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Mexico City investigates 42 human skulls in drug lair

A raid by hundreds of police on a labyrinthine Mexico City slum complex last week yielded the skulls, two meth labs, guns, grenades and over 2 tons of marijuana.

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Drone video shows aftermath of compound where ISIS leader al-Baghdadi was killed

U.S. forces completely leveled what turned out to be the terrorist leader's final hiding place.

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Al-Baghdadi once controlled much of Iraq and Syria. He died at the end of a dirt road.

The jihadi died by his own hand at the end of a dirt track. A mound of rubble was all that was left of his final hideout.

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'What a gift': Mother of ISIS victim praises Trump, troops after al-Baghdadi's death

"I would love to see the same American expertise used to free innocent American hostages who are held around the world," said a former hostage's mother.

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After bishops call for married priests, pope urges new ways

Pontiff's statement comes on the heels of a landmark call by Amazon region bishops for married men to become priests.

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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.

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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.

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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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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."

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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These Europeans are sick of hearing about Britain's Brexit chaos

"Either they want to stay or they want to leave, which is it?" said one person in Brussels this week.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.