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Israel confirms attacking Iranian forces in Syria

Until now Israel has largely refrained from public admissions of its covert military operations in neighboring Syria.

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Death toll in Mexican pipeline fire reaches 85

The victims were consumed by flames last week as they tried to cart off gasoline spurting out of a punctured pipeline belonging to the state oil company.

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Taliban says it pulls out of peace talks after refusing to release U.S. professor

Kevin King was kidnapped at gunpoint from the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul alongside Australian colleague Timothy weeks in 2016.

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Bus collision in Bolivia leaves at least 22 dead, 37 injured

A police report said that the accident was due to excessive speed and one of the buses may have driven into the oncoming lane.

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IRA dissidents suspected in Northern Ireland car bomb blast

"Shame on you. Shame on you and stop," said Mary Lou McDonald, leader of the Sinn Fein political party which was once the political wing of the IRA.

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Around 120 migrants feared dead after overloaded dingy sinks in Mediterranean

At least 2,297 people are thought to have drowned or gone missing trying to reach Europe in 2018.

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Death toll rises to 73 in Mexico fuel pipeline fire horror

The tragedy came three weeks after President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador vowed to fight fuel theft gangs that drill dangerous, illegal taps into pipelines.

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No apparent injuries in suspected Northern Ireland car bomb

"Thankfully no one appears to have been injured in this incident. Derry is a city moving forward and no one wants this type of incident," a local member of parliament said.

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Spanish rescuers start drilling to reach boy trapped in well

"Be strong, Julen. Totalan is with you," read a handmade banner hung on the roadside near the rescue site.

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Saudi crown prince should be 'dealt with' over Khashoggi death, Sen. Graham says

"What has transpired over the [last] couple of years has been unnerving to say the least," the prominent Republican said in Turkey.

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Toilets can be a matter of life and death. This city takes that seriously.

More than 400 million people defecate in the streets in the world's second-most populous country.

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Cleric linked to deadly Bali bombings to be released early

Abu Bakar Bashir's planned release comes during campaigning for a presidential election due in April.

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20 dead, 54 injured in ruptured pipeline explosion outside Mexico City

Video from the scene earlier in the day showed what appeared to be gasoline spouting dozens of feet into the air.

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U.S. troops 'embarrassed' by Trump's Syria plan, Kurdish commander says

"They didn't expect this decision. It's out of their hands, and they are constantly apologizing for it."

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Euroviews. Davos elites need to reassure us about our tech-focused future | View

As the Fourth Industrial Revolution takes shape and the surge of Artificial Intelligence gathers pace, the world elites meeting at Davos need to seek to reassure those who most fear our common technological future to avoid people falling under the spell of populism.

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Three of four Americans killed in Syria explosion identified

The Department of Defense said Wednesday that the fourth person not yet identified was a contractor.

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Zimbabwe shuts down internet amid protests over $12 per gallon gas

"The world must quickly step in to remove this blanket of darkness that has been put on the country," one opposition activist said.

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North Korean ex-spy chief arrives in Washington for talks

Kim Jong Un said in a New Year speech he was willing to meet President Donald Trump "at any time."

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Prince Philip in car accident, Buckingham Palace says

The crash happened near Sandringham Estate, about 115 miles northeast of London. The Duke of Edinburgh was not injured.

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Efforts to rescue Spanish boy trapped in well hampered

Attempts to dig an intersecting tunnel to reach the 2-year-old who fell down the hole Sunday are facing complications.