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Airline moves women from ultra-Orthodox men — again

A passenger at New York JFK said flight attendants asked female passengers to move.

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Prince William kicks off first official visit to Israel, Palestinian territories

The second-in-line to the throne was on the first-ever official visit by a member of the British royal family to the tumultuous region London once ruled.

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Iran goalkeeper's life story inspires fans in pursuit of their dreams

Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand topped World Cup talk on Monday evening after he saved a penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo. But it's his life story that has since inspired fans across the globe.

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China won't take the world's plastic trash. Now what?

"This is a wakeup call," a University of Georgia researcher said, highlighting the need for new ideas on how to handle plastic trash.

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Iran protests broaden as U.S. sanctions takes toll on economy

The unrest signaled widespread unease after the U.S. decision to withdraw from Tehran's nuclear deal and restore sanctions on the country.

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Turkey enters new era with same strongman in charge

"A very powerful individual, accused of being more and more authoritarian, has extended his powers," one expert said.

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The end of memes? Campaigners dismayed at European internet ruling

Article 13 of a new EU law would place responsibility for enforcing copyright onto platforms rather than individuals, with potentially big implications for internet culture.

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Trump faces mass protest, ridicule on U.K. visit

Campaigners plan to ridicule the president, whose visit is deeply unpopular.

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Kushner says will publish Mideast plan 'soon,' newspaper says

Kushner is in the region as part of an effort to broker Trump's "deal of the century" aimed at a long-term resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Blast at Zimbabwe political rally called assassination attempt

The vice president suffered minor injuries in the blast but President Emmerson Mnangagwa was left unhurt, a source close to Mnangagwa told Reuters.

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Erdogan clings to power as polls tighten ahead of Turkey's snap election

Turkey is set to go to the polls on Sunday in what is expected to be the closest vote President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has faced in his 16 years in power.

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U.S. prepares for North Korea's return of American war remains

North Korea agreed to send home U.S. war remains during the June 12 summit between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump.

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Millions of U.S. tax dollars on Afghan road to nowhere

The U.S. has spent more money reconstructing Afghanistan than it did rebuilding Europe after World War II.

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Speed is everything when Putin's military is on your doorstep

Memories of the occupation during Soviet times are still fresh in Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.

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North, South Korea agree to reunions for families split by war

An emotional cross-border meeting beckons for 200 Koreans separated by decades of conflict.

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Airbus threatens to abandon Britain, cut thousands of jobs over Brexit

U.K. workers make the wings for Airbus planes that are later assembled in Germany and France, but that could soon end.

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Iraq to recount 11 million ballots by hand amid fraud claims

The recount would get the country "70, 80, 90 percent" of the way to having an untainted result, according to one lawyer.

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Trump jabbed first, and now world hits back in trade fight

The European Union is set to slap tariffs on $3.4 billion in American products on Friday, from whiskey and motorcycles to peanuts and cranberries.

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An island nation in the Mediterranean Sea is running dry

Countries in the eastern Mediterranean are increasingly vulnerable to drought as the changing climate brings higher temperatures and less precipitation.

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Legal marijuana will roll out differently in Canada than in U.S.

It's up to the provinces and territories to determine how to handle distribution, and they're taking a variety of approaches.