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New US-led patrols in Persian Gulf raise stakes with Iran

As the U.S. tries a new way to protect shipping across the Persian Gulf amid tensions with Iran, it finds…

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New US-led patrols in Persian Gulf raise stakes with Iran

As the U.S. tries a new way to protect shipping across the Persian Gulf amid tensions with Iran, it finds…

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Syrian father who lost twins to poison gas uprooted again

When Abdel Hamid al-Yousef lost his 9-month-old twins in the poison gas attack that hit the Syrian town of Khan…

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The Latest: Iranian tanker turns off its tracking beacon

The Latest on the tensions roiling the Persian Gulf amid a crisis between Washington and Tehran (all times local): 9:40…

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New Zealand gun buyback exposes emotions, possibly hustlers

Some New Zealand gun owners are upset they’re being compelled to hand over their assault weapons for money. Others believe…

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Decades after fleeing, Kashmiri Hindus still fear going back

Dr. L.N. Dhar vividly remembers the cold morning in Kashmir nearly 30 years ago. He left behind his plush bungalow…

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The Latest: Afghan official: Large explosion rocks capital

The Latest on the war in Afghanistan (all times local): 10:30 p.m. An Afghan interior ministry spokesman says a large…

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As UN body wraps up in Guatemala, fears for anti-graft fight

For over a decade, the work of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala brought the Central American nation hope…

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The Latest: Iran tanker sought by US now off Lebanese coast

The Latest on developments around escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf aid crisis between Tehran and Washington (all times local):…

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Mexican cannabis users eagerly await legal marijuana

Claudia Gracia pushes her daughter Paulina in a wheelchair through the aisles of an exposition center in search of the…

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