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Turkey’s Erdogan Renews Threat of Another Syria Incursion
The Turkish president is suggesting that Turkey’s military could soon launch a new operation across the border into northern Syria, in zones held by Syrian Kurdish fighters.
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Settlement Ends Russian Doping Case at Pyeongchang Olympics
One of the four doping cases at the Pyeongchang Olympics has been closed in an agreement between bobsled’s governing body and Russian driver Nadezhda Sergeeva.
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Alitalia Relaunch to Include 15-Percent State Ownership
Italian Deputy Premier Luigi Di Maio says that the struggling Alitalia airline will be relaunched with the state railway company as a strategic partner.
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Italy’s PM Heads to Eritrea to Pursue ‘Rapport’ With Leader
Italy’s prime minister is visiting Eritrea to support its surprising new peace with neighboring Ethiopia as the world waits to see what happens next in one of the world’s most closed-off nations.
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Richard Branson Freezes Business Ties With Saudis
British billionaire Richard Branson has frozen business links with Saudi Arabia amid reports that journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have been murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
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UN Secretary General Visits Quake-Hit Indonesian City
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has visited an Indonesian city shattered by an earthquake and tsunami to assess the impact of the disasters.
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9 Arrests in Belgian Football Fraud, Match-Fixing Scandal
Belgian authorities have arrested nine people in relation to a massive financial fraud and match-fixing probe into soccer.
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Vietnam Jails Activist for Using Facebook to Abuse Freedoms
A court in northern Vietnam has sentenced an activist to five years in prison after finding him guilty of abusing democratic freedoms to infringe on the interests of the government, organizations and individuals.
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Beyonce, Jay Z Appear at City of Hope Cancer Charity Event
Beyonce paid homage to a high-profile music executive being honored at a charity event to raise money for cancer research.
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German Prosecutors: Man Admits Bulgarian Journalist Attack
A 21-year-old suspect arrested in the slaying of a Bulgarian television journalist has confessed to the attack but denies raping and robbing her, German prosecutors said Friday.