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November 20, 2019

Many in Venezuela’s 2nd city turn to prayer, not politics

Venezuela’s poorest in the once-thriving oil city of Maracaibo struggle to get through each day, unable or unwilling to join ...

November 20, 2019

Last campus protesters hold out as Hong Kong schools reopen

Hong Kong schools reopened Wednesday after a six-day shutdown, but students and commuters faced transit disruptions as the ...

November 20, 2019

Cuba accuses US diplomat of supporting illegal actions

Cuba on Wednesday accused the top U.S. diplomat in the country of working closely with José Daniel Ferrer, the detained head ...

November 20, 2019

Netanyahu challenger unable to form coalition

Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief rival failed to form a new government by a Wednesday deadline, dashing his hopes of toppling the ...

November 20, 2019

The Latest: Netanyahu challenger fails to form coalition

The Latest on Israeli politics (all times local): 8:05 p.m. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s challenger says he has failed ...

November 20, 2019

Attorney: Navy retaliating against SEAL helped by Trump

A Navy SEAL whose rank was restored by President Donald Trump after being convicted of posing with a dead body was summoned ...

November 20, 2019

Key European party’s next leader blasts autocrats in group

The future president of the largest party in the European Parliament launched a scathing attack on Wednesday against ...

November 20, 2019

Eyeing terror threat, Swiss mull limits on sale of chemicals

Switzerland’s executive branch wants to make it harder for the public to obtain certain chemicals like fertilizer, ...

November 20, 2019

Son of former German president stabbed to death in Berlin

The son of former German president Richard von Weizsaecker was stabbed to death while he was giving a lecture at a hospital ...

November 20, 2019

Death toll in violence at Bolivian fuel plant rises to 6

The death toll from an operation by Bolivian security forces to clear the blockade of a fuel plant by anti-government ...

November 20, 2019

Schiff, Nunes split sharply in opening statements

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and his counterpart, Rep. Devin Nunes, split sharply in their opening ...

November 20, 2019

A Hong Kong protester on why he won’t surrender to police

Pale and thin, a teenager wandered the nearly deserted campus of Hong Kong Polytechnic University at about 1 a.m. Wednesday.

November 20, 2019

“Tuk Tuk” a newspaper for the Iraqi protest movement

Every other day, the editor, bespectacled and perpetually pecking at a laptop, sends a top secret 8-page document to an ...

November 20, 2019

Israel strikes Iranian targets in Syria after rocket attack

Israel said it struck dozens of Iranian targets in Syria on Wednesday in a “wide-scale” operation in response to rocket fire ...

November 20, 2019

Zimbabwe police fire tear gas at opposition supporters

Zimbabwe police with riot gear fired tear gas and struck people who gathered on Wednesday to hear a speech by the country’s ...

November 20, 2019

Media watchdog warns of pressure on independent Serbian TV

A media watchdog group on Wednesday warned that an independent television in Serbia is facing intimidation and a smear ...

November 20, 2019

7 key questions heading into the 2020 Democratic debate

New uncertainty hangs over the Democratic presidential primary as 10 candidates meet on the debate stage once again.

November 20, 2019

UK Tories under fire for Twitter name switch during debate

Britain's Conservative Party was accused Wednesday of trying to deceive voters by changing the name of its press office ...

November 20, 2019

US military drone strike kills senior al-Shabab official

A Somali intelligence official says a U.S. drone strike has killed a senior officer with the al-Shabab extremist group.

November 20, 2019

Pope arrives in Thailand to encourage Catholic minority

Pope Francis arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday to begin a tour of Thailand and Japan, beginning a mission to boost the morale ...