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Student pilot hailed for landing plane after his instructor passes out

"Student — great pilot. Tower — great tower. I'm telling you, you don't get that cooperation very often."

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Hong Kong students plan to strike as commutes disrupted

The protesters' demands include formally withdrawing an extradition bill that would allow Hong Kong residents to be sent to mainland China to stand trial.

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Israeli army fires into Lebanon after military targets hit by missiles

There were no immediate reports of casualties, though the Israeli Defense Forces said a number of hits have been confirmed.

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Pope gets stuck in Vatican elevator, firefighters rescue him

Francis apologized to faithful in St. Peter's Square Sunday for showing up seven minutes late for his traditional noon appointment with the public.

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Crime and chaos: Risk experts fear violent consequences of a no-deal Brexit

"Things we're likely to see are hate crimes, people shouting on the streets, physical altercations," said an analyst at the Risk Advisory Group.

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Netanyahu calls for boycott of Israeli channel behind HBO show 'Our Boys'

The Israeli prime minister says the series slanders his country internationally.

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U.S. envoy says peace deal near as Taliban attack another Afghan city

Presidential envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said Saturday that the Trump administration is "at the threshold of an agreement" with the insurgent group.

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One dead, six wounded in France after suspected knife attack

One person was found dead and six others wounded on Saturday in the city of Villeurbanne, near Lyon, central France, after a suspected knife attack, a local police source told Reuters.

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Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannon as protests turn violent

Fears of clashes were running high ahead of the demonstrations, aimed at marking the fifth anniversary of a decision by China to curtail democratic reforms in the former British colony.

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Taliban attack Afghan city amid peace talks with U.S.

President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. had good negotiations going on with the Islamist group but had not yet reached a deal on on U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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India leaves nearly two million people off citizens' list

Critics accuse Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Hindu nationalist party of stoking sentiment against immigrants and misusing the register to target even legal Muslim citizens.

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Huge spike in migrants trying to make perilous journey to Europe

Number of people attempting to cross usually rises in summer, but the latest increase comes amid a crackdown in Turkey and intensified fighting in Syria.

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Congolese girl with Ebola dies after traveling to Uganda

The World Health Organization said that the outbreak has neared 3,000 cases since it was declared in August 2018.

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Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong, others arrested

Organizers of a march scheduled for Saturday also called the demonstration off after an appeals board denied permission for the event.

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Right-wing power grab thwarted as Italy inches toward new government

Matteo Salvini, the anti-immigrant leader of the League party, had called for early elections in hopes of enabling his party to govern alone.

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'Fine margins': How Israel's shadow war with Iran could risk a wider conflict

"If you infringe on their sovereignty — how much are they going to tolerate it?" said Yossi Mekelberg, a professor of international relations.

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Italy's Stromboli volcano erupts, spewing fiery lava

Rumbling almost continuously, Stromboli sends out streams of lava, whose red-hot glows can be seen from offshore at night.

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China rotates troops ahead of Hong Kong planned protests

Chinese state media described the troop movement as routine but the timing is likely to hit nerves in the former British colony.

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Officials comb building after deadly cobra escapes apartment in Germany

Roughly 20 snakes were confiscated from a man's apartment in Herne, Germany, while officials searched for the fugitive reptile.

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An abuse of power or bending the rules? Boris has involved the queen in Brexit.

"For one month before one of the most important moments in Britain's constitutional history, Parliament will not be sitting. That is quite extraordinary."