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November 18, 2019

Burkina Faso: 32 Islamic extremists killed, sex slaves freed

Burkina Faso’s army says 32 Islamic extremists were killed over the weekend in the country’s north and several women used as ...

November 18, 2019

Weary Democratic voters balk at new presidential candidates

The number of Democrats running for president is growing as the first votes of the primary approach. And voters have a clear ...

November 18, 2019

The Latest: China editor says HK police should use live ammo

The Latest on Hong Kong protests (all times local): 3 p.m. The head editor of China’s nationalistic Global Times newspaper ...

November 18, 2019

Gotabaya Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president

Former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday and appealed to minority Tamils ...

November 18, 2019

Hong Kong protesters fight with fire as police storm university

Police breached a Hong Kong university campus held by protesters early Monday after an all-night siege that included firing ...

November 18, 2019

Pelosi invites Trump to testify as new witnesses prepare

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi invited President Donald Trump to testify in front of investigators in the House ...

November 18, 2019

Kim Jong Un supervises another N. Korean military drill

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a parachuting drill of military sharpshooters and vowed to build an “invincible ...

November 18, 2019

China urges US to “stop flexing muscles” in South China Sea

China on Monday urged the U.S. military to “stop flexing muscles” in the disputed South China Sea, a point of persistent ...

November 18, 2019

Democrats invite Trump to testify in impeachment inquiry

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi invited President Donald Trump to testify in front of investigators in the House ...

November 18, 2019

Hong Kong police storm university held by protesters

Police breached a Hong Kong university campus held by protesters early Monday after an all-night siege that included firing ...

November 18, 2019

The Latest: Tear gas drives back protesters trying to leave

The Latest on the protests in Hong Kong (all times local): 8:50 a.m. Police used tear gas to drive back dozens of protesters ...

November 17, 2019

Greece marks 1973 student uprising anniversary; 28 arrested

Heavy police presence in Athens appeared to have prevented serious clashes Sunday with anarchists and other extreme leftists ...

November 17, 2019

Leaked Russian interference report raises UK vote questions

Questions about the British government’s failure to release a report on Russia’s interference in the country’s politics ...

November 17, 2019

Algeria kicks off presidential campaign, 5 candidates to run

Algeria’s presidential campaign officially kicked off Sunday with five candidates vying to replace the country’s longtime ...

November 17, 2019

Migrant shot and seriously wounded in Croatia

A Croatian hospital says a migrant is fighting for his life after being shot Friday by police. Doctors in the Croatian port ...

November 17, 2019

Trump defends an unlikely target: Joe Biden

President Donald Trump is defending an unlikely target: Joe Biden. Trump is responding to North Korea calling the former vice ...

November 17, 2019

Pope decries that ‘greed of a few’ worsens poverty of others

Pope Francis on Sunday decried that the “greed of a few” wealthy people is compounding the plight of the poor before sharing ...

November 17, 2019

Aide recounts actions tying Trump to delay in Ukraine funds

Gordon Sondland, President Donald Trump’s emissary to the European Union, had a message when he met with a top Ukrainian ...

November 17, 2019

Former Sri Lankan defense chief wins presidential vote

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a former defense official revered by Sri Lanka’s ethnic majority for his role in ending a bloody civil ...