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USS Ronald Reagan leaves its Japan home port after nearly 9 years

YOKOSUKA, Japan (AP) — A U.S. Navy strike group's flagship aircraft carrier left its Japanese home por...

Kim's sister denies North Korea has supplied weapons to Russia

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again denied Friday...

Haiti's crisis rises to the forefront of elections in neighboring Dominican Republic

VERON, Dominican Republic (AP) — As soaring violence and political turmoil grip neighboring Haiti, th...

South Sudan government and rebel groups sign 'commitment' for peace in ongoing peace talks in Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The government of South Sudan and rebel opposition groups on Thursday signed...

Peruvian lawmakers begin yet another effort to remove President Dina Boluarte from office

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian lawmakers on Thursday began yet another effort to remove President Dina Boluart...

Rain, cooler temperatures help prevent wildfire near Canada's oil sands from growing

FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta (AP) — A wildfire that has forced thousands of people out of their homes in Canada'...

The number of child migrants arriving in an Italian city has more than doubled, a report says

ROME (AP) — The number of unaccompanied children who arrived in the northern Italian city of Trieste...

A look at high-profile political assassinations and attempts this century

Slovakia's prime minister Robert Fico was gravely injured in an apparent assassination attempt that...

Belarus targets opposition activists with raids and property seizures

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Belarus on Thursday announced raids and the seizure of property...

Shaken by the Fico assassination attempt, the EU wonders if June elections can be free of violence

BRUSSELS (AP) — In an increasingly vitriolic political climate, the last thing needed in the runup t...

Turkey sentences pro-Kurdish politicians to lengthy prison terms over deadly 2014 riots

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced several pro-Kurdish politicians to between...

Afro-Cuban drums, Muslim prayers, Buddhist mantras: Religious diversity blooms in once-atheist Cuba

HAVANA (AP) — The 1959 Castro-led revolution installed an atheist, Communist government that sought...

Ukraine says it has checked Russia's offensive in a key town, but Moscow says it will keep pushing

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian units locked in street battles with the Kremlin’s forces in a key northeastern...

Violence rages in New Caledonia as France rushes emergency reinforcements to its Pacific territory

PARIS (AP) — Violence raged across New Caledonia for the third consecutive day Thursday, hours after...

Pro-cannabis advocates in Thailand rally ahead of the government's plan to recriminalize the plant

NONTHABURI, Thailand (AP) — Dozens of pro-cannabis advocates gathered Thursday at the health ministry...

Greek defense team says 9 Egyptians accused of causing deadly shipwreck were misidentified as crew

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The legal defense team for nine Egyptian men due to go on trial in southern Greece...

South Korean court rejects effort to block plan that would boost medical school admissions

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court ruled in favor of the government’s contentious push t...

4 people die in Croatia when a car carrying migrants hits a wall

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A car carrying migrants on Thursday skidded off a road and hit a wall in southern...

The Latest | US military finishes pier for delivering aid into Gaza as Israel presses in Rafah

The U.S. military finished installing a floating pier for the Gaza Strip on Thursday for delivering...

Slovak authorities charge 'lone wolf' with assassination attempt on the prime minister

BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovak authorities charged a man Thursday with attempting to assassinate...

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