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Kishida’s legacy: Scandals and compromise at home, global respect for security and diplomacy

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will step down Tuesday, handing…

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Britain’s last coal-fired electricity plant is closing. It ends 142 years of coal power in the UK

LONDON -- Britain’s last coal-fired power plant is closing on Monday, ending…

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Police says flooding and landslide death toll in Nepal has reached 193 while rescue and recovery work is stepped up

Police says flooding and landslide death toll in Nepal has reached 193…

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Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index tumbles nearly 5% after its ruling party chose Ishiba as the next prime minister

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index tumbles nearly 5% after its ruling party…

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Lebanon's health ministry says 24 killed in Israeli airstrikes that hit two adjacent buildings in southern Lebanon

Lebanon's health ministry says 24 killed in Israeli airstrikes that hit two…

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Pope Francis suggests Israel’s actions in Gaza and Lebanon are disproportionate and immoral

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE -- Pope Francis suggested Sunday that Israel's attacks…

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Hezbollah confirms 7th senior leader was killed in Israeli strikes in a little over a week

Hezbollah confirms 7th senior leader was killed in Israeli strikes in a…

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Suspect arrested after allegedly setting fires and driving into shops in Germany

BERLIN -- A man has been arrested after allegedly setting two fires…

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The Israeli military says it has killed Nabil Kaouk, another high-ranking Hezbollah official, in an airstrike

The Israeli military says it has killed Nabil Kaouk, another high-ranking Hezbollah…

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Publicist says Maggie Smith, acting great known to millions from Harry Potter and 'Downton Abbey,' has died at age 89

Publicist says Maggie Smith, acting great known to millions from Harry Potter…

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Death toll in Nepal flooding and landslides reaches at least 100, with dozens still missing

Death toll in Nepal flooding and landslides reaches at least 100, with…

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Eastern German legislature elects mainstream conservative speaker after far-right election win

BERLIN -- Lawmakers elected a mainstream conservative as speaker of the state…

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One Tech Tip: Using Instagram’s new teen account settings to supervise young users

LONDON -- Worried about your teen's Instagram use? Faced with growing pressure…

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A decade later, Hong Kong’s massive democracy protests remain an enduring memory

HONG KONG -- Scores of red Chinese flags now flap near the…

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Israel's military says Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Beirut strike

Israel's military says Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Beirut strike

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Israel's military mobilizes additional reserve soldiers as tensions escalate with Lebanon

Israel's military mobilizes additional reserve soldiers as tensions escalate with Lebanon

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The first US Peace Corps volunteers return to El Salvador since leaving in 2016 because of violence

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- U.S. Peace Corps volunteers returned to El…

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Orbán pushes back on aide’s comment that Hungary wouldn’t have fought a Russian invasion

BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Hungary always has and always will defend itself against…

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Mexico’s populist president held court each morning for 6 years. Now he’s retiring from public life

MEXICO CITY -- Every day at 7 a.m., President Andrés Manuel López…

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15 killed after a landslide struck an illegal gold mine on Indonesia’s Sumatra island

PADANG, Indonesia -- A landslide triggered by torrential rains struck an unauthorized…

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