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Trump says he's sending 5,000 more troops to Poland
President Trump's announcement stirred confusion in Europe following weeks of changing statements from his administration about reducing the American military f...
Rubio doubtful of diplomacy with Cuba as Trump raises new threat of military action
President Donald Trump and America's top diplomat on Thursday again raised the specter of U.S. military intervention in Cuba, a day after the administration ann...
The opposition leader who has thrown Africa's oldest surviving political party into disarray again
In 2012, Africa's oldest surviving political party expelled South African opposition leader Julius Malema for "bringing the party into disrepute" and "sowing in...
After the sirens: Lebanon's first responders swing between duty and grief
Nearly 3,000 people have been killed and nearly 1 million have been displaced the war in southern Lebanon began in March. Nearly 400 have been killed since a ce...
GOP races to fund immigration enforcement. And, U.S. indicts former Cuban president
Republicans are racing to pass a $72 billion immigration enforcement package. And, the U.S. has indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro for his alleged role...
As floods get worse, Britain tries a new solution: beavers
About 400 years ago, beavers were hunted to extinction across Britain. Now they're being reintroduced as little climate warriors, as communities harness their d...
Aid cuts may have contributed to delay in identifying current Ebola outbreak
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Africa was announced last week, then quickly declared an emergency by the WHO. It's likely cuts in U.S. aid to the DRC contributed...
Netanyahu scolds Israeli security minister for videos taunting flotilla activists
Israel's national security minister triggered a backlash after releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists who tried to breach the blockade of Gaza, t...
Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare type
Healthcare workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected and undertrained in a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak of a rare type of the virus in...
Liberal U.S. mayors team up with European counterparts to fight authoritarianism
Ten U.S. mayors from cities such as Chicago and Cincinnati have joined a pact with European mayors to defend democracy and progressive values and fight right-wi...
Israeli security minister taunts detained flotilla activists as police filmed forcing them to kneel
Israeli police have been filmed forcing activists to kneel on the ground with their hands tied behind their backs while the country's national security minister...
Former Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero is under investigation
A Spanish court is investigating former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for alleged influence peddling and other possible crimes tied to a governmen...