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One U.S. soldier killed, four wounded in Somalia attack

The casualties are likely to put renewed scrutiny on America's counterterror operations in Africa.

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UN Security Council elects new non-permanent members

Germany, Belgium, S. Africa, the Dominican Republic and Indonesia have been elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council

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Celebrated chef and TV host Anthony Bourdain found dead in France

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U.K. should act like Trump on Brexit, British foreign secretary says

Referring to the president, Britain's foreign secretary said he's "become more and more convinced that there is method in his madness."

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Crack-smoking mayor's brother is elected leader of Canadian province

"It's hard to believe someone who has never held office other than as a municipal councillor ... is elected to lead the largest economy in a G-7 country."

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How China could spy on Trump's summit with Kim Jong Un

The Chinese have used everything from bugged hotel keys to "friendship" pins to spy on Americans — and they're getting better at it all the time.

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Stormy Daniels' former lawyer countersues

Keith Davidson, who once represented the porn star, is now suing her, her current lawyer and President Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen.

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U.S. expands China health alert amid diplomatic illness reports

A previous alert mentioned only the U.S. consulate in the southern city of Guangzhou.

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Top Senate staffer arrested in leak probe; NYT reporter's records are seized

The former security director for the Senate Intelligence Committee had been in three-year relationship with a New York Times reporter.

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Taliban silent as Afghan president announces weeklong cease-fire

There was no response from the militants, who have steadily expanded their presence in recent years and carried out near-daily attacks on Afghan forces.

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Spain's historic women-dominated Cabinet takes office

The government cabinet with the highest proportion of female ministers in Spanish and European history was sworn in Thursday, putting the cap on one of the fastest power transitions in Spain's four decades of democratic rule.

Jordan

Jordan's new PM will drop a tax law bill

It's after it saw widespread protests during last week against IMF-driven economic policies that critics say have eroded living standards

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Stockholm truck attacker sentenced to life in prison

A Swedish court has sentenced a man to life in prison for a truck attack in Stockholm in 2017

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Supreme Court dismisses appeal

Human rights campaigners have lost a Supreme Court appeal over the legality of Northern Ireland's abortion law.

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Guatemala ramps up search for missing as death toll rises

Survivors look up at the volcano, once their home, now a ghost town.

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U.S. evacuates China staffers as illness mystery deepens

The same concussion-like symptoms that hit staffers at the U.S. Embassy in Cuba are reported at the consulate in Guangzhou.

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U.S. plans to release detained American 'enemy combatant' in Syria

"What the government is offering our client is no release — it's a death warrant," an attorney for the detained man said.

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Stormy Daniels lawsuit: My old lawyer was a 'puppet' for Trump, Cohen

Suit claims the attorneys tried to arrange for her to appear on Sean Hannity's show and deny affair.

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The new Italian government led by Giuseppe Conte has been confirmed by

The new Italian government led by Giuseppe Conte has been confirmed by the country's parliament

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No reported injuries at five-star hotel fire in London

No reported injuries at five-star hotel fire in London