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Netanyahu's re-election crushes Palestinian dreams of own state

Analysis: "Israeli sovereignty over all the Israeli settlements would make it impossible to create a Palestinian state," one expert said.

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Terrorist organization suspected in kidnapping of 2 Cuban doctors in Kenya

"This place just borders Bula Hawo township in Somalia, under the strong influence of al-Shabab militants for a long time," an official said.

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6.8 magnitude earthquake off Indonesia coast prompts tsunami warnings

About 310,000 people were within a 62-mile radius of the earthquake's center.

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Bannon joins forces with ultra-conservatives aiming to shake up the Vatican

The pontiff has expressed support for migrants and the poor, while warning against nationalism and unfettered capitalism.

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Why Ecuador evicted 'spoiled brat' Assange from embassy

Ecudaor, which prides itself on its hospitality and spent almost $1 million a year protecting the WikiLeaks founder, saw his behavior as a national insult.

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Brexit has been so traumatic that lawmakers are getting counseling

"It's hard to maintain your sanity and keep a clear head when you have competing pressures," one former government minister said.

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Sudan's president ousted by military after protests

The Defense Minister announced President Omar al-Bashir has been detained, ending his 30-year rule.

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Euroviews. Democrats know they can't trust AG Barr. But they have a plan ǀ View

If past truly is prologue, the next sequence of events will mirror what we saw earlier this decade when Republicans controlled the oversight committees.

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Julian Assange arrested after almost 7 years in embassy

The founder of the group that published thousands of sensitive government files believes he will eventually be extradited to the U.S. to face charges.

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Sudan's autocratic leader reportedly driven from power after 3 decades

The swirling reports of a coup follow nearly four months of street protests against the autocrat's rule.

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The world's largest democratic exercise gets underway in India

The seven-phase election is staggered over six weeks and some 900 million people are eligible to cast ballots at around a million polling stations.

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Europe offers Britain a new deadline of Oct. 31 to sort out its Brexit mess

The decision was the result of a high-stakes summit in Brussels that saw prime ministers and presidents gather from across the continent.

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Diplomats set to play 'good cop, bad cop' over Brexit delay

If they cannot agree on an extension, the U.K. faces the prospect of crashing out of the European Union without a deal on Friday.

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Uganda hits back at Trump over U.S. tourist kidnapping: 'We don't need his lecture'

Kimberly Sue Endicott and her tour guide were found safe on Sunday. They had been held by captors who were demanding $500,000 in ransom.

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Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party and rival party appear locked in close race

Exit polls show the Blue and White party, headed by former military chief Benny Gantz, has a narrow lead over the Likud, two TV stations say. Another station showed them tied.

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Dalai Lama hospitalized with chest infection

"Today morning his holiness felt some discomfort and he was flown to Delhi for check-up," Tenzin Taklha, his personal secretary, told Reuters.

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A high-stakes meeting will decide Brexit's fate — and the U.K. won't be at the table

Politicians will choose between two broad options at Wednesday's emergency summit. Both have dramatic consequences for the U.K. and beyond.

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16 Saudis barred from U.S. for role in Khashoggi's murder

Among those banned is Saud al-Qahtani, an adviser to the Saudi crown prince who the CIA suspects organized the assassination of the journalist.

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Trump says Uganda must find kidnappers of freed tourist. Uganda responds.

A Ugandan government spokesman responded that there are more gun deaths in the U.S. than kidnappings in Uganda.

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Euroviews. Bibi fatigue: How the Israeli election became a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu ǀ View

This is a race between two competing perspectives: Those who have Bibi fatigue and those who see Netanyahu as indispensable to the nation.