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Iran sentences an Iranian-American journalist to 10 years in prison

A court in Iran has sentenced Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh to 10 years on prison after finding him guilty of collaborating with a hostile government

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US Marines start partial transfer from Okinawa in Japan to Guam under plan agreed 12 years ago

U.S. Marines have begun a partial transfer from Okinawa to Guam, 12 years after Japan and the United States agreed on their realignment to reduce the heavy burden of American troop presence on the southern Japanese island

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Serbia's main gas supplier that is controlled by Russia faces US sanctions, president says

Serbia's president says the United States plans to introduce sanctions against Serbia’s main gas supplier that is controlled by Russia

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Brazilian police arrest ex-Bolsonaro cabinet member in alleged coup plot investigation

Brazil’s federal police have arrested Gen. Walter Braga Netto, a member of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s cabinet, in connection with investigations into an alleged coup plot, a source close to the process said

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Middle East latest: Top diplomats from US, Arab League and Turkey discuss Syria's transition

Top diplomats from the United States, the Arab League and Turkey are meeting in Jordan to discuss plans and goals to assist Syria’s transition from the deposed government of Bashar Assad

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Ex-soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili becomes Georgia's president as the ruling party consolidates power

Ex-soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili becomes Georgia's president as the ruling party consolidates power

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AP Photos: K-pop light sticks take over protests that fueled impeachment of South Korea's president

K-pop light sticks, Christmas lights and even Santa Claus outfits have taken over daily protests demanding the ouster of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol following his shocking martial law declaration this month. On Saturday, the country’s parliament voted to impeach Yoon to suspend his powers. The Constitutional Court will determine whether to remove him from office or restore his presidential powers. Yoon's short-lived Dec. 3 order has sparked massive protests, drawing attention...

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South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol

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PEN America condemns the arrest of Iranian activist Reza Khandan

PEN America has condemned the arrest of Reza Khandan, Iranian activist and husband of leading human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh

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Impeached South Korean president says he will 'never give up,' calls for stability during his 'temporary' pause

Impeached South Korean president says he will 'never give up,' calls for stability during his 'temporary' pause

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South Korea has voted to impeach President Yoon - now what?

The BBC's Jean Mackenzie explains what happens next following the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol.

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Popular actor in southern India is freed on bail after spending a night in jail in a stampede case

A popular actor in southern India has been released from jail on bail, a day after he was arrested by police in connection with a stampede that led to the death of a woman at the premiere of his movie earlier this month

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Notre Dame Cathedral's reopening spectacle capped a stellar year for luxury house LVMH

The reopening of Notre Dame was a solemn celebration of cultural and spiritual renewal

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Trump vows to end 'very costly' daylight saving time

Some have long called for the practice of changing the clock twice a year to end.

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'I felt like a breathing corpse': Stories from people freed from Syria's torture prison

The BBC speaks to men released from Saydnaya prison - a place known as the "human slaughterhouse".

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A diminished Hezbollah is made even weaker by the toppling of Assad in Syria

A severely hobbled Hezbollah was in no position to help defend former Syrian President Bashar Assad, a longtime ally, from the lightning-fast insurgency that toppled him

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Thai police detain 2 suspects after bomb in border province killed 3, injured scores

Thai police say two suspects are in custody as authorities investigate a bombing in the north that killed at least three people and injured 48 others

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Former soccer star set to become Georgia's president in a blow to country's EU aspirations

A former soccer star is set to become president of Georgia Saturday

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As Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants, it reckons with its own history in the trade

Some Americans and others are taking advantage of a new law in Benin that grants citizenship to those who can trace their lineage to the slave trade

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Once taboo, more Japanese women are brewing sake

Mie Takahashi is one of a small group of female toji, or master Japanese sake brewers

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