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Netanyahu visits southern region following Gaza escalation
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with community leaders of southern Israeli towns bordering Gaza, warning that Israel is engaged in a “lengthy battle.” Netanyahu’s visit on Monday comes a day after…
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Amid investigations and tensions, Trump-Putin going 1-on-1
Putin hopes the meeting, mere hours after he presided over the World Cup finals, will help him forge good personal ties with Trump and focus on areas where Moscow and Washington could find common ground, such as Syria.
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Activists: Iraqi police arresting protesters in the south
BAGHDAD (AP) — Activists say Iraqi security forces in the southern oil-rich province of Basra have started arresting protesters who have taken part in the week-long demonstrations there demanding jobs and better services. Two activists…
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Migrants allowed to disembark in Sicily after sharing plan
POZZALLO, Sicily (AP) — Migrants aboard two border patrol ships have disembarked in a Sicilian port after a half-dozen European countries promised to take some of them in rather than have Italy process their asylum…
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China says it has filed a WTO challenge to Washington’s threat to raise tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods
BEIJING (AP) — China says it has filed a WTO challenge to Washington’s threat to raise tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods.
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Cambodian spy trial of Australian filmmaker postponed again
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The trial of an Australian filmmaker who could get five to 10 years in prison for flying a drone over a campaign rally last year has been postponed for a…
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Malaysian lawmakers take oath, including indicted ex-leader
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian lawmakers took their oath in Parliament on Monday, including former Prime Minister Najib Razak, who has been charged in a massive corruption scandal that led to his coalition’s electoral…
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From jail, Pakistan’s ex-PM Sharif appeals his sentence
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appealed his 10-year prison sentence on Monday, his party spokeswoman said, just days after returning to the country ahead of parliament elections later this month.…
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Afghan official: Taliban kill 7 police in eastern province
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban stormed a police checkpoint in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province and killed seven policemen, a provincial official said Monday. The attack took place the previous night in the district of…
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EU official urges Trump, Putin not to destroy global order
BEIJING (AP) — A senior European official on Monday urged U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and China to work with Europe to avoid trade wars and prevent conflict and chaos. Speaking before…
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The Latest: Trump says Putin meeting will go ‘fine’
HELSINKI (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin (all times local): 10:15 a.m. President Donald Trump says his upcoming meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin will go “fine.” Trump…
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Asian shares drift lower as China data, trade cast shadows
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were lower in Asia on Monday after China reported its economy grew at a lackluster 6.7 percent annual rate in the last quarter. Geopolitical and trade tensions were weighing on sentiment…
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In TV interview, Trump says queen called Brexit ‘complex’
LONDON (AP) — President Donald Trump has told a British TV interviewer that Queen Elizabeth II told him Brexit is “complex.” Trump’s interview with Good Morning Britain was broadcast Monday. The president spoke to Piers…
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China’s economic growth cools amid trade tensions
BEIJING (AP) — China’s economic growth slowed in the quarter ending in June, adding to challenges for Beijing as its tariff battle with Washington escalates. The world’s second-largest economy expanded by 6.7 percent over a…
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Truck hits bus carrying wedding party, killing 15 Pakistanis
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say a trailer truck has hit a parked passenger bus carrying wedding guests on a busy highway near the southern city of Hyderabad, killing at least 15 people. The…
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