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Japan votes for Lower House of Parliament

Japanese voters are going to the polls Sunday for a general election. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition is expected to win the two-thirds “super majority” it held in parliament’s lower house...

Spanish Prime Minister Says He’ll Dismiss Catalonia’s Separatist Government

BARCELONA, SPAIN — Spanish Prime Minister Mariono Rajoy announced Saturday he would dismiss Catalonia's separatist government and call for new elections in an attempt to prevent the semi-autonomous region from declaring its...

Trump Says He’ll OK Release of Final Batch of JFK Assassination Files

In a surprise Saturday morning tweet, President Donald Trump announced that he would allow the release of thousands of long-secret files relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy 54...

Chinese official: Xi’s Anti-corruption drive prevented coup attempt

BEIJING — A top official in China has praised President Xi Jinping's expansive anti-corruption drive, arguing it has helped stop coup plotters from threatening the party's tight grip on power. Chinese officials have...

Iraqi, Kurdish Forces Battle for Remaining Disputed Territories

ALTUN KOPRI, DISPUTED NORTHERN IRAQ — As night fell Friday, Kurdish Peshmerga tanks fired heavy artillery into the now-Iraqi held town of Altun Kopri while gunfire cracked at the town's entrance. Kurdish civilian...

US-backed Syrian force declare victory over IS in Raqqa

BEIRUT — A U.S.-backed Syrian force declared victory over the Islamic State group in its former "capital" of Raqqa on Friday, declaring the northern Syrian city free of any extremist presence. At...

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