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Canada announces billions in retaliatory tariffs against U.S.

"We will not escalate and we will not back down," Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said.

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North Korea has increased nuclear production at secret sites, say officials

"Work is ongoing to deceive us on the number of facilities, the number of weapons, the number of missiles," said one U.S. official.

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European leaders hail breakthrough deal on migration after marathon talks

The summit took place in an atmosphere of political crisis and underscored how Europe's 2015 spike in immigration continues to haunt the bloc, despite a sharp drop in arrivals since.

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Rescuers injured in attempt to save Thai boys stuck in cave

Near constant rains have hampered the search for the boys aged 11 to 16 and their coach who entered the sprawling cave after a soccer game on Saturday.

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Several dead in US newspaper shooting, gunman detained

Authorities say there are "multiple casualties" after a gunman opened fire at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland.

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Israel convicts hacker who threatened U.S. Jewish centers

Michael Ron David Kader was accused in a string of bomb threats targeting Jewish community centers in the United States — leading to months of panic.

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Fox News boss warns about offensive on-air comments

Fox News is looking for more accountability from its producers after the channel received blowback over some insensitive comments.

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Fear, loathing and hope mingle for Israelis spooked by Gaza protests, kites

"I've always said, living here is 95 percent heaven and 5 percent hell," said one resident of a kibbutz near the fence Gaza.

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British spies took 'inexcusable' actions after 9/11, U.K. lawmakers say

It was "beyond doubt" that British intelligence knew at an early stage that the United States was mistreating detainees, according to parliamentary report

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Trump Putin summit is a chance to improve strained relations

The Russian and U.S. presidents have agreed to meet in Helsinki next month after Trump's national security advisor's meeting in Moscow

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Trump-Putin summit to be held in Helsinki

The announcement drew intense interest given the investigation into Russia's election interference and alleged ties to the Trump campaign.

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U.S. team joins search for teens trapped in Thai cave

Heavy rain and rising water have trapped 12 boys and their coach since Saturday.

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U.S. football coach sentenced to 4 years in prison in China

"Four years for a fight in a bar is extremely unjust and excessive," said John Kamm, a U.S.-based activist who had lobbied officials on Brown's behalf.

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Teen who says Jerusalem is for 'everybody' to meet Prince William

Prince William is on the first-ever official visit by a British royal to the Holy Land once ruled by Britain.

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Banksy takes aim at refugee crisis with new Paris artworks

The city has struggled to respond to migrant crisis, with hundreds sleeping in makeshift tent camps.

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London's iconic black cabs fear for the future in an age of Uber

"All the years you put in, all the studying, then [new technology] comes along and your experience is worth nothing."

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Judge orders U.S. to reunite families, stop border separations

The judge blamed the "chaotic circumstance of the government's own making" for the turmoil surrounding the separation of migrant children from their parents.

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'Permit Patty' quits cannabis company over video fallout

Alison Ettel, CEO of TreatWell Health, stepped down after at least six marijuana businesses cut ties over Ettel's threat to an 8-year-old black girl.

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Dutch Senate approves partial ban of face veils

The Upper House of parliament approved the law on Tuesday to ban covering the face in government buildings, schools and hospitals

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Airline moves women from ultra-Orthodox men — again

A passenger at New York JFK said flight attendants asked female passengers to move.