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Israel's gridlock continues as Gantz attempts to form government

With Netanyahu unable to form a government, the task now passes to Benny Gantz, who may face a similar fate.

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This is how Putin and Erdogan have redrawn northeastern Syria

Analysis: The deal is another blow for Syrian Kurds who want greater self-rule.

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39 people found dead in truck container in southeast England

A 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

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Lebanese banks shut for 5th straight day as anti-government protests grow

The Association of Banks in Lebanon said in a statement banks were "waiting for the general situation to stabilize in the country."

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Turkey, Russia agree to clear Kurdish fighters and control the Syria-Turkey border

The deal allows Turkey to maintain control of areas it pushed into launching its offensive into Syria earlier this month.

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Brexit in limbo as Boris Johnson wins one vote, loses another

Johnson won one vote and lost another in Parliament, a result that inches him closer to his goal but effectively guarantees it won't happen on Oct. 31.

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'Americans deserted us': Kurdish despair laid bare as Syria cease-fire nears end

"We fought for the whole world, we fought terrorism and ISIS. We fought ISIS but at the end Americans deserted us," said an elderly Kurdish refugee.

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Armed man steals ambulance in Oslo, Norway

Police captured the vehicle after firing shots to stop the perpetrator.

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Danes try to move 120-year-old lighthouse from eroding coast

When the 76-feet-tall lighthouse in Denmark was first lit in 1900, it was roughly 656 feet from the North Sea; now it is only about 20 feet away.

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'Baby Shark' soothes toddler caught in Lebanon unrest

The episode was a short reprieve from days of unrest that has seen hundreds of thousands of people flooding the streets across the country.

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Diplomat's wife to be interviewed by detectives over fatal car crash

The parents of Harry Dunn met President Trump at the White House last week, where they refused the president's offer to meet with Sacoolas.

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'Banzai!' Naruhito ascends Chrysanthemum Throne as Japan's 126th emperor

Naruhito is a historian, a viola player and an expert on water transport who studied at Oxford University.

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Trudeau projected to win re-election as Canada's prime minister

Late in the campaign, Justin Trudeau's campaign was rocked when images of him in brownface and blackface as a young man resurfaced.

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Netanyahu says he can't form a government after election deadlock

Netanyahu's announcement leaves the country's political future — and his — uncertain.

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appears confused at extradition hearing

Assange faces 18 counts in the U.S., including conspiring to hack government computers and violating an espionage law.

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Canada set to elect Parliament in vote seen as threat to Trudeau

Marred by corruption and blackface scandals, Trudeau's Liberal Party could lose to the Conservatives, or win but fail to get a majority in Parliament.

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Flamboyant speaker of Parliament may scupper Boris Johnson's Brexit plan

Speaker Bercow is known for his efforts to impose calm on the tumultuous chamber with bellows of "Order! Order!"

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Pentagon is considering leaving some U.S. forces in northeast Syria

The plan, if approved, would be the second time in less than a year that President Trump has reversed course on the conflict.

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U.S. troops cross into Iraq from Syria

About 30 trailers and Hummers carrying heavier duty equipment crossed, with troops in cars coming through, a source told Reuters.

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4 Lebanese officials resign amid growing anti-corruption protests

Ending rampant corruption is a central demand of the protestors, who say the country's leaders have used their positions to enrich themselves for decades.