Measles outbreak declared across the Philippines, citizens urged to get vaccinated

An outbreak of measles is spreading across the Philippines -- with more than 1,500 cases of the disease and 26 deaths reported in recent weeks, authorities said Thursday.

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Outspoken journalist Maria Ressa hit with new law suit in 'absurd legal attack'

Award-winning journalist Maria Ressa has been been indicted for a second time, in a move widely criticized by rights groups as an attempt to stifle press freedoms in the Philippines.

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Trump announces second Kim summit will take place in Vietnam

President Donald Trump announced during Tuesday's State of the Union address that his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place in Vietnam on February 27 and 28.

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Afghanistan's power brokers meet the Taliban in Moscow. Is peace any closer?

The war in Afghanistan was on the agenda this week in two world capitals.

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Six-story building collapses in Istanbul

A six-story building collapsed in an eastern suburb of Istanbul, Turkey's biggest city, on Wednesday.

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China and Taiwan clash in Lunar New Year military propaganda videos

Beijing and Taipei have marked the Lunar New Year holiday by releasing competing videos of military grandstanding, in the latest rhetorical clash between the two governments.

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North Korea is hiding nukes and selling weapons, says UN report

A confidential United Nations report reveals North Korea's "massive increase" in illegal petroleum and coal sales, a strategy to hide nuclear weapons from potential US strikes, and weapons sales to Libya, Sudan and Houthi rebels in Yemen.

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