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Lebanon tells a UN team the country will need a back-up force once peacekeepers’ term ends
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese prime minister on Friday told a visiting U.N. delegation that…
Trump’s security strategy slams European allies and asserts US power in the Western Hemisphere
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has set forth a new national security strategy…
Burkina Faso plans to restore death penalty for treason, terrorism, espionage
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso’s Council of Ministers has adopted a bill to restore…
Suspect in DC pipe bomb case said to have confessed in interviews with investigators, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of planting a pair of pipe bombs outside the…
ICC prosecutor says Putin warrant won’t disappear even if Ukraine peace talks are successful
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Friday…
Pakistan army labels imprisoned ex-leader Imran Khan ‘mentally ill’ after he criticizes army chief
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military pushed back Friday after imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan…
Hollywood meets the Middle East as Red Sea International Film Festival opens in Jeddah
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The fifth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival,…
How one Arkansas county helps ICE make hundreds of arrests and spreads fear among immigrants
ROGERS, Ark. (AP) — Northwest Arkansas has emerged as a hot spot in the Trump…
German president visits WWII bombing site as Europe seeks to bolster united front against Russia
LONDON (AP) — Germany’s president laid a wreath Friday at Coventry Cathedral in central England,…
A county jail in Arkansas produces hundreds of ICE arrests under a program surging across the US
ROGERS, Ark. (AP) — She was already separated from her husband, the family breadwinner and…
A supersized World Cup field begins taking shape at Friday’s draw
WASHINGTON (AP) — FIFA has invited more teams than ever for a World Cup priced…
US raid allegedly killed Syrian undercover agent instead of Islamic State group official
DUMAYR, Syria (AP) — A raid by U.S. forces and a local Syrian group aiming…
Ethnic Serb mayors take office in tense northern Kosovo
MITROVICA, Kosovo (AP) — Ethnic Serb mayors took office Friday in majority-Serb municipalities in northern…
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, actor who performed in ‘Mortal Kombat,’ has died at 75
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, a Tokyo-born actor known for his roles in…
Renewed fighting in eastern Congo threatens ‘historic’ peace deal brokered by Trump
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Residents of eastern Congo said fighting has intensified despite a peace…
Around the world, refugees are shut out of the US by Trump’s new policies
When President Donald Trump suspended the refugee program on day one of his current administration,…
Hong Kong holds a legislative election Sunday after a fire raised governance concerns
HONG KONG (AP) — The deadliest fire in Hong Kong in decades is piling pressure…
German lawmakers approve plan to attract more military recruits that stops short of conscription
BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers on Friday approved the government’s plan to attract more military…
Report: Iran launches massive missiles during a naval drill near Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran launched massive missiles in the Sea of Oman and near…
Football players and officials arrested as part of probe into Turkey’s betting scandal
ISTANBUL (AP) — Prosecutors in Istanbul on Friday issued arrest warrants for dozens of soccer…
Trump ventures deeper into anti-immigrant language by calling people from Somalia ‘garbage’
He said it four times in seven seconds: Somali immigrants in the United States are…
Ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait attacked by suspected pirates, officials say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship traveling Friday through the narrow Bab el-Mandeb…
US appeals court rejects Trump administration bid to halt grants for school mental health workers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s bid…
Iran’s famed singer Googoosh recalls family, exile and life in the spotlight
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For Googoosh, Iran’s most-famous singer, life always has been…