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MOSCOW (AP) – The latest news related to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with top military officials in Moscow. All times local: 2:05 p.m. Turkey’s foreign minister says his country is refraining from responding to Russian efforts to hit back at Turkey over its downing of a Russian jet, but …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -The image and name of American presidential hopeful Donald Trump was gone on Friday from much of a Dubai golf course and housing development amid the uproar over his comments about banning Muslims from traveling to the United States. The disappearance of Trump’s branding from …

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – New Zealanders know what their new potential national flag will look like, except that they’re not quite set on the color. In a postal ballot, New Zealanders chose from among five designs, and both their favorites feature the country’s iconic silver fern next to the …

PARIS (AP) – At the height of Europe’s vacation season, a young man with French and Belgian IDs caught a ferry from southern Italy to Greece. He and a companion returned to Italy four days later, then hit the road for France. The beginning of August marked the first known …

GENEVA (AP) – Geneva police were “actively searching” for suspects in connection with an investigation into the Paris attacks last month, Swiss security officials said Thursday. Geneva’s security department said that city authorities received word on Wednesday that Swiss federal authorities had flagged “suspicious individuals who could be in Geneva …

LE BOURGET, France (AP) – The latest news related to the U.N. climate conference outside Paris, which runs through Dec. 11. All times local: 2:10 p.m. Activists have a new way of trying to increase pressure on negotiators at the Paris climate talks – with caricatures of big-headed world leaders …

JERUSALEM (AP) – A planned visit to Israel by U.S. Republican hopeful Donald Trump is turning into one big headache for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli leader, widely seen as a supporter of the Republican Party, shares much in common with Trump. But cozying up to the GOP …

LONDON (AP) – A trove of Viking jewelry and Saxon coins unearthed by an amateur treasure-hunter in a farmer’s field may help rescue an English king from obscurity. The Watlington Hoard, a collection of silver bands, ingots and 186 coins unveiled at the British Museum Thursday, dates from a tumultuous …

HOMS, Syria (AP) – Dozens of insurgents began evacuating their last stronghold in Syria’s central city of Homs Wednesday as part of a local deal with government forces that allows them safe passage to areas in the country’s north. The governor of Homs, Talal Barazzi, told The Associated Press on …

IDOMENI, Greece (AP) – A wooden smuggling boat carrying about 50 people sank Wednesday in the eastern Aegean Sea. Greek authorities said at least 12 people drowned, including six children, and 12 others were missing. In northern Greece, riot police were removing hundreds of protesting migrants from a border crossing …