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Fears surge on the ground in Congo over the spread of rare type of Ebola

BUNIA, Congo Anxious healthcare workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected and undertrained in the face of a rapidly spreading outbreak of a rare type of the Ebola virus in one of the world’s most remote and vulnerable places. “It’s truly sad and painful because we’ve already been through a security crisis, and […]

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Putin and Xi hail their friendship and growing energy trade at their meeting in Beijing

BEIJING | Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed their strategic ties and growing energy trade as they met in Beijing Wednesday only days after a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to China. Putin and Xi oversaw the signing of more than 40 cooperation agreements in areas such as trade, technology […]

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Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie charted his own way, until toppled by Trump

There aren’t manylawmakerslike Thomas Massieleft in Congress. The renegade Republican who rose to prominence as an idiosyncratic and stubborn outlier in his party, popular in the Kentucky district that repeatedly sent him to the House, lost his primary bid for reelection Tuesday after a vicious and costly attack by President Donald Trump. The stunning outcome […]

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In Iran’s capital, weapons demonstrations send a signal at home and abroad as threat of war remains

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | Iranian Revolutionary Guard members now regularly show the public in Tehran how to handle Kalashnikov-style assault rifles. Parades through the capital feature military vehicles mounted with belt-fed Soviet-era machine guns. And at one mass wedding, a ballistic missile, like the one that rained down cluster munitions on Israel, adorned the […]

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Trump administration prepares to seek Raúl Castro indictment as it pressures Cuba, AP sources say

MIAMI | The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday, as President Donald Trump threatens possible military action against the communist-run island. One of the people told the AP that the potential indictment is connected to […]

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US military boards Iranian-flagged oil tanker suspected of trying to breach blockade

WASHINGTON | The U.S. military said Wednesday that it boarded an Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of trying to violate the American blockade. U.S. Central Command said on social media that the M/T Celestial Sea was searched and redirected after being suspected of trying to head to an […]