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Japanese fisheries officials said Thursday they will revise one of the country's two main research whaling programs after an international organization said selling meat from killed sei whales violates a convention protecting endangered species, in a possible setback for Japan's ambition to resume commercial whaling.

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Vietnam's ruling Communist Party has nominated its general secretary for the additional post of president, succeeding President Tran Dai Quang, who died last month, and ending a decades-long policy of separating top leadership positions.

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U.S. ends 1955 treaty with Iran after U.N. court orders partial lift of sanctions.

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India on Thursday deported its first group of Rohingya Muslims since the government last year ordered the expulsion of members of the Myanmar minority group and others who entered the country illegally.

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S. Korea renews call for Japan to remove 'rising sun' flag

South Korea on Thursday reiterated a demand that Japan should remove its "rising sun" naval flag from a warship participating in an international fleet review at Jeju island next week.

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South Koreans visiting Pyongyang for summit anniversary

A South Korean government delegation flew to North Korea on Thursday for a joint celebration of the anniversary of a 2007 summit and possibly hold further peace talks.

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Saudis insist missing Post contributor left Turkey consulate

Saudi Arabia's Consulate in Istanbul insisted Thursday that a missing Saudi contributor to The Washington Post left its building before disappearing, directly contradicting Turkish officials who say they believe the writer is still inside.

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Canada relieved trade deal done, won't forget Trump attacks

U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to make Canada pay after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he wouldn't be bullied in trade talks.

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Little but uncertainty in Indonesian city hit by disasters

Life is on hold for thousands living in tents and shelters in the Indonesian city hit by a powerful earthquake and tsunami, unsure when they'll be able to rebuild and spending hours each day often futilely trying to secure necessities such as fuel for generators.

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Trump to skip inauguration of Mexico's president

Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump informed him he won't be coming to his Dec. 1 inauguration and will be sending Vice President Mike Pence instead.

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Puerto Rican woman convicted in murder-for-hire of Canadian

A Puerto Rico woman accused of hiring a hit man to kill her wealthy Canadian husband more than a decade ago was found guilty on Wednesday.

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Brazil candidate says far-right poll leader smears to rise

The top leftist candidate for Brazil's presidency on Wednesday launched sharp criticism at the far-right front-runner after avoiding direct attacks for most of the campaign — a shift in strategy that comes as new polls show Jair Bolsonaro's lead widening for the first time and with just days left before the vote.

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Afridi mistreated and in failing health, family says, after rare prison visit

Pakistani Dr. Shakil Afridi, imprisoned in Pakistan for helping the U.S. find Usama bin Laden, is in failing health and is being tortured by his captors, according to family members who were allowed a rare jailhouse visit to see him this week.

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Youth Synod at the Vatican overshadowed by clergy sex abuse scandals

The reality is, if the Catholic Church hadn't had a “summer of hell,” as some called it, over the various clergy sex abuse scandals, very little media attention would be focused on this Synod that began Wednesday in Rome. But now, Catholic pundits say, it is the most significant meeting of Pope Francis's papacy, as the church faces potentially its biggest crisis perhaps since the Protestant Reformation more than 500 years ago.

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The Latest: Putin says Idlib zone being set up successfully

The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local): 10:20 p.m. Russia's President Vladimir Putin says a deal with Turkey to set up a demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib province is being successfully implemented, making any large-scale military operations unnecessary.

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Peru court overturns pardon of ex-leader Fujimori

Peru's Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a medical pardon for former President Alberto Fujimori and ordered the strongman be returned to jail to serve out a long sentence for human rights abuses.

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