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Euroviews. Why Vladimir Putin's iron grip on power is finally weakening ǀ View

Russia's leadership is increasingly worried that a faltering economy will lead more people to demand change.

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After Trump kills Taliban deal, Afghanistan faces more violence, longer odds for peace, experts say

Analysis: The only thing that seems certain after Trump's cancellation of a deal with Taliban is more bloodshed, foreign diplomats and experts say.

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N.Y. woman being held in Russia after arrest with medical marijuana

Audrey Lorber's congressman on Staten Island said, "No American citizen should be held in jail for a medical condition."

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Nissan board says chief to resign, successor to be named

The company's board has approved Saikawa's resignation, effective Sept. 16.

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British Parliament to be suspended as Brexit hangs in balance

"I want to get a deal," said Boris Johnson, as the Brexit clock continues to tick.

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Summer heatwaves caused 1,500 extra deaths in France

The top temperature in France this summer was 46 degrees Celsius (114.8 Fahrenheit).

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'Everything's gone': In Abaco Islands, lives shattered by Hurricane Dorian's devastation

A week after Dorian slammed the islands as the strongest hurricane to hit the Bahamas on record, those remaining said the storm took everything from them.

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Typhoon kills 5 in North Korea, 3 in South Korea

The North's official Korean Central News Agency said the typhoon left 460 houses and 15 public buildings destroyed, damaged or inundated in the country

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Sudanese tribes sign peace deal after deadly clashes in Port Sudan

Sunday's deal was signed after General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo threatened to expel both sides from the country if they refused to commit to reconciliation.

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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson under fire as Brexit reality hits

Government minister Amber Rudd resigned Saturday, piling more pressure on the increasingly embattled prime minister.

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Hong Kong protesters sing U.S. anthem in appeal to Trump to 'liberate' their city

Hong Kong's government promised last week to withdraw the proposed law that triggered a summer of unrest in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.

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China's trade with U.S. shrinks as Trump tariff war worsens

U.S. and Chinese negotiators are preparing for talks in October, but neither side has given any sign of offering concessions that might break a deadlock.

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US President Donald Trump calls off Afghanistan peace talks

"Unbeknownst to almost everyone, the major Taliban leaders ... were going to secretly meet with me at Camp David on Sunday," Trump tweeted.

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Climate change activists storm red carpet at Venice Film Festival

Several hundred demonstrators took over the red carpet at the event where Hollywood stars such as Brad Pitt, Scarlett Johansson and Joaquin Phoenix have premiered their latest films.

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Russia and Ukraine conduct prisoner swap, raising hopes for eased tensions

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the exchange would be "a good step" toward the normalization of relations between Moscow and Kiev.

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Deal or no deal, Afghans brace for more violence

"I'd be very happy if there is peace but I'm not very optimistic," said a 38-year-old cell phone salesman. "There is fighting all over the country."

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Iran breaches nuclear deal again, warns 'not much time left' to save it

Iran has already gone beyond the stockpile and enrichment level limits set by the 2015 agreement with world powers.

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Thousands listed as missing in Bahamas in Hurricane Dorian's wake

"Just waiting hurts us deeply because we don't know what to do, we feel helpless and scared at the same time," one person said.

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Celebrity cruise ship reroutes in Bahamas to deliver food, aid after Dorian

The Celebrity Equinox's kitchen staff is preparing 10,000 meals with guests even pitching in to help in the aftermath of the hurricane.

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Robert Mugabe, former Zimbabwe president, dead at 95

He was in power since the end of white-minority rule in 1980 and resigned in 2017 following a military coup.