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Iraq Votes: What's at Stake?

Iraq's first nationwide elections since the withdrawal of U.S. troops are being held Wednesday against a bloody backdrop of sectarian violence.

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Remainer is named as new foreign secretary after Boris Johnson quits

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has been named as his replacement.

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British PM May is on even thinner ice after Brexit resignations

Three days before President Donald Trump arrives on a visit, Britain's PM is facing calls to quit from within her own party.

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Putin's popularity dips despite World Cup joy

The proportion of Russians who said they would vote for Putin fell by eight percentage points within a week.

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Eighth boy 'rescued' from flooded Thai cave system

An eighth boy has been rescued from a flooded cave system in Thailand, say navy officials.

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Eighth person carried out of Thai cave

Reuters reports that an eighth person has been carried out on a stretcher from the Tham Luang cave in Thailand.

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A widow and father grieve after Israeli shell kills farmer in field

The life and death of a Palestinian parsley farmer illustrates why so many in Gaza risk their lives to protest Israel's blockade.

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Thailand cave rescue set to resume for 9 still trapped

An operation to rescue 9 people still trapped in a cave in northern Thailand was set to resume, a day after four people were rescued.

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U.K. woman dies after second nerve-agent poisoning

A U.K. woman has died after being exposed to the same nerve agent used against a former Russian spy and his daughter, British police said Sunday.

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Four Thai boys saved from cave as the rest wait for rescue

Four of 12 Thai schoolboys were rescued from a flooded cave on Sunday as divers launched a mission to free the children and their soccer coach who have been trapped underground for more than two weeks.

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First boys emerge from Thai cave as rescue mission enters final act

"Today is D-Day," Narongsak Osottanakorn, head of the rescue mission, told reporters.

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Turkey sacks over 18,600 employees 'linked to terror groups'

Turkey dismissed state employees from their posts through a statutory decree under Turkey's state of emergency over their links with terror groups.

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Turkey sacks thousands through emergency decree as Erdogan cements power

Turkey has been under a state of emergency for nearly two years, declared after a failed coup attempt in July 2016.

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Trump is set to meet the queen. Here's what he shouldn't do.

As President Donald Trump prepares for his U.K. visit, experts offered some etiquette advice for a royal encounter.

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U.S. service member killed in Afghan 'insider attack'

The Taliban described the attack as a 'heroic operation' in a message on their official Telegram channel

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Thai officials clear media, rescue try for boys trapped in cave could be imminent

"Assessing the situation now it is necessary to evacuate the area for the rescue operation," a police official said.

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N. Korea shreds Trump's boastful assurance of diplomatic success

Analysis by Andrea Mitchell: The regime's harsh statement illustrates the risk in putting so much stock into last month's ceremonial Singapore summit.

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Monsoon rains threaten window for Thai soccer team rescue

Steady rain began falling on Saturday evening in Chiang Rai, but the downpours looming in the forecast have yet to materialize.

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One person gored on opening day of Spain's annual running of the bulls

Saturdays are statistically the most dangerous day of the week-long San Fermin festival

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China deploys army of farmers in tit-for-tat trade war with U.S.

Beijing is the biggest buyer of U.S. soybeans, importing some $14 billion last year — or about two-thirds of American farm exports to China.