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Pelosi visits Puerto Rico, pledges to speed up recovery

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi pledged on Friday to help speed up the hurricane recovery process in Puerto Rico after a two-day visit to the U.S. territory with 15 other federal and local legislators.

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Somali leader heads to Eritrea in possible diplomatic thaw

Somalia's president has begun a visit to Eritrea in another possible diplomatic thaw in the restless Horn of Africa region.

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On trade policy, Trump is turning GOP orthodoxy on its head

President Donald Trump's trade policies are turning long-established Republican orthodoxy on its head, marked by tariff fights and now $12 billion in farm aid that represents the ...

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Taliban official says group spoke with US official

The Taliban held their first direct contact with a U.S. official in a preliminary discussion about future peace talks on Afghanistan, a senior official with the insurgent group ...

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China started the trade war, Trump is just trying to end it

President Trump didn’t start a trade war with China – he’s trying to end and win the trade war that China launched against the U.S. As the president has frequently pointed out, the ...

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Afghanistan 1 hr ago

Taliban official says group spoke with US diplomat

A senior Taliban official says the insurgent group has held the first direct talks with a U.S. official in a preliminary discussion about future plans for a negotiated peace in ...

RELIGION 2 hrs ago

"I pretended it didn't happen": Nuns report abuse by priests

The nun no longer goes to confession regularly, after an Italian priest forced himself on her while she was at her most vulnerable: recounting her sins to him in a university ...

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Zimbabwe's Matabeleland massacre haunts Monday's elections

Thirty-four years later, Ellis Ndlovu still cannot bear to look at the tree in the schoolyard where Zimbabwean soldiers killed her son.

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Cambodian election glance: who's running and what's at stake

A look at key issues in Cambodia's general election on Sunday, with 8.3 million people registered to vote for 125 seats in the National Assembly: WHO'S RUNNING Twenty parties ...

World 8 hrs ago

Cambodia's election a sure thing for long-serving leader

Cambodians voting in the general election on Sunday will have a nominal choice of 20 parties but in reality, only two serious options: extend Prime Minister Hun Sen's 33 years in ...

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VIDEO 9 hrs ago

'Liberal Sherpa's' take: College bans phrase 'as you know'

Professors at Britain's Bath University were recently told by the school's diversity network to avoid using the phrase 'as you know,' because apparently it could make out-of-the-...

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Families react to North Korea returning possible US remains

North Korea hands over reported remains of American soldiers killed in Korean War; sons of soldiers who went missing in Korea weigh in on 'The Story.'

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Russia and West spar over reconstruction of Syria

Russia and the West sparred over the reconstruction of Syria on Friday as its military forces continue to capture opposition-held territory and Syrians express hope that the ...

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Taliban official says group spoke with US official

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"I pretended it didn't happen": Nuns report abuse by priests

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Brazil's Lula to revoke privatizations through referendums

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Complete lunar eclipse begins, the longest of this century

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Taliban official says group spoke with US official

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China started the trade war, Trump is just trying to end it

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"I pretended it didn't happen": Nuns report abuse by priests

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Cambodian election glance: who's running and what's at stake

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"I pretended it didn't happen": Nuns report abuse by priests

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Russia and West spar over reconstruction of Syria

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Volunteer divers search the sea for Greek fire victims

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TASTE OF THE TOUR: Pan-seared squid in the Basque Country

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Somali leader heads to Eritrea in possible diplomatic thaw

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"I pretended it didn't happen": Nuns report abuse by priests

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Zimbabwe's Matabeleland massacre haunts Monday's elections

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Complete lunar eclipse begins, the longest of this century

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Taliban official says group spoke with US official

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Russia and West spar over reconstruction of Syria

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Syria revels in recapture of town near Israel-occupied Golan

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Troops sent to West Bank after Israeli killed in attack

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Alleged Australian serial killer denies 3 murders in 1990s

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9 Australians awarded bravery medals for Thai cave rescue

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American tourist plunges to death after falling from Sydney cliff while taking a selfie

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Australia continues bid to return IS suspect from Turkey

The week in pictures

Must-see photos from around the world

Take a look and enjoy some of the most evocative, momentous images captured around the world in the past seven days.

World 12 hrs ago
Brazil's Lula to revoke privatizations through referendums
Brazil's jailed former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pledged on Friday to block or undo privatizations if he is returned to the office he held from 2003 to 2010.

World 12 hrs ago
Pelosi visits Puerto Rico, pledges to speed up recovery
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi pledged on Friday to help speed up the hurricane recovery process in Puerto Rico after a two-day visit to the U.S. territory with 15 other ...

World 13 hrs ago
Complete lunar eclipse begins, the longest of this century
Skywatchers around much of the world have begun watching a complete lunar eclipse that is the longest of this century.
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VIDEO 13 hrs ago
White House: Trump 'open' to meeting Putin in Moscow
Russian president also says he's ready to visit Washington under 'appropriate conditions'; reaction and analysis from 'Fox News Sunday' anchor Chris Wallace.

World 15 hrs ago
Volunteer divers search the sea for Greek fire victims
The mother's hand-written note to her young son was left on a Greek beach, framed by a ring of pebbles.

RELIGION 16 hrs ago
Vatican meets #MeToo: Nuns denounce priests who abused them
Revelations that a prominent U.S. cardinal sexually abused and harassed his adult seminarians have exposed an egregious abuse of power that has shocked Catholics on both sides of ...
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VIDEO 16 hrs ago
Trump says tough rhetoric spurred progress with North Korea
Rep. Lee Zeldin says Pyongyang's return of remains believed to be U.S. servicemen killed during the Korean War is an 'important sign of progress.'

ENVIRONMENT 16 hrs ago
TASTE OF THE TOUR: Pan-seared squid in the Basque Country
The Tour de France's penultimate stage is a time trial in the Basque Country, where pan-seared squid with Espelette peppers washed down with deep red wines contribute to the locals'...
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VIDEO 16 hrs ago
Return of US remains from Korean War is a 'win for America'
North Korea returns what are believed to be remains of U.S. servicemen killed during the Korean War; reaction from the 'Outnumbered' panel.
World 16 hrs ago
UN verifies over 7,000 child casualties in Syria since 2013
The United Nations has verified that more than 7,000 children have lost their lives or been injured in the Syrian conflict since 2013 — and cites unverified reports putting the ...

Finances 17 hrs ago
UN warns it is 'running out of cash' in urgent appeal to members
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the U.N. is running out of money and is urging members to pay up amid a looming financial crisis for the international body.

RELIGION 17 hrs ago
Vatican meets #MeToo: Nuns denounce their abuse by priests
The nun no longer goes to confession regularly, after an Italian priest forced himself on her while she was at her most vulnerable: recounting her sins to him in a university ...

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