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Half a century of conflict in Colombia comes to close as FARC rebels disarm
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Coalition investigating whether airstrike killed civilians at Syrian prison
Syrian activists say a coalition airstrike Monday on an Islamic State prison in eastern Syria killed dozens of prisoners. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based group that monitors the country’s civil war through local sources, said the dawn strike killed 42 prisoners and 15 militants...
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Sergey Kislyak, D.C.'s most famous — or infamous — ambassador, on his way out
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Prime Minister Theresa May unveils details of her 'Brexit' plan for EU nationals in Britain
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They're killing babies and torching villages: Who is behind the Democratic Republic of Congo's ugly new war?
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With 'no one to talk to,' allies and adversaries try unconventional means — including a beauty pageant — to communicate with the U.S. government
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Iran's anti-Israel rallies, a tradition during Ramadan, this year include ballistic missiles
Thousands of Iranians participated Friday in annual anti-Israel rallies, a heavily stage-managed show of support for the Palestinian territories that included displays of ballistic missiles. The rallies on Quds Day, after an ancient Arabic name for Jerusalem, included the usual signs condemning...
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Suicide car bombing near Afghan bank kills 29, mostly civilians
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As Iraqi forces storm Mosul's Old City quarter, a desperate Islamic State strikes back
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Iraqi officials say Islamic State destroyed historic mosque and minaret in Mosul
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Rebel gunmen in retreat but still hold hostages after attacks in southern Philippines, military says
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For former U.S. Special Forces operative turned aid worker, a dramatic rescue in Mosul
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Life in an Indian slum: Piped water and metered electricity, but the bulldozers can come at any time
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ISIS militants battered Syria's ancient Palmyra, but signs of splendor still stand
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Young people in Moldova dance away their frustrations as a threatening Russia lurks
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Fela Kuti built his music around a distrust of Nigeria's elites. Now they're the audience for the musical about his life
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U.S. airstrike hits pro-Assad forces in Syria
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China's jailed Nobel laureate is granted parole after terminal cancer diagnosis
Chinese authorities released detained dissident and Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo on medical parole after he was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer, his lawyer said Monday. Liu, 61, is receiving treatment at a hospital in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang, according to his lawyer Mo Shaoping....
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Israel abandons deal on prayer at Western Wall, angering liberal Jews
Israel’s government on Sunday scrapped a compromise to allow pluralist prayer at the Western Wall holy site in Jerusalem, bowing to pressure from ultra-religious parties in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition and angering liberal Jewish denominations with large followings in North America....
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More than 150 dead after Pakistan oil truck ignites, engulfing villagers who rushed to collect leaking fuel
More than 150 people were killed Sunday in Pakistan when an oil tanker overturned, a crowd rushed in to collect fuel and the truck exploded, police said. The tanker flipped over on a highway in the city of Bahawalpur in Punjab province at about 6 a.m. Seeing fuel spilling onto the road, villagers...
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Apartment building evacuations continue in London in wake of deadly fire
The evacuation of hundreds of London public housing residents from their apartments rolled on Saturday as the fallout from Britain's deadliest fire in generations continued to intensify and turn into a full-blown crisis. More than a week after a council-owned west London residential tower block...
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Chinese authorities put the brakes on a surge in live streaming
It’s becoming a common refrain. A new social networking technology takes China by storm. Its users outsmart the censors, ushering in an era of relative freedom. And then, almost inevitably, the Communist Party begins to feel threatened and shuts it down. Thus is the story of live-streaming apps....
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Canadian sniper kills an Islamic State fighter from more than 2 miles away, a record shot
Imagine taking a rifle to the end zone of a football field, peering through your scope at a target 38 football fields away, then squeezing the trigger and hitting that target. That’s a two-mile shot. If you’re in Los Angeles, that’s like shooting from the roof of Staples Center and hitting a target...
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Attacks in three Pakistani cities leave at least 85 people dead, many injured
A series of attacks in three Pakistani cities Friday left at least 61 people dead and many injured, authorities said. A suicide bomber in the city of Quetta killed at least 12 people and injured about 20, officials said. Some of the injured were hospitalized in critical condition. The injured groaned...
