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Diplomats set to play 'good cop, bad cop' over Brexit delay

If they cannot agree on an extension, the U.K. faces the prospect of crashing out of the European Union without a deal on Friday.

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Uganda hits back at Trump over U.S. tourist kidnapping: 'We don't need his lecture'

Kimberly Sue Endicott and her tour guide were found safe on Sunday. They had been held by captors who were demanding $500,000 in ransom.

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Warner Brothers: Trump can't use 'Dark Knight Rises' in campaign video

The film company confirmed on Tuesday that it will file a copyright infringement suit against the White House.

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Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party and rival party appear locked in close race

Exit polls show the Blue and White party, headed by former military chief Benny Gantz, has a narrow lead over the Likud, two TV stations say. Another station showed them tied.

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Dalai Lama hospitalized with chest infection

"Today morning his holiness felt some discomfort and he was flown to Delhi for check-up," Tenzin Taklha, his personal secretary, told Reuters.

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A high-stakes meeting will decide Brexit's fate — and the U.K. won't be at the table

Politicians will choose between two broad options at Wednesday's emergency summit. Both have dramatic consequences for the U.K. and beyond.

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16 Saudis barred from U.S. for role in Khashoggi's murder

Among those banned is Saud al-Qahtani, an adviser to the Saudi crown prince who the CIA suspects organized the assassination of the journalist.

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Trump says Uganda must find kidnappers of freed tourist. Uganda responds.

A Ugandan government spokesman responded that there are more gun deaths in the U.S. than kidnappings in Uganda.

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Car bomb in Afghanistan kills three U.S. service members

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

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France is 'playing hardball' as U.K. frets on the brink of Brexit

Brexit was originally scheduled for March 29, but it will happen this Friday unless all 27 leaders of other E.U. countries agree to another delay.

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Male refugees victimized by sexual violence say U.N. staffer wanted bribes to help them

Male refugees said sexual assault forced them to flee their homes and go to the Nakivale refugee camp in hopes the U.N. could resettle them in the West.

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U.S. pulls troops as fighting engulfs Libya

The self-styled Libyan National Army launched a surprise offensive last week, a move that could potentially drag the country back into civil war.

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Cho Yang-ho, embattled CEO of Korean Air, dies at 70

Cho, who himself was under indictment, was embarrassed by explosions of rage by both of his daughters, which went viral and led to their resignations.

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After three historic black churches go up in flames, parishioners pull together

"It's sad that our society has stooped this low to do something like that," said the pastor of a historic African-American church.

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Turkish delight as hosts strike gold on Day 3 of Antalya Grand Prix

It was a case of Turkish delight as Mikhail Ozerler struck gold for the host nation on the third and final day of a thrilling 2019 Antalya Grand Prix

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25 years after genocide, Rwanda has a new light, says leader

"Our bodies and minds bear amputations and scars, but none of us is alone," said President Paul Kagame.

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Suspected poacher killed by elephant then eaten by lions in South Africa

Park officials said a pride of lions devoured the remains of the alleged poacher, leaving only a human skull and a pair of pants.

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Whistleblowers: U.N. refugee agency does not always protect us or address corruption

A seven-month investigation found reports of U.N. staff members exploiting refugees desperate for a safe home in a new country.

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Israel's Netanyahu vows to annex West Bank settlements if re-elected

The dramatic policy shift is apparently aimed at rallying his nationalist base in the final stretch of the tight election race.

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From Windsor with love: Prince William goes undercover with Britain's spies

The Duke of Cambridge spent three weeks embedded with MI5, MI6 and GCHQ, agencies responsible for domestic and foreign security.