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November 14, 2019

Report: State Department employee wrongly removed from job

A State Department employee working on Iranian policy was improperly removed from her post by officials who took into account ...

November 14, 2019

The Latest: Trump campaign raises $3M amid impeachment probe

The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local): 11:45 a.m. President Donald Trump’s ...

November 14, 2019

The Latest: New barrage of Gaza rockets fired into Israel

The Latest on the escalation between Gaza’s militant Islamic Jihad group and Israel (all times local): 11:05 a.m.

November 14, 2019

The Latest: EU launches action against UK over commissioner

The Latest on Britain’s failure to name a candidate for the new European Commission. (all times local): 6:15 p.m.

November 14, 2019

Pelosi says Trump’s Ukraine actions amount to ‘bribery’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the president’s actions in the impeachment inquiry amount to “bribery.” Pelosi told reporters ...

November 14, 2019

Hong Kong police say protesters out of control, deny curfew

Hong Kong police warned protesters Thursday that they were moving “one step closer to terrorism” by sinking the city into ...

November 14, 2019

Charges against GOP operative Roger Stone now before jury

Jurors began deliberations Thursday in the trial of Roger Stone, a veteran Republican political operative charged with lying ...

November 14, 2019

Protest flares after Georgian election reform measure fails

Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered outside the parliament building in the country of Georgia to protest the ...

November 14, 2019

Gaza truce appears holding despite sporadic rocket fire

A cease-fire between Israel and Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza appeared to be holding Thursday despite sporadic rocket fire, ...

November 14, 2019

Bulgaria panel elects top prosecutor despite veto, protests

Bulgaria’s supreme judicial panel has voted to override a presidential veto of the election of the new chief prosecutor, ...

November 14, 2019

Poland’s PM now faces task of forming new government

Poland’s prime minister on Thursday was given the task of forming a new government after the ruling right-wing party won a ...

November 14, 2019

Pope taps fellow Jesuit as Vatican’s finance minister

Pope Francis on Thursday appointed a fellow Jesuit to be the Vatican’s finance minister, filling a crucial position left ...

November 14, 2019

The Latest: European police break up migrant-smuggling ring

The Latest on immigration to Europe (all times local): 2:15 p.m. The European Union law enforcement agency says police across ...

November 14, 2019

Overwhelmed Bosnian officials plan to block migrant camps

Authorities in northwestern Bosnia are threatening a curfew in two large local migrant camps to press the central government ...

November 14, 2019

New EU Commission at risk of being delayed, again

Britain’s decision not to name a candidate for the European Commission before the Dec. 12 general election could again delay ...

November 14, 2019

China presses Washington for tariff cut in trade deal

China pressed Washington on Thursday to roll back punitive tariffs in a tentative trade deal. A tariff cut is an “important ...

November 14, 2019

White Helmets founder’s wife barred from leaving Turkey

Turkey’s state-run news agency says authorities have barred the wife of a former British army officer who founded the White ...

November 14, 2019

Croatia sets presidential election date for Dec. 22

Croatia’s government says the European Union nation will hold a presidential election on Dec. 22. The government formally set ...