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  1. Report: Russia Talked With Trump and Clinton Campaigns During the ElectionRussian diplomats said it was “routine” outreach.
    By Jen Kirby
  2. A Twist in the Brexit PlansA top British court rules that the government has to get approval from Parliament before triggering Brexit.
    By Jen Kirby
  3. MH17 Was Shot Down by a Russian Missile, Say InvestigatorsThe Dutch-led team confirmed what most had already suspected.
    By Jen Kirby
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    President of the Philippines Won’t Get to Call Obama a ‘Son of a Bitch’The White House canceled their Tuesday meeting.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  5. State Department Confirms That $400 Million Was Contingent on Prisoners’ ReleaseNo money until the prisoners left Iran.
    By Jen Kirby
  6. brexit
    The (American) Idiot’s Guide to BrexitHere’s everything you need to know about the British referendum that could reshape the future of the world’s largest economy.
    By Eric Levitz
  7. brexit
    Boris Johnson Could Be Next U.K. Prime MinisterLondon’s former mayor has a colorful past.
    By Christian Lorentzen
  8. awful things
    ISIS Claims Responsibility for Killing French Police CaptainThe officer was stabbed outside his home, but his 3-year-old son survived.
    By Claire Landsbaum
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    Emails in Clinton Probe Discussed Planned Pakistani Drone StrikesThe messages are part of a secret deal that gave the State Department a say in whether CIA drone strikes should proceed.
    By Jonah Shepp
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    U.S. Officials Theorize EgyptAir Flight MS804 Downed by BombAlthough they have yet to find a “smoking gun” to support their theory.
    By Claire Landsbaum
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    EgyptAir Flight MS804 From Paris to Cairo Goes MissingThe plane was carrying 66 people.
    By Claire Landsbaum
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    Brazil Reels As the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics ApproachesBrazil’s Senate voted to impeach Dilma Rousseff, as the country struggles with everything from a deep recession to the Zika virus. 
    By Jen Kirby
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    North Korea Sentences Another American to Hard LaborKim Dong Chul was arrested for “spying” late last year.
    By Caroline Bankoff
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    Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff Loses Crucial Impeachment VoteThe vote now goes to the Senate.
    By Claire Landsbaum
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    Officials Raid Law Firm Behind Panama Papers LeakThey were searching for evidence of illegal activity.
    By Claire Landsbaum
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    Senate Democrats Urge Treasury Department to Probe Panama PapersAmerican names have been conspicuously absent following Mossack Fonseca’s leak.
    By Jonah Shepp
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    Law Firm Behind Panama Papers Leak Says It Was HackedThe firm also said that the leaked documents were “taken out of context.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  18. Iceland’s Prime Minister Is the First Political Casualty of Panama PapersIcelandic prime minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson will resign over revelations about his and his wife’s offshore tax accounts. 
    By Jen Kirby
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    Rio de Janeiro Governor Calls State Finances ‘Tragic’Rio is suffering one of the worst recessions in decades.
    By Claire Landsbaum
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    Draft of Puerto Rico Rescue Bill Released; No One Likes ItThe plan to fix Puerto Rico’s $70 billion debt isn’t going so well.
    By Claire Landsbaum
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    Japan and South Korea Confused by Trump’s Suggestion They Build Nuclear ArsenalsOne of South Korea’s biggest newspapers called Trump’s views “myopic.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
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    North Korea ‘Probably’ Has Miniaturized NukeIf so, Kim Jong-un has made considerable progress in his nuclear ambitions.
    By Jonah Shepp
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    Kim Jong-un Wants North Korea’s Nukes ‘Ready for Use’Someone’s not liking his new U.N. sanctions.
    By Jonah Shepp
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    Defense Secretary Says Detained Sailors Entered Iranian Waters by MistakeThe incident was a Fifth Fleet foul-up, but no diplomatic disaster.
