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FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to …
Palestinians fire rockets at Israel; Netanyahu threatens war
JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza militants resumed their intense bombardment of southern Israel on Monday, with some rockets slipping through Israel's Iron Dome defense system and one landing in the yard of a kindergarten.
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Iran lawmaker says 50 dead from new virus in city of Qom
Sanders would use wealth tax for universal child care, pre-K
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Protests, prayers in Indian capital ahead of Trump's visit
NEW DELHI (AP) — As President Donald Trump was being feted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Monday, Hindu nationalist and communist groups held pro- and anti-U.S. st…
Huge crowd welcomes Trump, Indians protest citizenship law
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's visit to India (all times local):
Canary Islands' airports reopen as wind and sandstorm ease
MADRID (AP) — All airports on Spain's Canary Islands had reopened Monday after authorities said the worst is over from strong winds that have thickened the air with sand and dust from the Sahara desert.
China postpones key political meetings because of virus
BEIJING (AP) — China announced Monday it has postponed its most important political meetings of the year because of the outbreak of the new virus, a significant step for an authoritarian government that has always …
Iran lawmaker says 50 dead from new virus in city of Qom
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A staggering 50 people have died in the Iranian city of Qom from the new coronavirus this month, a lawmaker was quoted as saying on Monday, even as the Health Ministry insisted on…
German Carnival floats take aim at racism in wake of attack
BERLIN (AP) — Biting commentary on racism in Germany featured prominently Monday among Carnival floats in western cities, hastily put together in the aftermath of a deadly far-right attack last week near Frankfurt.
Zimbabwe's rural elderly battle hunger amid severe drought
MUDZI, Zimbabwe (AP) — Living alone in Zimbabwe’s arid Mudzi district, Leah Tsiga's best friend is her cat. But when it comes to food, each has to look for their own and the 90-year-old Tsiga often comes second bes…
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Trump hails India at stadium rally packed with thousands
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's visit to India (all times local):
UN chief issues 7-point 'call to action' on human rights
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the United Nations issued a “call to action” on Monday to countries, businesses and all people to help renew and revive human rights across the globe, laying out a seven-point plan amid co…