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Mask-wearing Hong Kong students turn graduation into protest

Graduates donned Guy Fawkes masks and carried banners sharing anti-government slogans at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on Thursday.

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China, U.S. set to lift tariff hikes as talks advance

Negotiators agreed to a "phased cancellation" of tariff hikes if talks progress, a Chinese official confirmed.

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At least 37 killed in attack on Canadian mine convoy in Burkina Faso

The attack is the deadliest in recent years as the military struggles to contain Islamist violence that has overrun parts of Burkina Faso.

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False alarm triggers police response at Amsterdam airport

The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee said it was investigating a security incident on an aircraft, but the airline later apologized for a false alarm.

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Attacker stabs 8 at popular Jordanian tourist site

The victims include four foreign tourists and their tour guide.

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Wife of slain ISIS leader al-Baghdadi has been captured, Turkey says

The Turkish president said that despite capturing the high-profile figure, his country "did not make a fuss like United States."

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Iraq must 'engage seriously' with protesters, says U.S.

"There is no path forward based on suppression of the will of the Iraqi people," the U.S. embassy said in a statement.

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Extinction Rebellion wins court challenge against London police

A blanket ban against the climate change activist's 10-day demonstrations across London in October was ruled unlawful.

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Pro-China lawmaker stabbed in Hong Kong amid anti-government tensions

Ho told reporters that he was left with a chest wound just under an inch deep and that his ribs blocked the blade.

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Schools in Indian capital reopen, air quality still unhealthy

Authorities in New Delhi banished cars with number plates ending in an odd number on Monday in a bid to reduce the pollution.

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UK's Johnson begins election battle, vowing Brexit and casting rival as 'Stalin'

Parliament agreed to an early election last week, seeking to end three years of deep disagreement over Brexit.

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Senators want to know how many ISIS prisoners have now escaped from Kurdish captivity

"Many are hard-core terrorists, with the kinds of expertise," including bomb-making, "that had made ISIS such a threat to the U.S. and our allies."

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Greece rescues tourist floating in Aegean Sea for two days

The woman, vacationing on a sailboat near the Greek island of Folegandros, boarded an inflatable boat around midday on Friday to get supplies.

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Family recounts harrowing stories of young survivors of Mexican highway ambush

Thirteen-year-old Devin Langford had to walk for about 14 miles to La Mora, where the family lived, to look for help.

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Israel's top court allows expulsion of senior U.S. rights activist

Omar Shakir was given 20 days to leave the country and ordered to pay the legal fees associated with the case.

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American among 3 drug prisoners in escape from Thai court

CCTV footage showed one stabbing a guard and another forcing a guard at gunpoint to hand over keys to unlock a secured area so the three could escape in a nearby pickup truck.

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Turkey says it has captured the sister of dead ISIS leader

"Our determination to bring justice to those who seek to terrorize our people and destabilize our region cannot be questioned," a presidential spokesman said.

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From the cockpit to the boxing ring, these women defy stereotypes in Iran

Photographer Mahya Rastegar captures the women challenging the status quo in a conservative country.

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Chinese yuan surges amid hopes for a Washington-Beijing trade breakthrough

Chinese officials said President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump had been in continuous touch.

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'Being polite just hasn't worked': Eco-protesters seek arrest for climate action

"I feel like I'm doing the right thing," said one protester. "I can't imagine myself sitting back and watching the world collapse."