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Nigerian troops thwart terrorist attack

Nigerian soldiers thwarted an attempted terrorist attack by suspected Boko Haram militants on the city of Maiduguri Monday, sending panicked residents fleeing for their lives. Army officials gave no details on what...

Pope calls for “peace for Jerusalem” in Christmas address

Pope Francis used his traditional Christmas message to call for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to help bring peace to the Middle East. Pope Francis said in his "Urbi...

Russia, China urge peaceful resolution to North Korea tensions

Russia and China each signaled Monday a desire for a peaceful resolution to the tensions surrounding North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile activity. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told state-run media that...

Cholera cases in Yemen dropping, but epidemic not over

GENEVA — The World Health Organization reports the number of cholera cases in war-torn Yemen has decreased significantly. But the U.N. agency warns the epidemic is far from over and more...

Top Democrat praises Trump for new UN sanctions on North Korea

New U.N. sanctions on North Korea have won rare praise for the Trump administration from a leading Democrat not known for his kind words for the president. Maryland Senator Ben Cardin, the...

Christmas returns to Mosul after Islamic state defeat

MOSUL, IRAQ — For the first time in the more than three years since Islamic State militants took over vast swaths of Iraq and Syria, Iraqi Christians have gone to church...

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