Reuters
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Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox patriarch to hold historic meeting in Cuba
The meeting could be a historic step toward healing the 1,000-year-old rift between the Western and Eastern branches of Christianity.
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Rebel forces struggle as Russia and Turkey trade accusations
A Syrian army source said Aleppo would soon be encircled by government forces with Russian air support.
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Iraq tries to take ISIS offline to silence propaganda
Iraq is trying to persuade satellite firms to halt Internet services in areas under Islamic State's rule, seeking to deal a major blow to the group's potent propaganda machine which relies heavily on social media.
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Number of anti-Semitic incidents in Britain falls
The number of anti-Semitic incidents reported in Britain dropped by a fifth last year, although the figure was still the third-highest on record, a Jewish advisory body said on Thursday.
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Zika crisis: First US transmission reported, attributed to sexual contact
The first known case of Zika virus transmission in the United States was reported in Texas on Tuesday by local health officials.
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Ted Cruz calls Iowa win a victory for 'conservative grass roots'; Hillary Clinton wins by closest margin
Relishing his victory in the first Republican nominating contest of the U.S. presidential election, Senator Ted Cruz called his defeat of Donald Trump in the Iowa caucuses a tribute to "conservative grass roots."
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Iowa caucus results: Trump defeated by Ted Cruz, Clinton and Sanders tie
US Senator Ted Cruz soundly defeated billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa's Republican nominating contest on Monday, upending the party's presidential race.
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China: Two men sentenced to death in killing of Tibetan religious leader
China has sentenced two men to death for the 2013 killing of a prominent Tibetan religious leader, state media said, in what had been one of Tibet's most closely watched murder cases.
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Nations gather in Rome to discuss anti-ISIS push
Nearly two dozen nations gather on Tuesday to plot their fight against the Islamic State militant group in Syria and Iraq and how to choke off its rise in Libya.
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UN announces start of Syria peace talks as government troops advance
The United Nations announced the formal start of peace talks for Syria on Monday and urged world powers to push for a ceasefire even as government forces, backed by Russian air strikes, launched their biggest offensive north of Aleppo in a year.
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'No deal yet' on Britain's EU renegotiation, leaders say
Prime Minister David Cameron and European Council President Donald Tusk agreed to another 24 hours of "crucial" discussions.
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Iraq needs $1.56 billion for humanitarian response to ISIS in 2016
Iraq needs $1.56 billion this year to finance its emergency response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the war against Islamic State, according to a government report released on Sunday.