China bars U.S. military ships, aircraft from Hong Kong, sanctions U.S.-based NGOs

China on Monday banned U.S. military ships and aircraft from visiting Hong Kong and slapped sanctions on several U.S. non-government organizations for allegedly encouraging anti-government protesters in the city to commit violent acts.

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Exclusive: U.S. defense chief calls on Turkey to stop holding up NATO readiness plan

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper urged Turkey on Monday to stop holding up support for a NATO defense plan for the Baltics and Poland, as Ankara presses the alliance to support its fight against U.S.-backed Kurdish YPG militia in Syria.

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Typhoon hits Philippines, disrupting travel, work

A typhoon struck the Philippines on Tuesday bringing heavy rains and prompting preemptive halts in air travel, schools and government offices, with some 200,000 people evacuated after warnings of floods and landslides.

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Italy's Sardines push back against Salvini's nationalist tide

The rapid rise of a new left-wing movement has caught the League's Matteo Salvini by surprise.

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Climate change: The COP25 talks trying to change the world

As the UN has its annual climate change conference, we look at what it's for and if it ever makes a difference.

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Berea College: Has a US university cracked student debt?

A college in Kentucky pays for all its pupils' tuition. There's just one catch - they have to work for it.

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Trump: What does the US contribute to Nato in Europe?

President Trump says the US bears the main burden of Nato - so what does it contribute towards the alliance?

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How China-US rivalry is dividing the internet

Will the rivalry between China and the US accelerate the division of the internet into two halves?

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Hyderabad rape: 'Blame the men - not the safe city'

Hyderabad is reeling from the rape and murder of a young vet - and the city's young women are angry.

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Sri Lanka: Families waiting for news from their children

Sri Lanka’s civil war ended 10 years ago but there has been little progress in tracing those who disappeared during the war.

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U.S. senators want Turkey sanctioned over Russia missile system

U.S. lawmakers pressed the Trump administration on Monday to impose sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of a Russian missile defense system, saying the failure to do so sends a "terrible signal," and a key Senate committee set a vote on additional legislation to punish Ankara.

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NATO summit toasts 70 years. But is it waving or drowning?

There will be plenty of applause when NATO leaders gather in London to celebrate seven decades of the most successful military alliance in history.

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Raiding factories, freeing children

Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has been freeing children from slavery for more than 30 years.

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Former U.S. President Carter hospitalized in Georgia with urinary tract infection

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, released from one hospital in Georgia the day before Thanksgiving, was admitted to another over the holiday weekend for treatment of a urinary tract infection, the Carter Center said in a statement on Monday.

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U.S. homeland security proposes face scans for U.S. citizens

The Trump administration intends to propose a regulation next year that would require all travelers - including U.S. citizens - to be photographed when entering or leaving the United States, according to the administration's regulatory agenda.

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Could you make money from renting your clothes?

A fashion industry executive is hoping to make clothing rental a popular trend in the UK.

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'We try to make good food emotionally addictive'

John Vincent, co-founder of healthy fast food chain Leon, explains the ethos behind the company.

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Prince Andrew must testify says Epstein accusers' lawyer

The lawyer for five of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers says he wants the Duke of York to testify in court cases.

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Trump administration lifts hold on Lebanon security aid

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has lifted a mysterious "hold" on more than $100 million in security aid for Lebanon, congressional and State Department officials said, more than a month after lawmakers learned the funds were being blocked.

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Amazon pulls Auschwitz-themed Christmas ornaments

Poland's Auschwitz Memorial called on the retailer to halt sales of the "disturbing" merchandise

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Failure to unite blunts anti-Brexit threat in UK election

Caroline Hegey and Emma Kelland both want to stop Brexit but will back different parties in the medieval city of Canterbury when they vote in Britain's election next week.

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Climate change: COP25 talks to open as 'point of no return' in sight

Politicians and diplomats meet in Spain as scientists and charities say urgent steps are needed.

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Plane crash north of San Antonio International Airport kills three: NBC

Three people died when a small plane crashed on the north side of the San Antonio International Airport in Texas late on Sunday, NBC Chicago reported, citing fire officials.

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White House: Trump 'will not participate in impeachment hearing'

The president won't be able to "participate fairly" at Wednesday's hearing, the White House says.

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President Trump speaks with Israel's Netanyahu about Iran, other issues

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke on Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Iran and other issues, the White House said in a brief statement.

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U.S. snowstorms turn Thanksgiving holiday travel into a nightmare

Heavy snows in the United States closed roads and canceled over 1,300 flights on what was forecast to be the busiest day of the year for highways and airports, stranding hordes of travelers trying to head home on Sunday after the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Samoa measles deaths rise above 50, mostly small children

The death toll from a measles outbreak in Samoa climbed to 53, the government said on Monday, as the number of people infected in the small Pacific nation grows by more than a hundred a day.

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