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FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2018, file photo, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. The White House on Sunday, Dec. 16, pushed the federal government closer to the brink of a partial shutdown later this week, digging in on its demand for $5 billion to build a border wall as congressional Democrats stood firm against it. Democratic congressional leaders, Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, have proposed no more than $1.6 billion, as outlined in a bipartisan Senate bill. The money would not go for the wall but for fencing upgrades and other border security. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

White House closer to partial shutdown with wall demand

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FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2011, file photo, Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks on his cellphone at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Saudi Arabia issued an unusually strong rebuke of the U.S. Senate on Monday Dec. 17, 2018, rejecting a bipartisan resolution that put the blame for the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi squarely on the Saudi crown prince and describing it as interference in the kingdom's affairs. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

Saudi Arabia rejects US Senate's 'interference' in kingdomSaudi Arabia rejects US Senate resolution blaming its crown prince for the killing of Saudi journalist Khashoggi

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Report: China is driving use of armed drones in Middle EastUse of armed drones in Mideast, driven largely by growing sales from China, is growing significantly, says new report

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 file photo, Uganda's long-time President Yoweri Museveni wears his well-known hat as he addresses a rally of his supporters at the Kololo Airstrip in Kampala, Uganda. A new movement wants to find out whether President Yoweri Museveni's tentative embrace of a so-called "national dialogue", after a government showdown with opposition pop star Bobi Wine, can lead to one of Africa's longest-serving leaders being talked into giving up power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Can we talk? Ugandans try to coax longtime leader to leaveCan we talk? On a continent of coups, Ugandans try to coax longtime president to step aside

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Greek forensic experts search at the scene after a powerful bomb exploded outside private Greek television station, in Faliro, Athens, Monday, Dec, 17, 2018. Police said the blast occurred outside the broadcasters' headquarters near Athens after telephoned warnings prompted authorities to evacuate the building, causing extensive damage but no injuries. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Bomb explodes outside private Greek TV station, no one hurtPowerful bomb damages private Greek television station Skai, no one hurt

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May to argue 2nd referendum would violate public trustPrime Minister Theresa May is set to condemn calls for a second referendum on Britain's departure from the European Union, saying it would do irreparable damage to trust in democracy

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Suspected gas explosion destroys eatery in Japan, hurts 42A suspected gas explosion has destroyed wooden buildings housing a restaurant and a real estate office in northern Japan, injuring 42 people

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Flowers are placed on a commemorative statue dedicated to perpetuating the memory of the 'Kindertransport' (children transport), near Friedrichstrasse train station, in central in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. Germany has agreed to one-time payments for survivors, primarily Jews, who were evacuated from Nazi Germany as children, many of whom never saw their parents again. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Germany to compensate hundreds who fled Nazis as childrenGermany has agreed to one-time payments to those still living from the thousands evacuated in 'Kindertransport' efforts in Nazi era, group says

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A Kashmiri protester ducks to avoid tear smoke shell during a clash with Indian paramilitary soldiers in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. A security clampdown and a strike sponsored by separatists fighting against Indian rule shut most of Indian-administered Kashmir on Sunday, a day after chaotic protests and fighting killed seven civilians and four combatants in the disputed region. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Indian troops enforce lockdown to foil Kashmir public marchSoldiers and police are enforcing a security lockdown to foil a public march toward India's military headquarters in disputed Kashmir in protest of weekend killings