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Myanmar Violence May Have Killed More Than 1,000, UN Rapporteur Says

More than 1,000 people may already have been killed in Myanmar, mostly minority Rohingya Muslims -- more than twice the government's total -- a senior United Nations representative told AFP on Friday, urging Aung San Suu Kyi to speak out.

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China Defends Pakistan Anti-Terrorism after Trump Criticism

China on Friday defended Pakistan's counter-terrorism efforts, following President Donald Trump's accusation that Islamabad harbours militants attacking US and Afghan troops.

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US Court Deals Blow to Trump Travel Ban

A federal court in California dealt a new blow Thursday to the Trump administration's travel ban, ruling that some refugees must be allowed into the country.

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Mexico's Biggest Quake in Century Kills at Least 35

Mexico's most powerful earthquake in a century killed at least 35 people, officials said Friday, after it struck the Pacific coast, wrecking homes and sending families fleeing into the streets.

President Enrique Pena Nieto described the 8.2 magnitude quake as "a major earthquake in scale and magnitude, the strongest in the past 100 years."

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Late-Season Wildfires Choke US Cities, Towns with Smoke

Heavy winter snow and a very wet spring in the Western U.S. generated predictions the 2017 wildfire season would be tame. But it's shaping up to be one of the worst in U.S. history in land burned.

Across the region, smoky haze in cities and towns prevented people from going outside except for short periods and prompted potential bans of high school football games. In some areas where homes have burned, people have stayed in makeshift shelters for weeks.

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Nations Rush to Help Islands Devastated by Hurricane Irma

French, British and Dutch military authorities rushed aid to a devastated string of Caribbean islands Thursday after Hurricane Irma left at least 11 people dead and thousands homeless as it spun toward Florida for what could be a catastrophic blow this weekend.

Warships and planes were dispatched with food, water and troops after the fearsome Category 5 storm smashed homes, schools and roads, laying waste to some of the world's most beautiful and exclusive tourist destinations.

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Mexico Expels North Korean Ambassador after Nuclear Test

Mexico on Thursday expelled the ambassador of North Korea in protest over Pyongyang's latest nuclear test which it said posed "a grave risk for peace."

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Maduro Says Governors 'Must Submit' to New Legislative Body

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro warned Thursday that state governors elected in regional votes in October "must submit" to the will of a newly-created Constituent Assembly or they will be dismissed.

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Trump Says Military Action against N. Korea 'Not Inevitable'

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that military action against a defiant North Korea after its recent powerful nuclear test was "not inevitable."

Speaking in a White House news conference along with the premier of Kuwait, the president said, "Military action would certainly be an option. Is it inevitable? Nothing's inevitable."

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British PM Offers 'Unwavering Support' to Venezuela Opposition Leader

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday reiterated her 'unwavering support' for Venezuela's opposition-held National Assembly, as she met with its leader Julio Borges in London.

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