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Middle East May 31, 2019

Pompeo visits Germany as tensions rise between US, Iran

Mike Pompeo is making his first visit to Germany as secretary of state at the start of a four-nation European trip as tensions rise between the U.S. and Iran.

Middle East May 31, 2019

Baghdad's Green Zone, a barometer of war and peace

Baghdad's Green Zone has been a barometer for tension and conflict in Iraq for nearly two decades.

The Americas May 31, 2019

Migrants traverse the deadly last stretch of Darien jungle

At first they appeared only as weary silhouettes emerging from the dense foliage on the other side of the Tuquesa River.

The Americas May 30, 2019

Raptors take NBA Finals opener, beat Warriors 118-109

Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-high 32 points and the Toronto Raptors won the first NBA Finals game played outside the U.S., beating the Golden State Warriors 118-109 on Thursday night.

The Americas May 30, 2019

Mexico: 62 migrants escape facility in Ciudad Juarez

Mexican officials say 62 migrants have escaped an immigration facility in Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas.

The Americas May 30, 2019

Opposition senators in Haiti trash Parliament office

A group of opposition senators in Haiti have ransacked their meeting room in Parliament and dragged out broken furniture and computers to block the ratification of interim Prime Minister Jean-Michel Lapin.

The Americas May 30, 2019

US documents expose Argentina dictatorship's grisly crimes

Recently declassified U.S. documents reveal that Argentine dictatorship agents in 1976 dynamited the bodies of 30 people who had been detained in a blast that spread their remains over a wide radius.

The Americas May 30, 2019

Brazilians rally against education budget cuts

Thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets to protest a decision by the government of President Jair Bolsonaro to slash education funds.

Middle East May 30, 2019

Netanyahu shows off Trump's map of Israel with Golan Heights

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says U.S. President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has gifted him an official State Department map, updated to incorporate the long-disputed Golan Heights as part of Israel.

The Americas May 30, 2019

Colombia ex-rebel freed from second detention in drug case

A top Colombian rebel peace negotiator has been freed from detention for a second time in connection with a highly politicized drug case.

The Americas May 30, 2019

Nicaragua government releases 50 more political prisoners

Nicaragua's government said Thursday it has released 50 prisoners detained in protests from jail to house arrest as an agreed-upon deadline to release all such prisoners approaches.