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'Danger line': North Korea says U.S. is inciting military tension

Pyongyang would have to "reconsider the major steps we have taken so far," a North Korean diplomat in Geneva said.

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China warns on U.S. deployment of arms in Asia as trade tensions flare

China "no longer expects goodwill from the United States," tweeted the editor-in-chief of an influential Chinese tabloid in a sign of worsening tensions.

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Clashes break out as Hong Kong protesters fan out across city in general strike

"'Be Water' is now the motto. We stay when we need to stay, we leave when we need to leave, we change location when we need to change," one protester said.

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Amid condolences, world media warns about U.S. right-wing extremism

"U.S. in the midst of a white nationalist terrorism crisis," ran a headline in one foreign newspaper.

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U.S. citizen went to Uganda to help kids. Now her charity is accused of killing them.

"I knew she was not trained, but she had this presence about her that you kind of just believed that she knew," an ex-volunteer with Bach's charity says.

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India's government revokes disputed Kashmir's special status

The revocation was met with an uproar in India's parliament, while Kashmir was under a security lockdown that kept thousands of people inside their homes.

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Brazil gang leader dresses up as daughter in failed jail escape attempt

Prison officials said the gang leader's plan was to apparently leave his 19-year-old daughter inside the jail.

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Canadian authorities searching river for teen murder suspects

The suspects are wanted in the killings of three people, including an American woman and her Australian boyfriend.

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Heated debate has always been part of British politics. Brexit has made it angrier.

Analysis: "The way both sides talk about each other — each month it gets more and more polarized," one expert said.

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US to Sweden: Release ASAP Rocky or suffer 'negative consequences'

The rapper landed back on U.S. soil Saturday, leaving behind him the looming verdict in an episode that has led to unexpected tension between the U.S. and its European ally.

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Iran seizes another foreign oil tanker in Persian Gulf, state TV reports

The report comes weeks after Iran's Revolutionary Guard seized a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, an incident that inflamed tensions amid renewed hostility between Iran and the West.

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Frenchman succeeds in bid to cross English Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard

Franky Zapata abandoned a previous attempt after failing to land on a refuelling platform and falling into the sea.

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With Cold War pact dead, U.S. looks to place missiles in Asia

The Trump admin formally withdrew from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty Friday, saying "the United States will not remain party to a treaty that is deliberately violated by Russia."

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Sudanese activists, army finalize power-sharing deal after coup and mass protests

The two sides reached a preliminary agreement last month following pressure from the United States and its Arab allies, amid growing concerns the political crisis could ignite civil war.

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Trump warns U.S. allies to take back captured ISIS fighters

"We have thousands of ISIS fighters that we want Europe to take, and let's see if they take them. If they don't take them, we'll probably have to release them to Europe," Trump told reporters.

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Prosecutors want ASAP Rocky to do 6 months

The rapper from Harlem has the support of President Donald Trump and celebrities like Kim Kardashian West and Jada Pinkett Smith.

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Earthquake hits off the coast of Indonesia, triggering tsunami warning

Residents of a coastal area were advised to "immediately evacuate to a higher place."

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Sex doll ruling arouses controversy in South Korea

A petition launched against the import of sex dolls argues an influx of the products could lead to an increase in sex crimes.

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U.S. Ebola patients mark 5 years since recovery as outbreak rages in Congo

While Congo's death toll of 1,800 pales in comparison to the 11,300 killed in West Africa in 2014-16, the current outbreak has been unrelenting.

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U.S.-Russia arms control treaty dies; U.S. to test new weapon

Washington and Moscow walked out of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty that Reagan and Gorbachev signed in 1987, raising fears of a new arms race.