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Trump sees 'very good chance' for China deal U.S. and Chinese negotiators agreed Friday to extend high-level trade talks through the weekend, and President Donald Trump said he hoped to meet next month at... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - February 23, 2019

Irish write no-deal U.K.-exit bill The Irish government published legislation Friday designed to ease the damage if Britain leaves the European Union next month without a divorce deal -- but said... by JILL LAWLESS The Associated Press - February 23, 2019

Lawsuit filed to get U.S. to take back militants' recruit The father of an Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State group in Syria filed suit against President Donald Trump's administration Thursday in an effort to ... by DANICA KIRKA The Associated Press - February 23, 2019

Civilians exiting last ISIS-held Syria area Small trucks carrying disheveled men, women and children left the Islamic State militant group's last pocket of territory in eastern Syria in an escorted convoy... by SARAH EL DEEB The Associated Press - February 23, 2019

Venezuelan security forces fire on protesters near border The political showdown in Venezuela escalated into deadly violence near the border with Brazil on Friday, as security forces fired on a group of indigenous Vene... by Ana Vanessa Herrero and Ernesto Londono The New York Times - February 23, 2019

Vatican calls for accountability on sex abuse Cardinals attending Pope Francis' conference on preventing clergy sex abuse called Friday for a new culture of accountability in the Catholic Church to punish b... by NICOLE WINFIELD The Associated Press - February 23, 2019

The world in brief American to remain jailed in Moscow by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - February 23, 2019

Israelis attempt first lunar landing after launch by SpaceX An Israeli spacecraft rocketed toward the moon for the country’s first attempted lunar landing after a launch Thursday night by SpaceX. by MARCIA DUNN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - February 23, 2019

1 killed, 12 hurt in aid standoff on Venezuela-Brazil border CUCUTA, Colombia — Heightened tensions in Venezuela left a woman dead and a dozen injured near the border with Brazil on Friday, in the first deadly clash over ... by The Associated Press - February 22, 2019

Pope calls for action in church's sex-abuse crisis Pope Francis opened a landmark meeting Thursday on clerical sexual abuse, saying that Catholics expected "concrete and effective measures" against the scourge -... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - February 22, 2019

Germans convict two in arms sales A German court on Thursday convicted two former employees of gun maker Heckler & Koch over their role in the delivery of weapons that ended up in troubled areas... February 22, 2019

Venezuela shuts its Brazil border President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela ordered its border with Brazil closed Thursday, part of his escalating effort to stop opponents from sending humanitarian ... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - February 22, 2019

U.S. agrees to keep 200 troops in Syria President Donald Trump's administration, which abruptly announced in December that it was pulling out of Syria, said Thursday that it will keep 200 U.S. troops ... by SARAH EL DEEB and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA The Associated Press - February 22, 2019

Trade deals to miss exit date, U.K. says The British government acknowledged Thursday that trade deals with major countries such as Japan and Turkey will not be in place by March 29, the day Britain pl... by The Associated Press - February 22, 2019

U.S. envoy said to begin global push on gay rights The American ambassador to Germany plans to lead what his embassy said Wednesday was a new and "specific push" to decriminalize homosexuality worldwide. by Melissa Eddy and Rick Gladstone The New York Times - February 22, 2019

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