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Simona Halep beats Sloane Stephens to win French Open

Romania's Simona Halep in action during the final against Sloane Stephens of the U.S. BENOIT TESSIER/REUTERS PARIS -- Top-ranked Simona Halep won the French Open Saturday by defeating Sloane Stephens 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. It is Halep's first Grand Slam title after…

4 U.S. soldiers wounded in Somalia are now in Kenya

MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Four U.S. service members who were wounded in an extremist attack in Somalia that killed one special operations soldier have been treated and discharged, the U.S. military said Saturday. A U.S. Africa Command statement said the four…

Can Trump and Kim end the 68-year-old Korean War?

SINGAPORE -- Long a dream of Koreans on both sides of the world's most heavily armed border, a peace treaty that finally ends the 68-year-old -- and still counting -- Korean War is now being hinted at by President Trump…

Can Trump and Kim end the 68-year-old Korean War?

SINGAPORE -- Long a dream of Koreans on both sides of the world's most heavily armed border, a peace treaty that finally ends the 68-year-old -- and still counting -- Korean War is now being hinted at by President Trump…

Taliban announces 3-day cease-fire for holiday

A U.S. black hawk helicopter flies over the site of a Taliban suicide attack in Kandahar on August 2, 2017.  Javed Tanveer/AFP/Getty Images KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Afghan Taliban announced a three-day cease-fire over the Eid al-Fitr holiday at the…

Hurricane Aletta grows to Category 4

Hurricane Aletta grew to a Category 4 hurricane on June 8, 2018. Twitter / NHC E. Pacific Ops MEXICO CITY -- Hurricane Aletta strengthened to a powerful Category 4 storm in the open Pacific on Friday, but it was well…

Group photo masks underlying tension at G-7 summit

QUEBEC CITY -- President Trump flew to Canada Friday for the G-7 meeting -- the first of two high-profile summits on his agenda. A group photo masked the underlying tension, after Mr. Trump lashed out at allies over trade, while…

8 things you can do to make a difference for our oceans

The barrage of threats facing our oceans today might seem like an overwhelming tsunami of problems. Plastics are harming marine life. Carbon pollution is warming the oceans and increasing their acidity. Waters are being overfished. But there's hope, according to…

U.S. sees opportunity as Afghans halt Taliban fight

U.S. Army Gen. John Nicholson, commander of Resolute Support forces and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, walks with Afghan officials during an official visit in Farah province, Afghanistan, May 19, 2018. REUTERS BRUSSELS -- The Afghan government's unilateral halt to attacks…

Mystery deepens over Americans' illness in China

WASHINGTON -- A new medical mystery affecting U.S. diplomatic workers, this time in China, is deepening. The U.S. Embassy in Beijing has issued two warnings for Americans in the country to watch out for unexplained illnesses. Several workers at U.S.…

Did Guatemala volcano emergency response cost lives?

ESCUINTLA, Guatemala -- Prosecutors in Guatemala are investigating if the country's emergency response agency was negligent in their response to the deadly eruption of Volcan de Fuego, or "volcano of fire," last Sunday. At least 109 people were killed and…

Dozens killed by airstrikes in "de-escalation" zone

An image taken from video posted on YouTube by Syrian activists shows civilian -rescue workers known as White Helmets working in rebel-held Idlib province, in the town of Zardana, after alleged Russian airstrikes, June 8, 2018.  YouTube BEIRUT -- Warplanes…

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