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Israel claims responsibility for airstrikes in Syria
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Trump lunches with Macron amid tension on tariffs
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Hong Kong protesters form human chain across city
Hong Kong (CNN)Protesters formed a human chain across Hong Kong Friday evening in a show of solidarity for the city's pro-democracy protest movement that continues to gain traction almost three months after it began.The
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French President on Amazon fire: ‘Our house is burning’
(CNN)French President Emmanuel Macron has angered his Brazilian counterpart by calling the wildfires blazing in the Amazon rainforest an "international crisis" that should be on the agenda at the G7 summit in Biarritz."Our house
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Romance scam ‘targeted women worldwide’
(CNN)In March 2016, a man claiming to be a US Army captain stationed in Syria reached out to a Japanese woman on an international site for digital pen pals.Within weeks, their relationship grew into
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Macron’s tough Brexit message to Johnson
(CNN)When Emmanuel Macron and Boris Johnson spoke to reporters ahead of their meeting in Paris on Thursday, they stood side by side but sounded as if they were living in parallel universes. Both men
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‘Fan favorite’ Junior Agogo dies at 40
(CNN)A former international footballer for Ghana and a number of English football clubs has died at the age of 40. Junior Agogo, played 27 times for Ghana's national team, scoring 11 goals. In 2008
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The man who’s the real brains behind Brexit
London (CNN)The UK seems to be obsessed with the man at the heart of its new government.He is widely regarded as a political genius. His name is in the papers every day. Some believe
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China says it has detained a UK consulate employee
Hong Kong (CNN)An employee of the British consulate in Hong Kong who has been missing for almost two weeks has been detained in mainland China, the country's foreign ministry confirmed Wednesday. Simon Cheng, a
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Bus hijacking standoff ends after police shoot suspect
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