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  Brexit awakens old fears in Northern Ireland

  Northern Ireland's wounds are deep: Bloody Sunday, Enniskillen, Belfast's sectarian killings of Catholics and Protestants by paramilitaries on both sides and British Army and Royal Ulster Constabulary shootings and crackdowns. Now, Brexit's intense focus on the future of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland has prompted worries of new violence. 3

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  Trump, others agitated by Giuliani's performance: AP sources

  Rudy Giuliani's latest media blitz, which was filled with a dizzying array of misstatements and hurried clarifications, agitated U.S. President Donald Trump and some of his allies, who have raised the possibility that the outspoken presidential lawyer be at least temporarily sidelined from televised interviews. 1

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  Amid wall debate, Pope says fear of migration makes us crazy

  Pope Francis said Wednesday that fear of migration is 'making us crazy' as he began a trip to Central America amid a standoff over U.S. President Donald Trump's promised wall at the U.S.-Mexico border and a new caravan of migrants heading north.

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  Royal mystery: Austrian feared kidnapped safe with family

  Initial details of the reported daylight kidnapping of an elderly woman with links to Austro-Hungarian nobility made the apparent abduction in a small Austrian city sound like something out of a movie.

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  Families keep trying to cross border, wall or no wall

  U.S. President Donald Trump's push for a US$5.7 billion wall -- a demand that triggered the longest government shutdown in history -- is unlikely on its own to stop families who are crossing the U.S.-Mexico border by the thousands each month. 11

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  Russia presents info on missile U.S. says violates pact

  The Russian military on Wednesday rolled out a new missile and released its specifications, seeking to dispel the U.S. claim that the weapon violates a key nuclear arms pact.

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  Seoul accuses Japanese patrol plane of threatening flight

  South Korea's military accused Japan of a "clear provocation" over what it said was a threatening low-altitude flight by a Japanese patrol plane over a South Korean warship on Wednesday. 1

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  Thailand sets date of first general election since coup

  Thailand's Election Commission on Wednesday announced that the nation's first general election since the military seized power in a 2014 coup will be held on March 24.

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  U.S. accepts Congo's president-elect despite disputed election

  The United States says it welcomes the certification by Congo's constitutional Court of Felix Tshisekedi as the country's next president, joining others in the international community in accepting the results of the disputed vote.

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  Greek lawmakers debate Macedonia name deal ahead of vote

  Greek lawmakers began debating a historic agreement aimed at normalizing relations with Macedonia in a stormy parliamentary session Wednesday. Opponents have announced a series of street protests in Athens and the northern city of Thessaloniki to coincide with the debate.

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  Family of slain Mongolian model seeks answer as lawsuit begins

  The family of a Mongolian woman murdered in Malaysia 13 years ago hopes to find answers with a lawsuit that opened in court this week, their lawyer said Wednesday.