After death of Guatemalan boy, U.S. to step up medical screenings

An 8-year-old Guatemalan boy who died in U.S. custody this week had trekked to the border with his father from a rural northwestern village, Guatemala's government said on Wednesday, following thousands of others who have made the area a hot spot of migration.

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Turkey fines opposition TV channels for on-air comments

Turkey has fined two of the last television channels critical of the government over on-air comments which allegedly insulted the country's president and encouraged civil disobedience, a television watchdog official told Reuters on Wednesday.

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Trump defends Syria pullout during surprise visit to Iraq

President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria during an unannounced visit to Iraq, saying that many people will start seeing things on Syria the same way he does.

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Trump defends Syria pullout while on surprise visit to Iraq

President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria during an unannounced visit to Iraq, saying that many people are going to start seeing things the same way he does.

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In a first, Trump makes surprise visit to U.S. troops in Iraq

President Donald Trump made a surprise Christmas visit to U.S. troops in Iraq on Wednesday, his first trip to a conflict zone nearly two years into his presidency and days after announcing a pullout of American troops from Syria.

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Trump defends his Syria pullout while on surprise visit to Iraq

President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria during an unannounced visit to Iraq, saying, "A lot of people are going to come around to my way of thinking."

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Trump visits US troops in Iraq

President and First Lady have made Christmas visit to US troops in Iraq, White House confirms.

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On shutdown, Trump vows to wait as long as it takes for wall funding

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he is prepared to wait as long as it takes to get $5 billion from taxpayers for his U.S.-Mexico border wall, a demand that has triggered a partial shutdown of the federal government that is now in its fifth day.

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U.S. acting AG falsely claimed scholar-athlete honor: report

Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has incorrectly claimed in government documents that he had been named an Academic All-American while playing football at the University of Iowa, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

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France drops charges against Rwandan officials: judicial source

Investigative magistrates in France have dropped charges against nine Rwandan officials investigated over the death of the country's president in 1994, an event that triggered a genocide that killed more than 800,000 people, a judicial source said.

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Mount Etna: Aerial footage shows damage from Italy quakes

Two earthquakes have left buildings damaged and people injured following the eruption of Mount Etna on Monday.

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American man finishes solo race across Antarctica

For the past two months, two men have been racing nearly 1,000 miles (1,600km) across a frigid void.

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Migrant boy who died in U.S. left Guatemala's migrant heartland

An eight-year-old Guatemalan boy who died in U.S. custody this week had trekked to the border with his father from a rural northwestern village, Guatemala's government said on Wednesday, following thousands of others who have made the area a hot spot of migration.

from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2QReSUQ

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Deposed Egyptian presidents come face to face in court

Two protagonists of Egypt's recent history faced each other in court on Wednesday, with toppled strongman Hosni Mubarak testifying for the first time against the Muslim Brotherhood's jailed former president, Mohammed Mursi. 

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Lebanon condemns Israeli strikes against Syria

Lebanon's foreign ministry condemned on Wednesday Israeli air raids against Syria from its airspace and said it supported Syria's right to defend its sovereignty.

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Myanmar court hears arguments in appeal case of jailed Reuters reporters

A Myanmar court heard arguments on Monday in the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of breaking the Official Secrets Act.

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