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Israel16 hours ago

Benjamin Netanyahu likely to win Israeli prime minister election after opposition party concedes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears more likely than ever to be headed to his fifth term Wednesday after the party of his top rival conceded defeat in the country’s parliamentary elections.

• 2:39Benjamin Netanyahu set to win fifth term as Israeli prime minister, opposition party concedes

Asia

Asia15 mins ago

Reports: Chinese carrier asking Boeing for compensation

Asia34 mins ago

Indonesia asks 10 years prison for Pole charged with treason

Asia54 mins ago

Afghan official says Taliban attack kills 7 policemen

ENVIRONMENT1 hour ago

Filipinos plan more diggings where new human species found

Europe

The Americas13 mins ago

The Latest: Russia urges UK to observe Assange's rights

United Kingdom24 mins ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested after Ecuador withdraws asylum

Asia34 mins ago

Indonesia asks 10 years prison for Pole charged with treason

The Americas35 mins ago

WikiLeaks' Assange arrested at Ecuador embassy in London

The Americas13 mins ago

The Latest: Russia urges UK to observe Assange's rights

The Latest on the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London (all times local): 11:15 a.m.

Asia15 mins ago

Reports: Chinese carrier asking Boeing for compensation

One of China's three major state-owned airlines says it has joined carriers that are asking Boeing Co. for compensation after suspended use of its 737 Max jetliner following two fatal crashes.

United Kingdom24 mins ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested after Ecuador withdraws asylum

Ecuador announced Thursday that it has withdrawn asylum from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for “repeatedly violating international conventions and protocol.”

Asia34 mins ago

Indonesia asks 10 years prison for Pole charged with treason

Indonesian prosecutors are demanding 10-year prison sentences for a Polish globetrotter and a Papuan student who were charged with treason after meeting with independence supporters in the troubled Papua region.

The Americas35 mins ago

WikiLeaks' Assange arrested at Ecuador embassy in London

Police in London say they've arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorean embassy on a court warrant dating back to 2012.

North Korea48 mins ago

Kim Jong Un says North Korea must deliver 'telling blow' to those imposing sanctions

North Korean leader Kim Jung Un said a telling blow” needs to be dealt to those imposing crippling sanctions through a more self-reliant economy during a Wednesday meeting of the nation’s ruling party, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency.

Asia54 mins ago

Afghan official says Taliban attack kills 7 policemen

An Afghan official says a Taliban attack on a security outpost has killed seven policemen in central Ghazni province.

Middle East55 mins ago

HSBC Turkey chief acquitted of insulting Erdogan

Turkey's state-run news agency says a court has acquitted HSBC bank's Turkey chief of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan through Twitter.

Africa

Middle East2 hours ago

The Latest: Sudan army deploys in capital amid coup rumors

Middle East4 hours ago

Sudanese army to deliver 'important statement' amid protests

Middle East16 hours ago

Libya speaker: No deals while armed groups 'kidnap' Tripoli

Africa16 hours ago

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Middle East

Middle East55 mins ago

HSBC Turkey chief acquitted of insulting Erdogan

Middle East2 hours ago

The Latest: Sudan army deploys in capital amid coup rumors

Middle East3 hours ago

Trump's Golan move causes concern in Lebanon for land owners

Middle East4 hours ago

Sudanese army to deliver 'important statement' amid protests

Australia

Australia2 hours ago

Australian election May 18 to be fought on refugees, economy

Australia10 hours ago

Folau's anti-gay post condemned as 'unacceptable'

Australia12 hours ago

Trump critic is favorite to become Australian prime minister

Australia12 hours ago

The Latest: Prime minister announces election will be May 18

The Americas

The Americas13 mins ago

The Latest: Russia urges UK to observe Assange's rights

The Americas35 mins ago

WikiLeaks' Assange arrested at Ecuador embassy in London

Middle East3 hours ago

Trump's Golan move causes concern in Lebanon for land owners

Australia12 hours ago

Trump critic is favorite to become Australian prime minister

World5 days ago

The week in pictures, Mar. 30 - Apr. 5

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

ENVIRONMENT1 hour ago

Filipinos plan more diggings where new human species found

Archaeologists who discovered fossil bones and teeth of a previously unknown human species that thrived more than 50,000 years ago in the northern Philippines say they plan more diggings and better protection of the popular limestone cave complex where the remains were unearthed.

RELIGION1 hour ago

Report: Myanmar rebels kidnap civilians from police base

Myanmar state media report three people were killed and seven civilians abducted in an attack on a police installation that authorities blame on the Arakan Army rebel group.

Europe2 hours ago

Polish senator says nation should be 'purged' of unworthy

Critics of Poland's right-wing ruling party are voicing outrage after one of its senators said Poland should be "purged" of those "not worthy of belonging to our national community."

Australia2 hours ago

Australian election May 18 to be fought on refugees, economy

Australia's prime minister on Thursday called a May 18 election that will be fought on issues including climate change, asylum seekers and economic management.

Asia2 hours ago

Danes rush to see pandas on loan from China

Thousands are queuing at Copenhagen Zoo to see two giant black-and-white bears on loan from China under Beijing's popular "panda diplomacy" initiative.

RELIGION2 hours ago

Japan Catholic Church to begin investigating sex abuse cases

The Catholic Church in Japan is preparing to investigate allegations of sexual abuse against minors by its priests, including accusations from 20 years ago, amid widening pedophilia scandals.

Abortion2 hours ago

South Korea's Constitutional Court rules abortion ban incompatible with constitution

In a major reversal, South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Thursday ordered the easing of the country’s decades-long ban on abortions, one of the strictest in the developed world.

Middle East2 hours ago

The Latest: Sudan army deploys in capital amid coup rumors

The Latest on developments in Sudan (all times local): 9:20 a.m.

Europe2 hours ago

Pregnant woman evacuated from NGO ship off Malta

The German humanitarian aid group, Sea-Eye, says a pregnant woman has been evacuated from a migrant rescue ship on the eighth day at sea.

Europe3 hours ago

Chancellor Angela Merkel's mother has died at age 90

Chancellor Angela Merkel's office says the German leader's mother, Herlind Kasner, has died.

Middle East3 hours ago

Trump's Golan move causes concern in Lebanon for land owners

Akram Kanaan looked toward an Israeli military position on a snow-capped mountain that overlooks the village of Chebaa in southern Lebanon, pointing toward the scenic area captured by Israel more than five decades ago.

Asia3 hours ago

Chinese police seize drug shipment concealed in banana truck

Chinese police have seized a haul of methamphetamine and heroin concealed in a truckload of bananas.

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