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Bolton says U.S. ready to negotiate post-Brexit trade pact

By Associated Press

National Security Adviser John Bolton told reporters after meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London that a piecemeal approach to trade negotiations was "not unprecedented" and talks between the U.S. and the U.K. could start with areas where…

How clashes at Jerusalem holy site undermine a fragile truce

By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press

Muslim worshippers and Israeli police clashed Sunday at a major Jerusalem holy site during prayers marking the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha.

Guatemela elects conservative Giamattei as president

By Sonia Perez D., Associated Press

Turnout as low as 45% appeared to suggest widespread disillusionment with the political status quo in general.

Hong Kong airport shuts down amid mass protests

By Yanan Wang, Associated Press

Hong Kong has experienced more than two months of mass protests calling for democratic reforms and an independent inquiry into police conduct.

North Korea boosts Kim’s rising status as global statesman

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Foster Clug, Associated Press

There’s no question that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is in full control of his nation. But a recent change to the way he’s being formally described in the North Korean Constitution may allow him even more diplomatic leverage…

Guatemalans to vote in close presidential runoff

By Associated Press

Guatemalans voted Sunday in a presidential runoff pitting former first lady Sandra Torres against conservative Alejandro Giammattei in a nation beset by poverty and unemployment, and dealing with migration issues.

Muslims clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site

By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press

Palestinian medics said at least 14 people were wounded, one seriously, in the skirmishes with police at the site, which Muslims refer to as the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and Jews refer to as the Temple Mount. Police said at least…

Norwegian police say mosque shooting is a terror attempt

By Associated Press

Police in Norway's capital say the shooting at a mosque that wounded one person is being investigated as an attempted terrorist attack and that the alleged perpetrator is also a murder suspect in a separate case.

Moscow election protest attracts huge crowd, spurs spinoffs

By Jim Heintz, Associated Press

Tens of thousands of people rallied Saturday in one of Moscow’s biggest political protests in recent years, denouncing the exclusion of opposition and independent candidates from the Russian capital’s city council ballot.