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Analysis: In Democracies’ Political Chaos, New Model Emerges
Bickering in the Oval Office. Shouting at the Houses of Parliament. Rioting on the Champs-Elysees.
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Truck Crashes Through Home, Misses Sleeping Woman
A pickup truck has smashed through a home in Massachusetts, barely missing a woman who was asleep on her couch.
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Moscow Says It Will Help Russian Despite Her Guilty Plea
Russian officials say Moscow will continue to support a Russian woman in custody in the United States who has pleaded guilty to acting as a covert agent of the Russian government, even though it rejects that claim.
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The Latest: Kosovo Parliament Votes to Form New Army
The Latest on Kosovo vote to create an army (all times local):
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Russia: Constitutional Committee for Syria ‘Almost Ready’
Russia’s top diplomat says the make-up of a committee meant to draft a new constitution for Syria is nearly complete, with almost all members agreed on.
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Hungary Looks at Cyprus Gas to Diversity Energy Supply
Hungary’s foreign minister says Cyprus’ offshore gas deposits could become an alternative energy source for his country, which is seeking to diversify its natural gas supply beyond Russia in order to bolster its energy security.
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French Jewish Cemetery Desecrated With Swastikas
A ceremony has taken place at a Jewish cemetery in eastern France where 37 gravestones and a monument to Holocaust victims were sprayed with anti-Semitic graffiti.
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Official Vows Action After AP Reports Missing Migrant Girls
An Indonesian official vowed on Friday to do more to combat human trafficking after an investigation by The Associated Press revealed that scores of trafficked girls have quietly disappeared from one of the nation’s poorest regions.
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Bobsled Body Suspends 5 Russians in Fallout of Sochi Doping
Russian bobsled federation president Alexander Zubkov and four others have been provisionally suspended for doping in fallout from the Sochi Olympics.
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The Latest: Heat Wave Fuels Germany’s Word of the Year
The Latest on the U.N. climate meeting (all times local):