nations this week,…
Hariri accepts invitation to go to France
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Hariri accepts invitation to go to France

The French president’s office says that Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has accepted an invitation to come to France after…
US considers sanctions for Myanmar after ‘credible reports’ of atrocities
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US considers sanctions for Myanmar after ‘credible reports’ of atrocities

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that his country was deeply concerned by “credible reports” of atrocities committed…
Barbie wears hijab, doll modeled after Olympian fencer
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Barbie wears hijab, doll modeled after Olympian fencer

The maker of Barbie has announced it will sell a doll modeled after Ibtihaj Muhammad, an American fencer who competed…
4 killed, 10 wounded in California shooting spree
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4 killed, 10 wounded in California shooting spree

The gunman behind a rampage in Northern California was out on bail for a charge of stabbing a neighbor, had…
Zimbabwe army has Mugabe, wife in custody, controls capital
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Zimbabwe army has Mugabe, wife in custody, controls capital

Zimbabwe’s army said Wednesday it has President Robert Mugabe and his wife in custody and is securing government offices and…
Syria market attack kills 60, shows brokers unconcerned
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Syria market attack kills 60, shows brokers unconcerned

One day after a ferocious attack on a market in northern Syria killed more than 60 people, the collective silence…
Islamic State claims suicide attack in Yemen, 6 killed
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Islamic State claims suicide attack in Yemen, 6 killed

The Islamic State group affiliate in Yemen claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing early Tuesday that targeted security forces…
Trump Jr. messaged with WikiLeaks during 2016 campaign
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Trump Jr. messaged with WikiLeaks during 2016 campaign

President Donald Trump’s oldest son on Monday released a series of private Twitter exchanges between himself and WikiLeaks during and…
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