Israel strikes in Syria in more open confrontation with Iran

Israel struck in Syria early on Monday as part of its increasingly open assault on Iran's presence there, shaking the night sky over Damascus with an hour of loud explosions in a second consecutive night of military action.

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'Think about it again,' German minister urges UK on Brexit

German Europe Minister Michael Roth on Monday urged Britain to think about reviewing its decision to leave the European Union.

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In pictures: 'Super blood wolf moon'

Some stargazers struggled to see the rare lunar eclipse which makes the moon appear to glow red.

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South Africa turned down Zimbabwe request for $1.2 billion loan in December

South Africa turned down a request from its southern African neighbor Zimbabwe for a $1.2 billion loan in December, a spokesman for the finance ministry said on Monday.

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Romanian justice minister's decree pushes back timeline to fight graft verdicts

Romania's justice minister has drafted an emergency decree that allows politicians and others convicted of graft since 2014 in one of the European Union's most corrupt countries to challenge the verdicts handed down by the supreme court.

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Israeli military strikes Iranian targets in Syria

Israeli fighter jets struck Iranian Quds targets inside Syria on Monday and, after coming under fire from anti-aircraft missiles, struck Syrian defense batteries as well, the Israeli military said.

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Syria shot down more than 30 Israeli cruise missiles, bombs - Ifax

Syrian military air defenses destroyed more than 30 cruise missiles and guided bombs during Israeli air strikes in the early hours of Monday, Russia's defense control center was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying.

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Afghan Taliban kill 12 in car bomb attack on military base: officials

The Afghan Taliban killed at least 12 security force members in a car bomb attack on a military base in the southern province of Maidan Wardak on Monday, officials said.

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Missteps in Mexican pipeline blast trigger new scrutiny of fuel plan

Mexico's new government knew a pipeline was leaking but did not act for hours before a blast killed at least 85 people, a minister said on Sunday, increasing scrutiny of a push to stop fuel theft seen as the president's first crackdown on crime.

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Nicaraguan journalist flees to Costa Rica, fearing government threats

One of Nicaragua's most influential political watchdog reporters said on Sunday he has gone into exile in Costa Rica after receiving threats from the government, which has led a heavy-handed crackdown on protests against President Daniel Ortega.

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Rival groups demonstrate in Thailand as election tensions grow

(The January 19 story corrects last paragraph to say coronation will be first in living memory for most Thais, but not all.)

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Australian court remands man charged in Israeli student's killing until June

An Australian court on Monday remanded to custody until June a man accused of killing an Israeli student, a court spokeswoman said, adding that he did not seek bail.

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Philippines holds referendum for Muslim autonomy in troubled south

Minority Muslims in the southern Philippines cast votes on Monday in a long-awaited referendum on autonomy, the culmination of a peace process to end decades of separatist conflict in a region plagued by poverty, banditry and Islamist extremism.

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Mexico gasoline pipeline leak detected hours before fatal blast

Mexico's state oil firm, Pemex, did not close the valve at a leaking gasoline pipeline when first notified because it was not initially thought to be an "important" leak, Mexico's security minister said on Sunday.

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