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The World Cup final is set, with Messi and Argentina facing Yamal and Spain for the title on Sunday
The best offense. The best defense. The World Cup final is set, and fittingly, a clash of styles awaits. Lionel…
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Turkish lawyer dies on hunger strike demanding fair trial
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A human rights lawyer in Turkey has died of a hunger strike she launched in prison to demand a fair trial for herself and colleagues, an attorney’s group said.
U.S. flies B-52 bombers over Europe to show NATO solidarity
BERLIN (AP) — American B-52 Stratofortress bombers were flying over all 30 NATO countries on Friday in an exercise the U.S. military said was meant to demonstrate the alliance's solidarity, amid growing signs of cr…
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Afghan officials: Roadside bombs kill 14 in separate attacks
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Roadside bombs struck two vehicles carrying civilians in separate attacks Friday in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 14 people, including three children, and wounding three others, o…
West African leaders hold virtual talks on Mali after coup
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The heads of state of the West African economic bloc are holding a virtual extraordinary summit Friday to discuss Mali after negotiations with the junta that
Russia expels Norwegian diplomat, blasts 'destructive line'
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Foreign Ministry announced the expulsion of a Norwegian diplomat in response to a similar move by Norway last week.
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Greece starts more training exercises amid Turkey tension
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece and the United Arab Emirates have begun joint air force training exercises in the eastern Mediterranean, in the latest build-up of military forces in the region where Greece and Turkey …
Rights groups call for release of Jordanian cartoonist
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Press freedom groups are calling for the release of a cartoonist who was arrested in Jordan for criticizing the agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates to normalize relation…
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Trump lashes Biden, defies pandemic on White House stage
The Latest: Merkel warns of pandemic difficulties to come
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel is cautioning that the coronavirus crisis will make life more difficult in the coming months than it has been over the summer and is calling on Germans to continue taking the threa…
Consultations to name new PM in Lebanon to begin on Monday
BEIRUT (AP) — The office of Lebanon’s president said Friday that binding consultations with members of Parliament to designate a new prime minister will begin early next week.
Israel lists El Al flight taking off Monday for Abu Dhabi, which would be first commercial passenger flight to UAE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel lists El Al flight taking off Monday for Abu Dhabi, which would be first commercial passenger flight to UAE.