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Squalid conditions at migrant camp shows need for help MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — A smoke-filled stench fills a refugee camp just a short walk from the U.S. Published Nov. 15 2019 @ 12:05am

Italy declares state of emergency in Venice after high tides ROME (AP) — Italy’s government declared a state of emergency Thursday in flood-ravaged Venice, seeking to release funds to repair the historic lagoon city after it was damaged by the highest tide in 50 years. Published Nov. 15 2019 @ 12:05am

As Gaza truce begins, Israel could face questions on tactics GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Residents said the airstrike came without warning: With fighting raging between Israel and Islamic Jihad militants throughout Gaza, two loud blasts shook the night, destroying the Abu Malhous home and killing eight members of the family in a split second. Published Nov. 15 2019 @ 12:05am

Clashes rock Bolivia as new interim leader challenged LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Renewed clashes rocked Bolivia's capital on Wednesday as the country's self-declared interim president, a second-tier lawmaker thrust into the post because of a power vacuum, faced challenges to her leadership claim from supporters of ousted Evo Morales. Published Nov. 14 2019 @ 12:05am

Venice 'on its knees' after second-worst flood ever recorded VENICE, Italy (AP) — The worst flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls Wednesday to better protect the historic city from rising sea levels as officials calculated hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. Published Nov. 14 2019 @ 12:05am

As rockets rain down, Israel intensifies its strikes in Gaza GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli aircraft struck Islamic Jihad targets throughout the Gaza Strip on Wednesday while the militant group rained scores of rockets into Israel for a second straight day as the heaviest round of fighting in months showed no signs of ending. Published Nov. 14 2019 @ 12:05am

Denmark starts border checks at crossings to Sweden COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish police on Tuesday began performing border checks at the country’s crossings with Sweden, moves that followed a series of shootings and explosions around Copenhagen that Danish authorities said were carried out by people crossing the waterway between the Scandinavian neighbors. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Australia’s highest court agrees to hear cardinal’s appeal CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s highest court agreed Wednesday to hear an appeal from the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children, giving Cardinal George Pell his last chance at getting his convictions overturned. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

FBI investigating killing of US women, children in Mexico MEXICO CITY (AP) — FBI agents are in Mexico helping investigate the fatal shootings of nine American women and children in northern Mexico last week. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Polish opposition celebrates taking control of Senate WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s opposition parties elected their candidate as speaker of the Senate on Tuesday, a small victory for them that allows them to act as a check on the power of the populist right-wing ruling party. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Bosnian border police sound alarm over migration pressure SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The chief of Bosnia’s border police warned Tuesday his guards cannot contain the migratory pressure along the country’s eastern border with Serbia, and the situation could easily escalate and put in danger the overall stability of the politically fragile nation. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Greek government drops plan to criminalize blasphemy ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek officials Tuesday scrapped plans to criminalize blasphemy as a law-and-order debate intensified between the country’s new conservative government and the left-wing opposition. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Protesters’ masks, umbrellas, outfits are used as shields HONG KONG (AP) — For many protesters in Hong Kong, identity is entwined with surveillance.Their signature masks, umbrellas and top-to-bottom black outfits shield them not only from physical threats like the riot police’s tear gas and rubber bullets, but also from the invisible dangers of government identification and tracking. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Legal adviser: EU lawmakers should decide on Catalan leader BRUSSELS (AP) — A legal adviser at the EU’s highest court said Tuesday it should fall to the European Parliament, and not to Spain, to decide whether a jailed Catalan leader can serve as a European lawmaker. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Clinton: UK voters must see Russian influence report LONDON (AP) — Hillary Clinton said she’s “dumbfounded” the U.K. government has failed to release a report on Russian influence in British politics before the country holds a national election next month. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Tear gas and firesHong Kong protests from morning to night HONG KONG (AP) — Protesters in Hong Kong battled police on multiple fronts Tuesday, from major disruptions during the morning rush hour to a late-night standoff at a prominent university, as the 5-month-old anti-government movement takes an increasingly violent turn. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Afghan president: 3 Taliban released for held US, Australian KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday announced his government has released three prominent Taliban figures in an effort to get the insurgents to free two university professors — an American and an Australian — they abducted three years ago. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Protesters close roads in Lebanon BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of protesters closed main roads in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon late Tuesday following a televised interview by the country’s president in which he said there could be further delays before a new government is formed. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

WFP chief vows more ‘aggressive’ action on sexual harassment CAIRO (AP) — In the wake of an internal survey that detailed multiple allegations of rape and sexual harassment of its female staffers, the leader of the World Food Program is vowing to go after abusers. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Israel targets Islamic Jihad leader, sending message to Iran JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Tuesday targeted two senior commanders from the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, killing one in the Gaza Strip and missing the second in Syria as it stepped up its battle against Iran and its proxies across the region. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Evo Morales reaches Mexico as supporters march in Bolivia LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Evo Morales, who sought to transform Bolivia as its first indigenous president, flew to exile in Mexico on Tuesday as thousands of his supporters clamored for his return in the streets of the Bolivian capital. Published Nov. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

US: Bolivian president wasn’t forced out by coup WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior officials at the U.S. State Department said Monday the situation in Bolivia is not a coup, despite what some Latin American governments have claimed. Published Nov. 12 2019 @ 12:05am

US troops at Syria base say they’ll keep pressure on IS A BASE IN EASTERN SYRIA (AP) — At a base in eastern Syria, a senior U.S. coalition commander said Monday that American troops who remain in Syria are redeploying to bases, including in some new locations, and working with the Kurdish-led forces to keep up the pressure on the Islamic State militants and prevent the extremists from resurging or breaking out of prisons. Published Nov. 12 2019 @ 12:05am