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Voices grow louder in Turkey to convert Hagia Sophia from a museum back to mosque
As the time for afternoon prayers approaches, Onder Soy puts on a white robe and cap and switches on the microphone in a small 19th century room adjoining the Hagia Sophia. Soon, Soy’s melodic call to prayer rings out over a square filled with tourists hurrying to visit some of Turkey’s most famous...
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Russia's answer to charges of meddling in U.S. elections: You're messing with ours, too
When it comes to accusations that Russia hacked or otherwise interfered in last year’s U.S. presidential election, the Kremlin has consistently denied any involvement. Now, some Russian officials are pointing the finger at Washington, saying it’s America that is meddling in Moscow’s domestic affairs....
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Brazilian authorities move to force drug addicts out of a neighborhood known as Crackland
It was 6 a.m. on a Sunday when Rafael Matos da Silva was jolted awake by the repeated crashes of a battering ram against his front door. When he looked out the second-story window, police in riot gear yelled at him to come downstairs. He opened the door, and officers stormed inside, shoving Silva...
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British proposal on citizens' rights after Brexit fails to impress European Union
European Union leaders Friday were not impressed with British Prime Minister Theresa May's initial proposal to protect the rights of millions of citizens from different countries when Britain exits the bloc. May’s offer to agree to residency, healthcare and other social benefits to citizens from...
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Trump takes personal interest in Americans held overseas, not human rights more broadly
Intelligence officials have found it hard to keep President Trump’s attention when they are describing complex geopolitical conflicts during his daily briefings. Yet Trump has regularly zeroed in on the status of individual Americans imprisoned overseas. Such was the case with Otto Warmbier. “What...
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Trump administration looking to get China to step up pressure on North Korea
Top Trump administration officials held high-level meetings Wednesday with their Chinese counterparts as the White House struggles to find new ways to put pressure on North Korea to throttle back its nuclear arms program. “We hope China will do their part,” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told...
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The State Department warns U.S. citizens to stay away from North Korea. Why hundreds go anyway every year
North Korea, obviously, isn’t a tourist destination for American families. The reclusive totalitarian state has an abysmal human rights record, impoverished residents and an illicit nuclear weapons program — and it has detained numerous visitors over the years. Yet hundreds of American tourists...
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In a shake-up, Saudi king names son Mohammed bin Salman new crown prince
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Wednesday appointed his 31-year-old son, Mohammed bin Salman, as crown prince, replacing the country’s counter-terrorism czar with the young activist leader at a time when the kingdom is struggling with low oil prices, a diplomatic crisis in Qatar, war in Yemen and...
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London's Finsbury Park built trust between Muslims and others, and it paid off
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Ahead of Jared Kushner's visit to help broker peace, Israel touts new settlement
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Reeling from its deadliest forest fire, Portugal finds a villain: eucalyptus trees
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Russian confidence in Putin remains strong, even as domestic problems persist
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U.S. struggles to unite countries in condemning Venezuela
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Muslims fast in Ramadan to practice compassion and self-restraint. Terrorists see it as a time to step up violence
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Suspect held in London attack was overheard to say: 'I want to kill Muslims'
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Divorce talks finally begin between Britain and the European Union
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With a blockade deadline looming, families in Qatar face a tough choice: Stay or go?
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Trump still lacks Syria strategy as fighting escalates
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Russia raises the stakes in Syria, warning U.S. after downing of Syrian jet
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Hamas is feeling the pain of Qatar's crisis, and looking to Egypt for help
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U.S. warplane shoots down Syrian jet near Raqqah
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Macron wins a majority in France's Parliament, but not quite the predicted landslide
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Government forces begin storming Mosul's Old City as Islamic State makes a last stand in its Iraqi 'capital'
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Desperation is driving an indigenous tribe in Venezuela to make the trek into Brazil
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Iraqi forces have taken back a vital conduit from Islamic State, but questions remain
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Better ties between the U.S. and Cuba? Miami's Cubans are divided
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Why one shopkeeper returned to his war-ravaged Syrian hometown: ‘I believe in Palmyra’
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Here's a snapshot look at Trump's new guidelines on Cuba
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Residents lash out at officials over response before and after London apartment tower fire
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Islamic State claims responsibility for fatal stabbing of police officer in Jerusalem
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7 reported missing after U.S. Navy ship collides with merchant ship off Japan
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Trump rolls back some of Obama's openings to Cuba
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Russia says it might have killed Islamic State leader in airstrike