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Tokyo heads to polls in vote that could spell trouble for PM
[ad_1] TOKYO Voters in the Japanese capital cast ballots on Sunday in an election that could spell trouble for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is suffering from slumping support because of a scandal over suspected…
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Cabinet ministers tell May to end austerity: Observer
[ad_1] LONDON Prime Minister Theresa May is under pressure from her ministers to end the government’s policy of economic austerity as a new poll shows her popularity has slumped, according to the Observer. Health minister…
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Tower of human skulls in Mexico casts new light on Aztecs
[ad_1] By Roberto Ramirez | MEXICO CITY MEXICO CITY A tower of human skulls unearthed beneath the heart of Mexico City has raised new questions about the culture of sacrifice in the Aztec Empire after…
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World leaders bade Kohl farewell, hailing a force behind united Europe
[ad_1] By Francois Lenoir | STRASBOURG, France STRASBOURG, France Leaders from the United States, Russia and across Europe paid tribute to Helmut Kohl as the architect of German reunification and a driving force for European…
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China's Xi talks tough on Hong Kong as thousands protest for democracy
[ad_1] By James Pomfret and Venus Wu | HONG KONG HONG KONG Chinese President Xi Jinping swore in Hong Kong’s new leader on Saturday with a stark warning that Beijing won’t tolerate any challenge to…
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Theresa May's Brexit red lines leave UK negotiator 'hamstrung': ex-adviser
[ad_1] LONDON British Prime Minister Theresa May is making Brexit minister David Davis’s job of delivering Brexit harder because of her “absolutist” approach, according to his chief of staff who resigned last month. James Chapman…
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Muslim leader urges Indonesians to boycott Starbucks over LGBT stand
[ad_1] By Nilufar Rizki and Jessica Damiana | JAKARTA JAKARTA A leader of Indonesia’s second-largest Muslim organization has called for a boycott of Starbucks (SBUX.O), saying that the international coffee chain’s pro-gay stand risks ruining…
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London attackers kill seven, PM May says 'enough is enough'
[ad_1] By Estelle Shirbon and William James | LONDON LONDON British Prime Minister Theresa May called on Sunday for a stronger response to Islamist extremism after three attackers drove a van into pedestrians on London…
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Southeast Asian nations step up cooperation as Islamic State threat mounts
[ad_1] By Kanupriya Kapoor and Fathin Ungku | SINGAPORE SINGAPORE Southeast Asian nations plan to use spy planes and drones to stem the movement of militants across their porous borders, defense officials said at the…
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Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitaries take Baaj town west of Mosul from Islamic State: army
[ad_1] By Maher Chmaytelli | BAGHDAD BAGHDAD Shi’ite paramilitaries have captured the Iraqi town of Baaj from Islamic State, further shrinking the northern region under jihadist control as part of a U.S.-backed campaign to retake…
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Unsure of U.S., Asia builds new alliances to counter China
[ad_1] By Greg Torode and Raju Gopalakrishnan | SINGAPORE SINGAPORE Several Asian nations are seeking to bolster informal alliances among themselves, regional diplomats and officials said, unsettled by growing fears that the United States could…
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U.S.-backed Syrian forces seize dam west of Raqqa from Islamic State: SDF
[ad_1] BEIRUT U.S.-backed Syrian militias said they seized a major dam on the Euphrates river from Islamic State on Sunday, their latest gain as they push towards Raqqa city. The Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance…
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Learn from us on democracy, Taiwan tells China on Tiananmen anniversary
[ad_1] By J.R. Wu and Katy Wong | TAIPEI/HONG KONG TAIPEI/HONG KONG Taiwan’s president on Sunday offered to help China to transition to democracy, on the 28th anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests…
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Moroccan police stifle women's protest in northern city
[ad_1] AL-HOCEIMA, Morocco Moroccan authorities stifled a women’s protest against official abuses and corruption on Saturday in a northern town where months of unrest has tested the North African kingdom. The protest in the town…
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North Korea says rejects new sanctions, to continue nuclear program
[ad_1] By Christine Kim and Soyoung Kim | SEOUL SEOUL North Korea “fully rejects” the latest U.N sanctions against its citizens and entities as a “hostile act” and will continue its nuclear weapons development without…
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Residents trapped as gunfire mars ceasefire at Philippines city
[ad_1] By Tom Allard | MARAWI CITY, Philippines MARAWI CITY, Philippines Thousands of civilians hoping to flee fighting in the besieged Philippines city of Marawi remained trapped on Sunday after a four-hour ceasefire to evacuate…
