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Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick receives the Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award for 2018 in Amsterdam Saturday. Kaepernick became a controversial figure when he refused to stand for the national anthem, and instead knelt to prote

Amnesty International Names Kaepernick Its Ambassador Of Conscience

5:05am April 22, 2018

by Doreen McCallister

Ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick received Amnesty's top human rights award for his opposition to racial injustice. His "take a knee" campaign during the national anthem likely cost him his job.

Queen Elizabeth II waves to the audience after a speech from her eldest son Charles, Prince of Wales, at the end of a star-studded concert to celebrate her 92nd birthday at Royal Albert Hall on Saturday.

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Queen Elizabeth II Celebrates 92

9:13pm April 21, 2018

The queen marked the occasion by attending a star-studded charity concert, surrounded by family. But the party's not over yet — the longest-reigning living monarch celebrates two birthdays a year.

Britain's Conservative Party politician Enoch Powell, right, listens to two demonstrators in Canada in April 1968, reading a petition that describes him as a "racist."

An Anti-Immigration Speech Divided Britain 50 Years Ago. It Still Echoes Today

5:11am April 20, 2018

by Joanna Kakissis

Half a century after Enoch Powell delivered the most incendiary political speech in Britain's recent history, his dire vision of race war hasn't come true. But it resonates in British politics today.

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Researchers from the Sea War Museum Jutland announced they found a Nazi U-boat that disappeared a day after Germans surrendered to Danish forces in 1945.

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Missing Nazi Submarine Found Near Denmark; Spoiler: Hitler Is Probably Not Onboard

8:33pm April 19, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Researchers said they located a German U-boat that went "on the run" from British forces as the war ended. The discovery ends speculation that Adolf Hitler used it to escape to South America.

Outgoing European human rights Commissioner Nils Muiznieks (L) shares a joke with the Dalai Lama at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, in 2016.

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'It's A Very Different World Now,' Says Outgoing Human Rights Commissioner

7:00pm April 19, 2018

by Ari Shapiro

Nils Muiznieks has worked with the Council of Europe for the last six years. He shares his thoughts on the state of human rights, cultural racism, and the threat of war, genocide, and dictatorship.

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Vladimir Baranov is still hoping to find passengers for the Man Gyong Bong ferry between Vladivostok and the North Korean port of Rajin, including Russian and Chinese tourists. But he can soon forget about the region's North Korean migrant workers that Mo

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Sanctions Targeting North Korea Ripple Into Russia

3:18pm April 19, 2018

by Lucian Kim

Sanctions require Russia to expel about 30,000 North Korean migrant workers. In this city in Russia's Far East, some business owners say they will be sorely missed.

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To Curb Ocean Pollution, U.K. May Ban Plastic Straws, Stirrers And Cotton Swabs

2:35pm April 19, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Prime Minister Theresa May called plastic waste "one of the greatest environmental challenges facing the world." The government said it will work with industry to develop alternatives.

Young people take a photo in front of the Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque, known as the "Heart of Chechnya," and large letters reading "I love Grozny" in central Grozny, Russia, in 2017.

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Russia Works To Rescue The Lost Children Of ISIS Fighters

2:22pm April 19, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

The government-backed effort seeks to reunite the wives and children of ISIS fighters with family in Russia. Many of the thousands of Russian Muslim men who joined ISIS were killed in the fighting.

Tabs on a Facebook app for, "Privacy Basics, More Settings, and Data Policy," are displayed on an iPhone.

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Facebook To Offer Users Opt-Outs That Comply With New European Privacy Rules

8:29am April 19, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The social media giant will ask users worldwide if they want to continue sharing data for ads as well as personal information such as political and religious leanings and relationship information.

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Brussels last month.

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France's Macron Likely To Meet Resistance From Merkel On European Reform Proposals

6:28pm April 18, 2018

by Esme Nicholson

French President Emmanuel Macron visits Berlin Thursday, amid differences between him and German Chancellor Angela Merkel over eurozone reforms.