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Ecuador Allows Sweden to Interrogate Assange Over Sex Assault Charges

Ecuador has reached an agreement with Sweden which will allow Julian Assange to be interrogated by Swedish officials at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London
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Metrojet Flight 9268 Crash: Egypt Claims No Evidence of Terrorism Found

Egypt announced Monday that its investigators found no evidence of terrorism in the October Russian passenger jet crash in Sinai, contrary to what the Kremlin and many other world governments have determined.
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Pope Francis Visit 2016: Pontiff to Hold Mass at Border City of Juarez During Mexico Trip

In an attempt to focus on the plight of Latino migrants heading to the U.S., Pope Francis will end his upcoming trip to Mexico with by conducting Mass at the fairgrounds in the border town of Ciudad Juarez, a popular border crossing point.
FARC Announce Unilateral Ceasefire, Free Colombian Soldier

Nurse Arrested in Spain for Performing Forced Abortions for FARC

A man who is allegedly responsible for performing over 100 forced abortions on female fighting in the Colombian Marxist group FARC has been arrested in Spain.
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Cuba-US Relations Update: Both Nations to Restore Direct Mail Service

The United States and Cuba have taken another huge step in the effort to mend broken ties by agreeing to re-establish direct postal service between the two countries for the first in five decades.
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Leaders to Vote on Final Draft of Landmark Climate Change Agreement in Paris

World leaders at the climate change summit in Paris released the final draft of an ambitious agreement that aims to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to save planet Earth.
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North Korea Claims to Possess Hydrogen Bomb, Experts Remain Skeptical

North Korea state media claimed Thursday that the nation had developed a hydrogen bomb, though some remain skeptical to the veracity of the statement.
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Arnold Peralta, Honduras Soccer Player, Shot and Killed in Hometown

Arnold Peralta has been fattaly shot and killed at the age of 26.
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Prince Harry, Pippa Middleton Romance Rumor: In-Laws Secretly in a 3 Month Relationship?

Prince Harry and Pippa Middleton have reportedly been secretly seeing each other.
Argentina Faces First Presidential Runoff In Its History

New Argentine Leader Mauricio Macri Sworn Into Office

Mauricio Macri, the new right-leaning leader of Argentina, has just been been sworn in, putting an end of to a dozen years of what has been dubbed “Kirchnerism,” a time typified by widespread social programs and large government spending.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel Is Time's 'Person of the Year'

Citing her moral leadership in a time of world crisis, Time Magazine named German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its "Person of the Year."
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Top Facebook Topics: Donald Trump, 2016 Race, Paris Attacks Listed as Most Discussed Topics in 2015

A new report reveals that the U.S. 2016 presidential race was the most talked about topic in the world on Facebook in 2015, while President Barack Obama topped the list of most discussed politicians across the globe.
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John Kerry Says US Will Commit to Doubling Spending on Climate Financing

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced that the United States plans to double its spending on climate change grants for developing nations, with a pledge of over $800 million a year.
FARC Release Captured Colombian Soldier

Colombia Peace Deal: FARC Release Captured Colombian Soldier

In yet another gesture of goodwill toward the central government in Bogotá, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on Wednesday freed a soldier who had been captured two weeks ago when he was on vacation in the country's southern jungles.
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Kirchner Makes Presidential Transition Rough for Macri, Won't Let Presidential Twitter Account Go

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina's president for the last eight years, is making her last official day in office a difficult one for her successor Mauricio Macri.
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Paris Attacks: Authorites Identify Third Suspect of Bataclan Terror Attack

French authorities have identified the third suspect that attacked the Bataclan concert hall during the Paris terror attacks on Nov. 13.
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Colombia Searches for Serial Killer's Victims After Confession

Colombian authorities are searching the capital of Bogota for victims of self-confessed serial killer Fredy Valencia.
United States, Cuba Tackle Compensation in New Talks

United States, Cuba Tackle Compensation in New Talks

A year after the beginning of the rapprochement between the United States and Cuba, with diplomatic relations between the two countries fully reestablished, Washington and Havana have begun to tackle the contentious issue of compensation for properties confiscated during the Caribbean nation's 1959 revolution.
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North Face Founder Douglas Tompkins Dies in Kayak Accident in Chile

The millionaire co-founder of the North Face and Esprit clothing brands, Douglas Tompkins, who used his fortune to try to preserve South American ecosystems died Tuesday during a kayak accident in Chile.
Foreign Leaders, House Speaker Slam Trump's Muslim Ban Proposal

Donald Trump Presidential Plans: House Speaker Paul Ryan, World Leaders Slam Muslim Ban Proposal

Donald Trump's proposal of a blanket ban on all Muslims entering the United States received harsh criticism on Wednesday, not just from the presidential hopeful's political rivals, but also from world leaders and GOP heavyweights.
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