    By Jonah Shepp
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    More North Korea News: Man Claims to Be a U.S. Citizen Arrested for SpyingA man says he’s been held prisoner since October 2015.
    By Jen Kirby
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    Cuba, U.S. Strike Deal to Resume Direct Commercial FlightsIn three to six months, you may be booking your own flight to Havana.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    Sweden and Ecuador Strike Deal to Question Julian Assange in LondonWithout forcing him to leave the Ecuadorean embassy.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    U.S. and Russia Agree to Keep It ‘Professional’ in SyriaThe two countries — both waging an air campaign in the war-torn state — reached a basic deal to avoid potential disasters.
    By Jen Kirby
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    ‘El Chapo’ Reportedly Hurt, But Escapes Once AgainHe apparently suffered injuries to his face and leg after Mexican authorities closed in on him at a ranch in the Sierra Madres.
    By Jen Kirby
  30. Former Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor Dies at 81He apparently died of colon cancer at age 81.
    By Jen Kirby
  31. North Korea Frees NYU Student Detained Since AprilThe 21-year-old Joo Won-moon was captured after he crossed over from China. 
    By Jen Kirby
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    Putin, Obama Set for Chilly Meeting at the U.N.They can’t agree on who requested the meeting, or exactly what they’ll discuss.
    By Jonah Shepp
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    U.S. Doesn’t Trust the Waldorf Astoria AnymoreThe classic New York hotel’s new ownership by a Chinese company has led to worrying about eavesdropping.
    By Chas Danner
  34. A Propaganda-Spewing Loudspeaker Sparks Clash Between North and South KoreaBoth sides warn more conflict is possible.
    By Jen Kirby
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    If Obama Has His Way, Americans Will Be Able to Schedule Flights to Cuba by 2016On a commercial airline, not a charter flight.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    Sweden to Drop Julian Assange Sexual-Assault InvestigationBut he’ll still face a rape accusation.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    Greece’s Leather-Clad Finance Minister Resigns Yanis Varoufakis announced his exit in a blog post.
    By Caroline Bankoff
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    Two Uber Executives Arrested in FranceJust a couple of days after professional taxi drivers staged a massive protest against the company.
    By Caroline Bankoff
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    Did Obama Just Get Snubbed by the King of Saudi Arabia?King Salman announced at the last minute that he won’t be coming to Camp David.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    Seagal Attends Putin’s Big Victory Day ParadeThey’re pals, after all.
    By Caroline Bankoff
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    U.K. Faces Big Questions After David Cameron’s Unexpected Election TriumphThe Conservative sweep and Scottish nationalist surge mark a massive shift in British politics.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    All Bets Are Off in Britain’s Messy ElectionWith Conservatives and Labour neck-and-neck, David Cameron and Ed Miliband have entered desperation mode.
    By Christian Lorentzen
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    Fidel Castro Reportedly Out and About For the first time since January 2014.
    By Caroline Bankoff
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    Iran Framework Reactions: Promising Deal or Prelude to ‘Horrific War’?The P5+1 just saved the world or hastened its destruction.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    Is Obama Being Too Hard on Netanyahu?Some Israelis say U.S. criticism of the prime minister’s preelection remarks has gone far enough.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    Israel Reportedly Spied on U.S. Nuclear Talks With IranThen tried to turn members of Congress against the deal.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    Scenes From Netanyahu’s Remarkable Election Night Turnaround [Updated]Though the prime minister claimed victory in Israel’s election, the results are hardly a strong mandate.
    By Gregg Carlstrom
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    Putin Claims He Was Ready to Break Out the Nuclear Weapons Over CrimeaThe Russian president appeared in a documentary, but he’s still missing.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    Swedish Prosecutors Offer to Question Julian Assange in LondonAfter five years, the statute of limitations on the sex crimes charges is about to run out.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    Obama Takes Preemptive Jab at Netanyahu Ahead of Speech to CongressAs for the GOP, they’re officially too excited.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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