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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 …
UK appoints new US diplomat before big year for trade talks
LONDON (AP) — Britain has appointed Karen Pierce as the country’s new ambassador to the United States , replacing a veteran diplomat whose unvarnished portrayal of the Trump administration led to an embarrassing tr…
The Latest: Hong Kong may jail quarantine violators
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on a virus outbreak that began in China (all times local):
Pope's Amazon document due Wednesday amid married priest row
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will release his eagerly-awaited document on the Amazon next Wednesday, with attention focused on whether he will approve calls by the region's bishops to ordain married men to addr…
Ireland’s two-party system shaken by Sinn Fein surge
DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland's elections are usually two-horse races. But this time there's a third contender, as a party with historic links to the Irish Republican Army soars in the polls.
Turkey sends more troops, tanks to Syria amid Idlib assault
BEIRUT (AP) — Several Turkish armored vehicles and tanks entered rebel-controlled northwestern Syria early on Friday, the latest reinforcements sent in by Ankara amid a Syrian government offensive that this week br…
The Latest: WHO notes lower increase in virus cases
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on a virus outbreak that began in China (all times local):
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Europe's rights body decries assault in Russia's Chechnya
MOSCOW (AP) — The European commissioner for human rights urged Moscow Friday to investigate a violent assault on a journalist and a lawyer in Russia's province of Chechnya.
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Bad weather moves into Eastern states; 5 dead in South
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Extreme wind gusts, blowing snow and widespread flooding made traveling treacherous on Friday as a storm system moved into the northeastern United States, leaving rising water and at least fi…
UK woman loses challenge aimed at restoring her citizenship
LONDON (AP) — A U.K. woman who as a teenager ran away to join the Islamic State group lost a legal challenge Friday aimed at restoring her citizenship, which was revoked on national security grounds.
Macron seeks leading role in post-Brexit EU nuclear strategy
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday advocated a more coordinated European Union defense strategy in which France, the bloc's only post-Brexit nuclear power, and its arsenal would hold a central …
China probes virus alarm doctor death, cruise ships shunned
BEIJING (AP) — China's top Communist Party investigators are looking into “relevant issues raised by the public” about a whistleblower doctor who was threatened by police after publicizing his concerns about the ne…
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Putin hosts Belarus leader for further economic talks
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted the leader of Belarus Friday for another round of difficult talks on closer integration amid mounting Russian economic pressure on its ex-Soviet ally.