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World briefs: British Airways says most flights running

Plus: South African president survives party bid to oust him; In China, basketballs join the sharing economy

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Sri Lanka floods displace nearly half-a-million people

Some towns were under 18 feet of water, and the navy sent boats and armored vehicles to search for survivors.

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North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile off Japan

The suspected Scud-type missile launched from the coastal town of Wonsan flew about 280 miles.

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Philippine marines walk to the frontline in the continuing assaults to retake control of some areas of Marawi city Sunday, May 28, 2017 in southern Philippines. Philippine forces launched fresh airstrikes Sunday to drive out militants linked to the Islamic State group after days of fighting left corpses in the streets and hundreds of civilians begging for rescue from a besieged southern city.

Philippines pounds militants as civilians found shot dead

The violence prompted President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday to declare 60 days of martial law in the southern Philippines.

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Manchester bombing thrusts terrorism to center stage in Britain

Theresa May and her Labour opponent have traded vicious barbs about the role of Britain’s overseas wars have played in the attacks.

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International briefs: Palestinians in Israeli jails end hunger strike after 40 days

Plus: IS claims Egypt attack; Anti-Indian protests

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In this Tuesday, May 9, 2017 file photo, smoke rises during heavy fighting between Islamic State militants and Iraqi special forces in the industrial area of west Mosul, Iraq. In Mosul, Iraqi forces are steadily closing in on remaining pockets of territory held by IS, but unlike past urban battles against them in Iraq, the militants still hunkered down in the city are mounting a stiff resistance, and the more the battle stretches out, the greater the risk for civilians remaining behind.

Mosul siege extends IS fight in Iraq, puts civilians at risk

The slow military approach may be helping Iraqi forces kill and capture more IS fighters but it has put trapped civilians at greater risk.

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Bin Laden’s son steps into father’s shoes as al-Qaida attempts comeback

A recording provides fresh evidence of ominous changes underway within the embattled organization.

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British Airways apologized in a statement for what it called an "IT systems outage" and said it was working to resolve the problem.

British Airways outage creates London travel chaos; global IT failure to blame

The airline said it was suffering a “major IT systems failure” around the world.

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National briefs: G7 leaders pressure tech firms on terror

Plus: Israeli goodwill efforts; Dozens die in flood

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Trump relies on personal ties with European leaders

The president’s new apparent openness to staying in the landmark Paris climate pact came amid a dpressure campaign by European leaders.

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People watch a TV news program showing a file image of a missile launch conducted by North Korea on May 21 at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. With North Korea's nuclear missile threat in mind, the Pentagon is planning a missile defense test next week that for the first time will target an intercontinental-range missile.

Leery of North Korea, U.S. plans first test firing of ICBM interceptor

The most recent test, in June 2014, was a success, but that followed three straight failures.

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Britons urged to enjoy 3-day national holiday

Greater Manchester Police arrested two more men Friday in connection with the bombing at an Ariana Grande concert, which killed 22 people.

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Jared Kushner, a senior White House adviser and President Donald Trump's son-in-law, listens as Vice President Mike Pence speaks during an event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building early this month.

Russian ambassador told Moscow that Kushner wanted secret communications channel with Kremlin

The Russian ambassador told Moscow that Jared Kushner wanted secret communications channel with Kremlin.

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In this Aug. 26, 2015, file photo, Ariana Grande performs during the honeymoon tour concert in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Ariana Grande planning benefit concert in Manchester

In a statement both defiant and heavy with emotion, the pop star wrote to her fans, saying “we won’t let hate win.”

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Sri Lankans watch military rescue efforts at the site of a landslide at Bellana village in Kalutara district, Sri Lanka, Friday.

91 killed, 110 missing in Sri Lankan floods, mudslides

Sri Lankan government says floods and torrents of mud unleashed by heavy rains have killed 91 people and left 110 others missing.

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An image taken from Egypt's state-run Nile News TV channel on Friday shows the remains of a bus that was attacked while carrying Egyptian Christians in Minya province, south of the capital Cairo, killing dozens of people, according to state media and the health ministry.

Gunmen kill at least 28 Coptic Christians in Egypt

The ambush of the bus was the fourth deadly attack against the country’s Christians since December.

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Refugees and migrants rest on board the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) 'Phoenix' vessel on Thursday off Lampedusa, Italy.

