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A shelter in Turkey opened by Syrian refugee women faces an uncertain future

A lack of funding could lead to the closure of The Salem Center, which says it is the largest shelter in Turkey run by Syrian refugees for Syrian refugees.

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Thousands attend New Zealand vigil to honor mosque attack victims

Officials estimate up to 40,000 people attended the event.

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Driver working in Syria with NBC News killed in explosion

"We are thankful that NBC employees escaped unharmed, however one of the local drivers working with them was tragically killed," Noah Oppenheim said.

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Hundreds of thousands of anti-Brexit marchers flood into London

Hundreds of thousands of anti-Brexit protesters demanded the government hold a new referendum on whether Britain should leave the E.U.

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Passengers airlifted from cruise ship stranded off Norway

Passengers were hoisted one-by-one from the deck of the vessel and airlifted to a village just north of the town of Molde on Norway's west coast.

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Tens of thousands in southern Africa need help after cyclone

No one knows how many people are missing from Cyclone Idai. More than 600 people are confirmed dead in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.

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France's 'yellow vests' march in Paris as troops join police to prevent trouble

President Emmanuel Macron on Friday dismissed criticism from opposition leaders regarding the involvement of the military.

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US-backed forces claim final victory over so-called IS in Syria

Syrian Democratic Forces claim final victory over so-called Islamic State after last village freed

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U.S.-backed forces declare victory over ISIS in Syria

President Donald Trump has said he will pull U.S. forces from Syria after Islamic State's territorial defeat.

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26 killed, dozens injured after fire on tour bus in China

Photos from the scene show the 59-seater's interior completely charred, possibly indicating the fire started with materials on board.

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White House declares victory over ISIS in Syria. On the ground, it's a different story.

The siege at the Iraqi border had dragged on for more than 10 weeks — far longer than the U.S. military or their allies on the ground had predicted.

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After New Zealand mosque shootings, a school decides to allow hijabs

"This is about more than hijabs, it's about recognizing all of society's injustices and the role we can play in correcting them," former students said in a statement.

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Two U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan

The latest deaths bring the tally of U.S. service members' deaths in Afghanistan to at least four in 2019, and a total of at least 65 U.S. military deaths since January 2015.

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JetBlue crew members claim they were drugged, one raped by pilots

The suit alleges the pilots gave the female crew members beer laced with a drug and that one of them was raped during a layover in Puerto Rico.

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Florida bill would make it illegal for owners to abandon dogs outside in hurricanes

Stories about animals abandoned during natural disasters drew widespread attention in the last few years as hurricanes slammed the U.S.

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Defrocked Jersey priest who molested boys now teaches kids English in Dominican Republic

A New Jersey prosecutor said it's "deeply concerning" that Hadmels DeFrias still has contact with kids.

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Midwest flooding could dramatically change futures of farming communities

Farmers and residents who saw their land and homes swamped now wait for the floodwaters to recede — and reveal whether their hopes for the future remain.

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North Korea abruptly withdraws from office shared with South

The liaison office opened last year to improved relations between the Koreas, but that could be hampered a month after U.S.-North Korea talks collapsed.

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Alleged mail bomber Cesar Sayoc pleads guilty

The Florida man is suspected of sending more than a dozen pipe bombs to prominent critics of President Donald Trump, CNN and others.

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A country that idolizes Clinton and Bush grapples with ghosts of bloody past

The country is one of the most pro-American places on Earth thanks to a U.S.-led bombing campaign in 1999.