Ukraine’s front line: Where lives turn on distant decisions
ZOLOTE, UKRAINE — In trenches dusted with snow and tinged with soot, men search for enough cellphone signal to hear the latest from the distant capitals that will decide their …
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Who are the kids trapped in Syria prison attack?
BEIRUT — A distressing series of voice notes sent by an Australian teenager from a prison in northeast Syria underscores the plight of thousands of forgotten children who remain trapped …
Read MorePope Francis urges parents to ‘never condemn’ their gay children
VATICAN CITY — By Nicole Winfield THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis urged parents on Wednesday not to condemn their children if they are gay, in …
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‘I played the game’: N.Y. grandmother leads police to attempted scammer
A grandmother out of New York state is being credited for using her instincts to beat an alleged scammer at his own game. Jean Ebbert, a 73-year-old resident of the …
Read MoreCoast Guard: 1 body recovered, 38 still missing off Florida
MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard battled time and currents Wednesday as aircraft and ships searched for 38 people missing in the Atlantic off Florida, four days after the capsizing …
Read MorePicasso heirs launch digital art piece to ride ‘crypto’ wave
GENEVA — Pablo, meet Crypto. Heirs of Pablo Picasso, the famed 20th-century Spanish artist, are vaulting into 21st-century commerce by selling 1,010 digital art pieces of one of his ceramic …
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Greek army helps remove vehicles on snow-plagued road
ATHENS, GREECE — Greek army and municipal crews removed hundreds of vehicles Wednesday that had been stranded in snow for three days along a road linking Athens to its international …
Read More1 body found in Coast Guard search for 38 lost off Florida
MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday that its crews recovered one body and continue to search for 38 other people in the ocean off Florida days after their …
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Russians’ plan for live-fire naval drills off Ireland: Can they really do that?
With the announcement that Russia plans to hold a live-fire naval exercise next month off the coast of Ireland – despite Ireland declaring their presence unwelcome, aspects of military maritime …
Read MoreU.S.-backed Syrian forces capture prison from Islamic State after a week
BEIRUT — U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces said they wrestled control of the last section of a prison controlled by Islamic State militants, ending a weeklong assault by the extremists on one …
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