Italy coast guard: 2,300 migrants rescued, two bodies recovered

The route between Italy and Libya is the world’s most dangerous for sea migrants.

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Smoke rises near a public market after military attack helicopters fired rockets Thursday on the positions of Muslim extremists in Marawi City, on the southern island of Mindanao.

Soldiers launch attacks in besieged Philippine city

At least 44 people have died in the fighting, including 31 militants and 11 soldiers, officials said.

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Queen Elizabeth II speaks to Millie Robson, 15, from Co Durham, and her mother, Marie, during a visit to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital to meet victims of the terror attack on May 25, 2017 in Manchester, England.

Manchester bombing probe expands to Germany amid raids, arrests in Britain

Police used controlled explosives to carry out a raid in the early hours of Thursday while also arresting two male suspects in Manchester.

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey, left, preparing for a replenishment-at-sea with the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos, right, in the South China Sea.

Beijing protests U.S. Navy patrol through South China Sea

China’s Defense Ministry told reporters that it had sought an explanation with U.S. officials over the incident.

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World briefs: ANC leaders seeking ouster of South African President

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Civil defense personnel search for bodies in the rubble of a building in the al-Jadidah neighborhood of Mosul.

Probe: U.S. bomb set off IS-planted devices in Mosul tragedy

A series of explosions resulted in over 100 civilian deaths and underscored the difficulty of rooting out the extremist group’s fighters.

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President Donald Trump smiles during a NATO summit of heads of state and government in Brussels.

Trump appears to push prime minister of Montenegro at first NATO summit

Video footage shows leaders lining up to take a group photo, as is tradition at NATO summits.

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President Donald Trump talks with British Prime Minister Theresa May during a ceremony at the new NATO headquarters Thursday in Brussels.

Trump pledges to 'get to the bottom' of leaks of Manchester investigation

Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to raise the issue of the leaks with President Donald Trump in Brussels later.

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday during a meeting at the U.S. Embassy in Brussels.

Trump scolds fellow NATO leaders on military spending, is vague about mutual defense pledge

Trump says NATO members must “finally contribute their fair share” and meet their obligations.

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A woman in a rescue boat cries after losing her baby in the Mediterranean off Lampedusa, Italy. A boat from the Migrant Offshore Aid Station rescued her and 600 other African migrants after one of three wooden boats partially capsized, leaving more than 30 people dead.

Aid groups rescue over 1,600 migrants in the Mediterranean in a single day

More than 50,000 migrants have tried to cross the Mediterranean to Europe this year.

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Same-sex marriage supporters wave rainbow Taiwan flags after the Constitutional Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday.

Taiwan becomes 1st in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage

A Constitutional Court ruling has set the stage for Taiwan to possibly become the first Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage.

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A policeman stands at a checkpoint in Manila, Philippines, on Wednesday as the Philippine National Police is placed under full alert status following the declaration of martial law in Mindanao, southern Philippines.

Exodus from Philippine city as Duterte warns of ‘harsh’ martial law

Thousands of residents fled Marawi, a city 500 miles south of Manila, on foot and by boats, vehicles and motorcycles.

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World briefs: More South Sudanese children are fleeing their country alone

Plus: Bahrain mounts deadly raid; federal troops quell Brazilian protests; Venezuela death toll rises; U.K. conservatives retreat.

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Honduran Navy officers patrol in Patuca river, near Ahuas, a remote community in La Mosquitia region, Honduras, in 2012.

DEA misled overseers on deadly Honduras operations, watchdogs say

Report says DEA failed to properly investigate the incident and stuck to an inaccurate version of events.

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Workers standing on steel bars as they work at a construction site in Manila. Foreign steel producers on Wednesday called for prudence as the Trump administration considers possible actions to shield domestic companies from unfair imports on national security grounds.

Steel vital to national security, industry pleads

White House steel import probe welcomed by U.S. producers, but others claim penalizing foreign steel would hurt the U.S. economy and

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People set down flowers after a vigil in Albert Square, Manchester, England, Tuesday, a day after the suicide attack at an Ariana Grande concert that left 22 people dead.

Raids, arrests as on-edge U.K. seeks ‘network’ of attackers

British police and intelligence agencies arrested three more suspects in connection to the Manchester suicide bombing Wednesday.

