Tennis Australia defends banning ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ messages at Australian Open

"We don't allow clothing, banners or signs that are commercial or political," a spokesperson said, adding that "Peng Shuai's safety is our primary concern."

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Honduran Congress splits, threatens new president's plans

Honduran President-elect Xiomara Castro is facing a growing crisis: Dueling sessions of the newly elected Congress on Sunday elected different sets of leaders

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Gaza's Hamas rulers play down pro-Iran demonstration

The Gaza Strip’s Hamas rulers are trying to distance themselves from a protest staged by a pro-Iranian militant group that harshly attacked Saudi Arabia over its role in Yemen’s civil war

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U.S.-backed Syrian Defense Forces battles to regain control of prison for Islamic State suspects

The SDF said at least 160 suspected militants and 27 members of the U.S.-backed force were killed in the attack in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakah.

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Prominent Turkish journalist is jailed for “insulting” Erdogan

“The honor of the presidency is the honor of our nation,” said a spokesman for the Turkish president, defending the move.

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Israeli soldiers blindfolded and gagged elderly American Palestinian later found dead, according to leaked report

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Aid group says death toll from Yemen prison airstrike at 87

An aid group says workers in war-wrecked Yemen have recovered five more bodies from the rubble of a prison facility hit by a Saudi-led coalition airstrike

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Standoff near Syrian prison holding IS militants continues

U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish forces say clashes with militants are continuing for a fourth day near a prison in northeastern Syria that houses thousands of members of the Islamic State group

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2 Pakistani fishermen drown, 10 missing after boats sink

A district official says three boats sank off Pakistan’s coast in stormy weather, drowning at least two fishermen and causing 10 others to go missing

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French adventurer dies attempting solo Atlantic crossing

A 75-year-old French adventurer has died on a solo attempt to row across the Atlantic Ocean

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