FOX NEWS: Iraq's Kurds hold elections for regional parliament

Iraq's Kurds hold elections for regional parliament



Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region was holding long-delayed parliamentary elections on Sunday, a year after a vote for independence sparked a punishing backlash from Baghdad, leaving Kurdish leaders deeply divided.

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FOX NEWS: Boko Haram has been repelled, Cameroon's leader declares

Boko Haram has been repelled, Cameroon's leader declares



Cameroon's president says Boko Haram has been defeated in the country, the first such announcement since he declared war on the extremist group four years ago.

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FOX NEWS: Indonesia tsunami toll tops 800 amid search for survivors

Indonesia tsunami toll tops 800 amid search for survivors



Rescuers in Indonesia were scrambling Sunday to reach trapped victims screaming for help from collapsed buildings, while looters risked entering an unstable shopping mall to grab whatever they could find after a massive earthquake spawned a tsunami that left more than 800 dead.

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FOX NEWS: The Latest: Tsunami death toll in Indonesia jumps to 821

The Latest: Tsunami death toll in Indonesia jumps to 821



The Latest on a powerful earthquake and tsunami that hit Indonesia (all times local): 2:50 p.m. Indonesia's disaster agency says the death toll from an earthquake and tsunami that devastated part of the island of Sulawesi has climbed to 832.

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FOX NEWS: Polls open in landmark referendum on Macedonia's name

Polls open in landmark referendum on Macedonia's name



Macedonians were deciding Sunday on their country's future, voting in a referendum on whether to accept a landmark deal ending a decades-old dispute with neighboring Greece by changing their country's name to North Macedonia, paving the way to NATO membership.

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FOX NEWS: Indonesia tsunami toll tops 400 amid search for survivors

Indonesia tsunami toll tops 400 amid search for survivors



Rescuers were scrambling Sunday to try to find trapped victims in collapsed buildings where voices could be heard screaming for help after a massive earthquake in Indonesia spawned a deadly tsunami two days ago that has left at least 400 dead.

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FOX NEWS: Japan election weighs controversy of US bases on Okinawa

Japan election weighs controversy of US bases on Okinawa



Okinawans headed to the polls Sunday to choose a governor in an election that many see hinging on how voters feel about the American military presence on the southwestern Japanese islands.

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FOX NEWS: 'United' or 'Nations'? Balance is UN's existential question

'United' or 'Nations'? Balance is UN's existential question



After the world's leaders spent thousands upon thousands of words on the subject this past week, the foreign minister of Papua New Guinea boiled it down to just six of them on Saturday.

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FOX NEWS: Trump backs plan to maintain military presence in Syria

Trump backs plan to maintain military presence in Syria



President Trump shows support for plan to keep U.S. military in Syria until Iran leaves the country; Lt. Col. Daniel Davis reacts.

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FOX NEWS: A look at offensive comments by Brazil candidate Bolsonaro

A look at offensive comments by Brazil candidate Bolsonaro



Far right congressman Jair Bolsonaro is leading polls for Brazil's October presidential election, but he has attracted widespread criticism for his controversial views — and his often impolitic way of expressing them.

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