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Germany promises help for local staff amid Afghan withdrawal

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<p>BERLIN &mdash; The German defense minister says she wants to help bring some Afghan employees of her country's military to Germany as it prepares...

Japanese leader asks Pfizer for additional vaccine supply

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TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked the U.S. drug maker Pfizer Inc. for additional supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine to speed up...

Refugees win rare victory in Serbia landmark pushback ruling

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BELGRADE, Serbia — Hamid Ahmadi still can feel the cold of the February night when Serbian police left him and two dozen other refugees...

Germany promises help for local staff amid Afghan withdrawal

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BERLIN — The German defense minister says she wants to help bring some Afghan employees of her country's military to Germany as it prepares...

American, 2 Russians return to Earth from space station

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<p>MOSCOW &mdash; An American astronaut and two Russians have returned to Earth after six months aboard the International Space Station.</p> ...

American, 2 Russians return to Earth from space station

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MOSCOW — An American astronaut and two Russians have returned to Earth after six months aboard the International Space Station. ...

Head of Tokyo Olympics again says games will not be canceled

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<p>TOKYO &mdash; The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday was again forced to assure the world that the postponed games will open in...

Pakistan blocks social media access amid anti-France rallies

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<p>LAHORE, Pakistan &mdash; Pakistan blocked access to all social media on Friday, after days of anti-French protests across the country by radical Islamists opposed...

7 Hong Kong democracy leaders to be sentenced amid crackdown

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HONG KONG — Seven of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy advocates, including 82-year-old veteran activist Martin Lee and pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, are expected...

Head of Tokyo Olympics again says games will not be canceled

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TOKYO — The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday was again forced to assure the world that the postponed games will open in...