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Facebook says it will pay French publishers for news content-
By Associated Press PARIS: Facebook said Thursday that it has struck a deal with a group of French publishers to pay ...

Turkish lira drops to new low after harsh interest rate cut-
By Associated Press ISTANBUL: The Turkish lira plunged to a record low against the U.S. dollar Thursday after a harsher-than-expected ...

Ex-Minneapolis cop faces new sentence in death of 911 caller-
By Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS: A former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 to ...

NATO weighs Afghan lessons in waging major ops abroad-
By Associated Press BRUSSELS: NATO defense ministers are weighing Thursday what lessons to draw from the almost two-decade-long military mission ...

Syria executes 24 people over last year’s deadly wildfires-
By Associated Press DAMASCUS: Syria executed 24 people Thursday after charging them with igniting wildfires last year that left three ...

UK police charge 25-year-old man with lawmaker’s murder-
By Associated Press LONDON: A man has been charged with murder and preparing acts of terrorism in the stabbing of ...

Libya conference hopes to salvage planned December elections-
By Associated Press CAIRO: Libya is hosting an international conference aimed at resolving the country’s thorniest issues ahead of general ...

EU summit to load pressure on Poland over rule of law-
By Associated Press BRUSSELS: European Union leaders will pressure a defiant Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Thursday to fall ...

EU leaders seek to safeguard energy supplies as prices soar-
By Associated Press BRUSSELS: European Union leaders on Thursday are seeking to safeguard energy supplies to the 27-nation bloc while ...