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Pakistani forces end 20-hour standoff with militants in the northwest
Pakistani security forces on Saturday ended a standoff with militants holed up inside a police compound in northwestern Pakistan, officials said.
Congo begins Ebola vaccinations for health workers in the epicenter of the outbreak
Congo on Saturday began vaccinating healthcare staff against Ebola in Bunia, the epicenter of the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in history as they are “particularly exposed and deeply involved in the response,” the provincial governor said.
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Israel’s president pardons a combat medic whose shooting of a Palestinian attacker caused debate
Israel's president on Saturday pardoned the combat medic who shot dead at close range a badly wounded Palestinian attacker who had stabbed a soldier in the occupied West Bank, a case that divided the country a decade ago.
GOP senator says Russian oligarch paying for Trump wedding weekend is ‘corruption’
A Republican senator on Friday accused the Trump family of being involved in "corruption" and provided a bleak view of the economy.
Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi says Iranians are paying the price for war
Iranians are suffering as economic misery and internal repression leave "no room for people to breathe" after 1 1/2 years of wars and ongoing U.S. sanctions, the country's most prominent human rights activist has told The Associated Press.
Russian election observer loses consciousness during arrest by police, opposition party says
Russia's liberal opposition Yabloko party said that one of its election observers lost consciousness while being arrested by police at a St. Petersburg polling station on Saturday, the second day of a tightly controlled parliamentary election.
Trump will greet Xi at the airport when China’s leader arrives for his U.S. state visit
The first state visit by the leader of China in more than a decade takes place next week when President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for high-stakes talks - and a little schmoozing - at the White House with President Trump.
UNGA lingo: A guide to UN General Assembly meeting acronyms, buzzwords and more
The U.N. General Assembly is launching into its yearly meeting of world leaders, a week of diplomacy, dealmaking, speechmaking - and lingo.
Italy sees mosquitos spread the West Nile virus farther and longer as Europe warms
Italian health authorities see evidence that rising temperatures and longer warm seasons are helping mosquitoes spread West Nile virus across a wider area, during more months of the year.
China’s oil stockpile is quietly softening the blow of Trump’s Iran war
The war grinds on and oil prices certainly remain volatile. But the most dire projections have not yet come to pass six months into a conflict that has no end in sight.
Cuba hit with another blackout as millions across the island are left without electricity
Cuba's power grid collapsed once again on Friday, leaving millions of people across the island without electricity for at least the sixth time since U.S. President Donald Trump cut off fuel to the island in January.
West African scientists warn of weakening health systems and urge stronger outbreak detection
West African laboratory scientists called on governments Friday to strengthen capacity to detect disease outbreaks to avoid another major outbreak, saying health systems across the region are becoming weaker.
Trump says U.S. has reached security deal with Denmark over Greenland
President Trump said the U.S. has reached an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that would give the U.S. "permanent control over security and all other needs" in the Danish island territory.
