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Israel drops leaflets warning Gazans not to approach border
Israel dropped leaflets in the Gaza Strip on Friday warning Palestinians not to approach its border fence as the military braced for fresh clashes along the frontier. Thousands of Palestinians were expected to gather along the Israel-Gaza border, as they have every Friday over the past month for mass
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Man linked to 9/11 attacks on U.S. captured in Syria: Pentagon
A man linked to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, who was said to have praised "violent jihad," was captured in Syria by U.S.-backed forces more than a month ago, the Pentagon said on Thursday. "We can confirm that Mohammad Haydar Zammar, a Syrian-born German national,
Reuters'No job, no money': Life in Vietnam for immigrants deported by U.S.
By James Pearson HO CHI MINH CITY (Reuters) - It wasn't until Pham Chi Cuong saw the plane waiting to deport him from the United States that it sunk in that he was about to be sent back to Vietnam, the country he fled in 1990. Cuong and at least three other deportees who had lived in America for
- Christian Science Monitor
#MeToo's next challenge: domestic gun violence
During the decade she lived with her boyfriend, Sara Elmer was surrounded by guns. “I was in survival mode every day,” says Ms. Elmer. Indeed, in the United States, close to half the number of women killed in violent homicides each year are fatally shot by their intimate partners, according to federal
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What's in a name? Why a Castro-less Cuba may not mean a changed one.
Recommended: How much do you know about Cuba? Cuba’s National Assembly, a group of more than 600 handpicked politicians who run unopposed, nominated the island’s next president this week. Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel, the only candidate put forth, will be Cuba’s first leader in nearly 60 years
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Kremlin cyberpower? How fight over messaging app is showing its limits.
Kremlin forces appear to be badly losing their latest war, but it isn't in Syria or Ukraine. It's in cyberspace, where Russia's communications watchdog Roskomnadzor this week began trying to block the popular messaging app Telegram because its encoded services are allegedly “terrorist friendly
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The new mercy for corrupt firms that fess up
Just before its annual meeting this week, the World Bank announced that an African railroad company would be barred for two years from any new loans from the bank because of a corrupt act. This is the latest example of a legal trend in many countries, from Argentina to Singapore, as well as at the World
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Large area of Berlin center evacuated for WWII bomb disposal
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin police are evacuating thousands from a central area of the German capital and shutting down the main train station in preparation for the removal of an unexploded World War II bomb found during recent construction work.
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Top Asian News 7:04 a.m. GMT
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The meeting next week between the leaders of the rival Koreas will be the ultimate test of South Korean President Moon Jae-in's belief that his nation should lead international efforts to deal with North Korea. Previous summits saw beaming grins, strong handshakes and high
Associated PressMahathir's wife urges Malaysia's women to be 'queenmakers'
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The wife of former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad is urging women to support the opposition coalition in next month's general election for a better future.
Associated PressIndonesia's Aceh canes couples for public shows of affection
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's deeply conservative Aceh province on Friday caned several unmarried couples for showing affection in public and two women for prostitution before an enthusiastic audience of hundreds.
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Basque separatist group ETA apologizes to victims ahead of dissolution
The Basque militant group ETA on Friday apologized for the harm caused to victims and their relatives during its half-century-long violent campaign to create an independent state in northern Spain and southwest France. The apology comes as the group is expected to announce its final dissolution early
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Australian energy leaders look to end power and climate policy war
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia moved a step closer on Friday to ending a decade of political bickering over climate and energy policy, with broad support emerging for a national power plan that would also include emissions cuts. State energy ministers agreed to push ahead with a detailed
Associated PressVolcano in southern Japan erupts for 1st time in 250 years
TOKYO (AP) — A volcano in southern Japan has erupted for the first time in 250 years, and authorities set up a no-go zone around the mountain.
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Genesis Prize winner Portman pulls out of Israel ceremony
JERUSALEM (AP) — The foundation behind the prestigious Genesis Prize says this year's winner, Natalie Portman, has pulled out of the June awards ceremony in Israel, quoting a representative for the U.S. actress as saying recent events in Israel were "extremely distressing to her."
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Syrian army bombards Yarmouk camp, war monitor says
By Angus McDowall BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army bombarded jihadists in the last area outside government control near Damascus overnight, as President Bashar al-Assad accelerated his push to retake remaining enclaves. U.S., British and French air strikes on Saturday to punish Assad for suspected
AFPConservative tipped to win Paraguay presidential poll
In power for almost all of the past seven decades, Paraguay's conservative Colorado party appears to be heading for a new victory in Sunday's presidential poll, with its candidate the frontrunner despite his father's ties to the dictatorship. In this landlocked country, one of the poorest
ReutersRussia says will not offer to host Trump meeting with North Korea's Kim: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian will not offer to host a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday, according to the RIA news agency. Trump has said he is trying to set up a meeting with Kim to defuse tensions on the Korean
Associated PressMoon faces tough challenges ahead of summit with Kim
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The meeting next week between the leaders of the rival Koreas will be the ultimate test of South Korean President Moon Jae-in's belief that his nation should lead international efforts to deal with North Korea.
AFP#MeToo hits Pakistan as allegations mount against leading singer
Pressure mounted Friday against Pakistani singer Ali Zafar after he was hit with a sexual harassment allegation by a leading actress in the first high profile "#metoo" accusation in the staunchly patriarchal country. The allegations were trending across social media in Pakistan after popular
ReutersRussia says no reason not to supply S-300 missiles to Assad
U.S. military strikes on Syria last week removed any moral obligation Russia had to withhold S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems from its ally Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday, according to RIA state news agency. Lavrov was also quoted as saying
ReutersRussia says Trump invited Putin to U.S. during phone call
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump invited his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to the United States during a phone call, and said he would be glad to see Putin in the White House, RIA Novosti reported on Friday, citing the Russian Foreign Ministry. The news agency quoted Foreign Minister
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Dozens suffer minor injuries in Salzburg train accident
BERLIN (AP) — Police say dozens of people suffered minor injuries in a train accident in the Austrian city of Salzburg.
ReutersEU's Barnier says still some 25 percent of work to do on Brexit
The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Friday some 25 percent of work remained to be done on a pact covering UK withdrawal from the EU, including crucial issues such as management of the Ireland/Northern Ireland border. "In terms of what has been agreed so far,
ReutersHungary PM Orban says expects ongoing fight over migration
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday said he expects his conflict with the liberal ideology of U.S. financier George Soros' Open Society Foundations (OSF) to continue despite the organization's decision to leave the country. "You might understand if I don&