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President Donald Trump meets with Pope Francis Wednesday at the Vatican.

Setting aside past rude talk, Trump and pope focus on peace

Although both men seemed determined not to let politics intrude on their encounter, the underlying tensions were clear.

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World briefs: U.N. health agency names new leader

Plus: Terrorism measure advances in Japan; Venezuela crisis worsens; Water restrictions set in South Africa

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Sara Netanyahu, left, and first lady Melania Trump look on as President Donald Trump meets Holocaust survivor Margot Herschenbaum during a visit to Yad Vashem on Tuesday in Jerusalem.

Trump makes personal appeal to both sides for Mideast peace

The president called on Israelis and Palestinians to put aside the “pain and disagreements of the past.”

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte listens to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on Tuesday.

Duterte declares martial rule in besieged south Philippines

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said troops raided the hideout of a top terrorist suspect in southern Marawi city on Tuesday.

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Navy SEALs kill 7 al-Qaida militants in Yemen raid but suffer injuries

Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, said the injured Americans were not in such serious condition that they required medical evacuation.

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This 2014 file photo shows a sign outside Fiat Chrysler Automobiles world headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich.

U.S. says Fiat Chrysler used software to cheat emissions tests

The Justice Department is suing the automaker over eight “software-based features” in nearly 104,000 Ram pickups and Jeep Grand Cherokees.

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Retail staff hug each other after being evacuated from the Arndale Centre shopping mall Tuesday in Manchester, England, following a security alert the day after a terror attack.

Warning of ‘imminent’ terror attack, Britain raises threat level

Investigators hunted Tuesday for possible accomplices of the suicide bomber who attacked an Ariana Grande concert, killing 22 people.

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Concertgoers leaving Manchester Arena in England after an attack Monday night. The police are treating it as a “terrorist incident.”

'There was no one to help': 22 killed at Ariana Grande concert bombing; ISIS claims responsibility

Officials said the attack was being treated as a “terrorist incident” and that the bomber had died in the blast on Monday night.

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Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Ian Hopkins speaks to the media in Manchester Tuesday.

Tillerson: U.S. helping UK in bomb investigation

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the U.S. is working closely with the British government as it investigates the bombing in England.

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Armed police respond after an explosion at Manchester Arena during an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, Monday night.

Manchester bombing: What we know and don’t know

The police said they were treating the case “as a terrorist incident.”

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In this 2015 file photo, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey John Bass speaks in Ankara.

U.S., Turkey dispute fighting in D.C. as ambassador summoned

The U.S. ambassador told Turkey’s government its guards violated U.S. laws, a senior U.S. official said.

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World briefs: After report on killings of CIA sources, China asserts right to defend itself

Plus: Philippine foreign minister doesn't believe war talk, Greece doesn't secure deal, EU sets mandate, police arrest 141 for gay sex

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President Donald Trump makes his way to board Air Force One in Riyadh as he heads with the First Lady to Israel on Monday.

Some Pittsburgh-area Muslims want action, not just words, from Trump

Riyadh speech contrasted with previous rhetoric, but Islamic leaders call for civil-rights enforcement and an end to proposed travel curbs.

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Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and Mayor Bill Peduto hosted a reception for more than 30 ambassadors Monday evening at the Andy Warhol Museum as part of the U.S. State Department’s “Experience America.”

Peduto, Fitzgerald welcome global ambassadors to spread 'the message of Pittsburgh'

The Monday reception on the North Shore gave ambassadors the opportunity to mingle with local leaders in industry, government and society.

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Police stand by a closed street close to the Manchester Arena on Monday in Manchester, England.

Police in England report at least 19 confirmed fatalities at Ariana Grande concert

Authorities are looking at the bloodshed as a “terrorist incident.” The American pop star was not hurt.

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin after delivering remarks Monday in Jerusalem.

Israeli police kill Palestinian near Trump visit

Israeli police fatally shoot Palestinian in incident a few miles away from Jerusalem's Old City as President Donald Trump was visiting.

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President Donald Trump speaks during an official welcoming ceremony on his arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport on Monday near Tel Aviv, Israel.

In Israel, Trump urges new Middle East ‘harmony’ but faces old suspicions

He and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sketched the broad outlines of a new architecture for the Middle East in Jerusalem late Monday.

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