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Swedish Lawyer Won’t Appeal A$AP Rocky’s Assault Verdict
The lawyer for American rapper A$AP Rocky says his client won’t appeal his assault conviction for a June 30 street brawl in Stockholm.
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France’s Macron to Launch Controversial Pension Overhaul
French President Emmanuel Macron is holding a special government meeting to outline his domestic agenda for the coming year, including a controversial overhaul of the pension system.
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Afghan Government Raises New Concerns About US-Taliban Deal
Afghanistan’s government is expressing new concerns about a deal that a U.S. envoy says has been reached 'in principle' with the Taliban on ending America’s longest war.
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The Latest: Scottish Court Says Johnson Can Suspend Parl’t
The Latest on Britain’s bid to leave the European Union (all times local):
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Brexit Breathes Life Back Into Scottish Independence Push
When Scotland voted in 2014 against independence, that seemed to settle the issue: The hauntingly rugged region where Britain’s royal family spends its holidays at its vast Balmoral estate would remain with England, Wales and Northern Ireland in a United Kingdom governed from London.
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Nominee to Head European Central Bank Defends Stimulus
The nominee to succeed Mario Draghi as head of the European Central Bank has defended the bank’s record low interest rates and extraordinary stimulus measures deployed in the wake of the Great Recession and eurozone debt crisis.
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UN Rights Chief: 1,000 Civilians Dead in Syria Over 4 Months
The U.N. human rights chief says her office has tallied more than 1,000 civilian deaths in Syria over the last four months, the majority of them due to airstrikes and ground attacks by President Bashar Assad’s forces and their allies.
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Huawei Accuses US of Cyberattacks, Coercing Employees
Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei accused U.S. authorities on Wednesday of attempting to break into its information systems and of trying to coerce its employees to gather information on the company.
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Police Raid Australian Official’s Home After Media Raids
Police on Wednesday executed a search warrant on the home of an Australian intelligence officer in a raid that one media executive described as an attempt to intimidate people who talk to journalists.
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Hong Kong Government Meet Amid Bill Withdrawal Rumors
Hong Kong’s government met Wednesday afternoon amid speculation that leader Carrie Lam will formally withdraw an extradition bill as protesters have demanded.