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DOHA, Qatar - Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election looms over the race for the 2024 Summer Games as the three bid cities prepare to make their first presentations to a key ga...

BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed the importance of relations with the United States in a phone conversation with President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, opening communication with a p...

ALBANY, N.Y. - A woman accused of killing her twin sister by driving their vehicle off a Hawaii cliff in May was being held Monday in a New York jail after being charged with murder for the second tim...

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Monday abandoned his dire warnings and dark predictions about his newly elected successor and urged Americans to give President-elect Donald Trump time to rise t...

BRUSSELS - Britain’s foreign secretary says Donald Trump’s U.S. presidency could be a “moment of opportunity” for Europe, even as other EU diplomats worry about Trump’s i...

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran’s state TV is reporting that Iran and China have signed an agreement to hold joint military drills and co-operate in fighting terrorism. Iranian Defence Minister Gen. Hossein...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Dutch counterterrorism co-ordinator warned Monday that if the Islamic State group’s self-declared caliphate collapses it could trigger an increase in jihadi fighters...

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar’s government said Monday that 34 people were killed after they attacked government troops in Rakhine state over the weekend, but residents of the villages belonging to ...

LONDON - Prosecutors were finally able to question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Monday about a possible sex crime in Sweden six years ago. They did not comment on the closed-door proceedings at th...

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria’s prime minister handed in his resignation to parliament Monday after results showed his party losing badly in the presidential runoff, opening the way for an early pa...