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'Justice system remains broken': Mexico highway ambush shows fragility of government, experts say

"There are large portions of Mexican territory where there is an absence of the state and Mexican people ... are highly vulnerable," one expert said.

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Brazilian ex-president released from prison

Lula had been favored to win the 2018 presidential election, but his conviction in a corruption investigation prohibited him from running.

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Wildfires in eastern Australia pose an 'unprecedented' threat

"If you are near these fires, your life is at risk and you need to take action to protect your life," the NSW RFS said in a Twitter post

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Decades after fall of Berlin Wall, East German towns try to lure back workers

"The economy is really bad here, I have to say," said carpenter Sebastian Herz. "There are no craftsmen. And that's where we saw our chance."

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Italian Holocaust survivor under police protection after anti-Semitic threats

Senator Liliana Segre, who was sent to Auschwitz as a child, became a target after she proposed a commission to combat intolerance, racism and hate speech.

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Hong Kong protests turn deadly as student dies in fall

Chow Tsz-lok, 22, died Friday after having fallen from an upper to lower floor of a car park on Monday, officials confirmed.

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Man arrested in Mexico highway ambush is no longer a suspect, authorities say

Preliminary information indicates that a man arrested Tuesday is not linked to the killings of nine American citizens, including six children, a Mexican official said.

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Mask-wearing Hong Kong students turn graduation into protest

Graduates donned Guy Fawkes masks and carried banners sharing anti-government slogans at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on Thursday.

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China, U.S. set to lift tariff hikes as talks advance

Negotiators agreed to a "phased cancellation" of tariff hikes if talks progress, a Chinese official confirmed.

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At least 37 killed in attack on Canadian mine convoy in Burkina Faso

The attack is the deadliest in recent years as the military struggles to contain Islamist violence that has overrun parts of Burkina Faso.

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False alarm triggers police response at Amsterdam airport

The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee said it was investigating a security incident on an aircraft, but the airline later apologized for a false alarm.

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Attacker stabs 8 at popular Jordanian tourist site

The victims include four foreign tourists and their tour guide.

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Wife of slain ISIS leader al-Baghdadi has been captured, Turkey says

The Turkish president said that despite capturing the high-profile figure, his country "did not make a fuss like United States."

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Iraq must 'engage seriously' with protesters, says U.S.

"There is no path forward based on suppression of the will of the Iraqi people," the U.S. embassy said in a statement.

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Extinction Rebellion wins court challenge against London police

A blanket ban against the climate change activist's 10-day demonstrations across London in October was ruled unlawful.

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Pro-China lawmaker stabbed in Hong Kong amid anti-government tensions

Ho told reporters that he was left with a chest wound just under an inch deep and that his ribs blocked the blade.

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Schools in Indian capital reopen, air quality still unhealthy

Authorities in New Delhi banished cars with number plates ending in an odd number on Monday in a bid to reduce the pollution.

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UK's Johnson begins election battle, vowing Brexit and casting rival as 'Stalin'

Parliament agreed to an early election last week, seeking to end three years of deep disagreement over Brexit.

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Senators want to know how many ISIS prisoners have now escaped from Kurdish captivity

"Many are hard-core terrorists, with the kinds of expertise," including bomb-making, "that had made ISIS such a threat to the U.S. and our allies."

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Greece rescues tourist floating in Aegean Sea for two days

The woman, vacationing on a sailboat near the Greek island of Folegandros, boarded an inflatable boat around midday on Friday to get supplies.