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Why Ecuador evicted 'spoiled brat' Assange from embassy

Ecudaor, which prides itself on its hospitality and spent almost $1 million a year protecting the WikiLeaks founder, saw his behavior as a national insult.

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Brexit has been so traumatic that lawmakers are getting counseling

"It's hard to maintain your sanity and keep a clear head when you have competing pressures," one former government minister said.

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Boycotting Israel is anti-Semitic, new Trump envoy says

"If there is an organized movement to economically strangle the state of Israel, that is anti-Semitic," Elan Carr said on his first day on the job.

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White House considered dumping migrants in 'sanctuary cities'

ICE lawyers rejected proposals to bus detained immigrants to Nancy Pelosi's district and other Democratic cities, The Washington Post reported.

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Chicago sues Jussie Smollett for investigation costs

The civil complaint filed Thursday follows a demand that Smollett pay $130,000 in overtime costs, a request the actor's lawyers have refused.

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Sudan's president ousted by military after protests

The Defense Minister announced President Omar al-Bashir has been detained, ending his 30-year rule.

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Feds probe possible racist motivation in church burnings, suspect's link to 'black metal music'

"You cannot destroy our faith. We can have church anywhere ... We'll have church in the very parking lot of the building you destroyed."

United Kingdom

A timeline of Assange's nearly 7 years in the Ecuadorian Embassy

Assange's complicated, almost decade long case came to a turning point today, when he was arrested in London as the U.S. seeks his extradition

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Julian Assange arrested after almost 7 years in embassy

The founder of the group that published thousands of sensitive government files believes he will eventually be extradited to the U.S. to face charges.

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Sudan's autocratic leader reportedly driven from power after 3 decades

The swirling reports of a coup follow nearly four months of street protests against the autocrat's rule.

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The world's largest democratic exercise gets underway in India

The seven-phase election is staggered over six weeks and some 900 million people are eligible to cast ballots at around a million polling stations.

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National Enquirer up for sale

A sale would come just months after the supermarket tabloid revealed on its front page that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was having an affair.

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Europe offers Britain a new deadline of Oct. 31 to sort out its Brexit mess

The decision was the result of a high-stakes summit in Brussels that saw prime ministers and presidents gather from across the continent.

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EU leaders agree Brexit delay until end of October, with a review in June according to Reuters

According to diplomatic sources, Reuters says EU leaders will review Brexit in June for a delayed Brexit at the end of Oct.

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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.