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Sumo wrestlers bring 1,500 years of tradition to London as sport has international moment
It will be only the second time an elite 5-day tournament will be held outside Japan
Assad’s ouster after 14 years of war in Syria brings to an end a decades-long dynasty
Syrian war has killed nearly half a million people and displaced half country's pre-war population of 23 million
Opposition fighters reportedly drive Syrian leader from the country. Who are they and what now?
War monitor says Assad left the country on a flight from Damascus early Sunday
White House on guard against Islamic State resurgence in Syria
US has about 900 troops in Syria
US House to vote to provide $3 billion to remove Chinese telecoms equipment
Officials concerned about security risks
South Korea arrests former defense minister over martial law declaration, Yonhap News says
Ruling Party leader Han Dong-hoon plans to meet with Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Sunday morning
Georgia's president says she talked with Trump, Macron about 'stolen election'
Kremlin has denied that Russia is interfering in the situation in Georgia
Taiwan reports near doubling of Chinese warships nearby
Beijing has held two rounds of war games around Taiwan this year
Pearl Harbor survivors, ages 104 and 102, return to Hawaii for attack anniversary
1941 bombing killed more than 2,300 US servicemen
Israeli strikes kill 6 in Lebanon's south, 34 in Gaza
Both Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah face accusations of having breached the truce that took effect on November 27
Garland’s ruby slippers from 'The Wizard of Oz' auctioned for $28M
Heritage Auctions had estimated that the shoes would fetch $3 million or more
Insurgents reach gates of Syria's capital, threaten to upend Assad rule
For the first time in the country's long-running civil war, the government now has control of only three of 14 provincial capitals: Damascus, Latakia and Tartus
Explosives-laden motorcycle detonates in Colombia killing 1, injuring 14
Organized crime group Jaime Martinez is active in the area
Notre Dame reopens with music, prayers, heads of state
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and first lady Jill Biden join dozens of heads of state attending Notre Dame reopening celebrations this weekend, five years after the iconic Paris cathedral narrowly escaped being destroyed in a fire. Lisa Bryant reports from the French capital.
After dissolving government, leader of Burkina Faso junta names new PM
The country, along with its fellow junta-led neighbors in Mali and Niger, has turned away from former imperial ruler France and pivoted toward Russia
North Macedonian political party calls for ban on social media content that incites 'self-destructive behavior'
Health authorities said at least 17 students were brought to hospitals in Skopje and other towns over the past week with broken bones and bruises after being thrown into the air by friends to fly like superheroes and attract applause on the internet
Ghana counts votes in tight presidential race, hopes for better times
The electoral commission says more than 99% of polling stations opened on time with voting materials delivered to them
US announces nearly $1 billion in military aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON — The United States on Saturday announced a new $988 million military assistance package for Ukraine as Washington races to provide aid to Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
It nearly halves the available $2.21 billion remaining in Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) as the Biden administration works to commit to buying weapons from industry, rather than pull from U.S. weapons stocks.
Trump's victory in the November election has cast doubt on...