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Watch again: UK MPs reject Johnson's early election bid

British MPs on Monday rejected holding an early election, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson failed to gain the two-thirds majority backing in parliament he required.

USA

European Union grants U.K. third Brexit extension

It is the third such postponement this year. Although the public voted to leave the E.U. in 2016, Parliament has been unable to agree on an exit strategy.

USA

Peronists poised to return to power in Argentina

Former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner completes her comeback as she appears to be elected vice president.

USA

Inside the secret U.S. mission that killed ISIS leader al-Baghdadi

Chased by U.S. special operations dogs, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi fled into what President Trump called a dead-end tunnel with three children.

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USA

Kurds claim role in U.S. operation believed to have killed ISIS leader

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces claimed to have played a role in in what the group's commander in chief called a "successful & historical operation."

Iraq

How Kurdish-led intelligence helped track Baghdadi

How Kurdish-led intelligence helped track Baghdadi

USA

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of ISIS, targeted in U.S. raid in Syria

Forensic testing is underway, but officials believe al-Baghdadi is among the dead, sources said.

Sport

Roy Meyer heats up the arena on day three of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam

After launching his way through his preliminaries, Roy Meyer took on Ukraine’s Khammo in the final, where he showed off his versatility in the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam.

USA

Driver in UK truck deaths charged with 39 manslaughter counts

Maurice Robinson, 25, of Northern Ireland, was arrested shortly after the grisly discovery of the bodies was made in southeastern England.

USA

U.S. military convoy crosses border into northeastern Syria

Several of the vehicles were flying large American flags and were accompanied overhead by attack helicopters, eyewitnesses said.

United Kingdom

Vietnam trying to speed up identification of UK truck dead

Vietnam says it is trying to speed up the identification of citizens feared to have been among 39 found dead in a truck near London.

USA

Old walls erected by sects, religions shaken as Lebanese protests take hold

"The president must be a Christian, the chief of Parliament must be Shiite and prime minister must be Sunni, and this is the problem," one protester said.

USA

Giuliani butt dial story inspires social media jokes

"Butt dial me," one journalist said to Giuliani.

Sport

Lee Moon Jin gets first Grand Slam gold in Abu Dhabi

Lee Moon Jin victorious at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam with first gold.

USA

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader warns against protests

The protests took a more violent turn Friday when groups supporting Hezbollah pushed into a peaceful demonstration, scuffling with protesters and forcing riot police to intervene.

USA

Police make people trafficking arrests over 39 U.K. truck deaths

A man and woman were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to traffic people and on 39 counts of manslaughter

USA

Russian soldier kills 8 fellow servicemen in Siberia

The Russian Defense Ministry said the incident happened Friday at a military base in the town of Gorny in the Baikal Lake region.

USA

Australia's iconic rock Uluru, sacred to Indigenous population, scaled for final time

The decision to ban climbing the sandstone monolith has divided both indigenous Australians as well as the wider world.

USA

In blistering broadside, China accuses Pence of 'lies' and 'arrogance'

"His remarks are full of arrogance, prejudice, critical biases and lies," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said.

USA

Report into Indonesia jet crash that killed 189 points to Boeing, pilots, maintenance

Plane plunged into the Java Sea just 13 minutes after takeoff on Oct. 29, 2018, killing 189 people.