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British Prime Minister Theresa May Outlines Plan To Leave European Union

4:40pm January 17, 2017

by Frank Langfitt

British Prime Minister Theresa May laid out her plan Tuesday to remove the United Kingdom from the European Union and pledged to put the deal up for a parliamentary vote.

A bombing by the Nigerian air force has occurred in an internally displaced person camps in Rann, Nigeria.

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Nigerian Military Strike Kills Dozens In Displaced Persons Camp

4:07pm January 17, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Teams from Doctors Without Borders say they've counted 52 dead and at least 120 wounded in the bombing on the camp in Rann, Nigeria. The country's president said the air force strike was accidental.

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh sits during his final pre-election rally in November in Banjul, Gambia. He lost that vote to rival Adama Barrow but has refused to step down.

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Gambia Declares State Of Emergency As Leader Refuses To Cede Power

3:54pm January 17, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The president-elect is scheduled to take office on Thursday. But longtime President Yahya Jammeh has defiantly said he won't allow that to happen, citing supposed voting "irregularities."

In Mexico, chamoy comes in many forms, including sauce, seasoning powder, shaved ice and candy. A chamoy apple was all the author needed to get hooked.

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Chamoy Is Mexico's Flavor Fiesta Condiment, Courtesy Of China

1:59pm January 17, 2017

by Leena Trivedi-Grenier

Fruity, sweet, spicy and salty all at once, this frenzied treat for your taste buds takes many forms — from sauces to seasonings to candy. And its journey from Asia to Mexico took hundreds of years.

Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson suggested at his confirmation hearing that a Trump administration would be willing to wage a showdown over China's recent island building in the South China Sea.

Trump And China: Intentionally Provocative Or Unprepared?

1:31pm January 17, 2017

by Nishant Dahiya

Trump's campaign comments toward China were extremely strong, and we're likely to learn soon how much was rhetoric and how much will become actual policy.

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech on leaving the European Union in London on Tuesday.

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Brexit: Theresa May Lays Out Her Plan For A Sharp Break With The EU

12:09pm January 17, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

The British prime minister said in a speech on Tuesday that she plans for the United Kingdom to walk away from the European Union's single market and unified court system.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, shown during a joint news conference with his Moldovan counterpart following their meeting Tuesday in Moscow, said President-elect Donald Trump won a "convincing victory."

Putin Accuses Obama Administration Of Trying To Undermine Trump's Legitimacy

11:42am January 17, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that President-elect Donald Trump won a "convincing victory."

A waiter walks past a mural of Flight MH370 in Shah Alam outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in February 2016. The flight disappeared nearly three years ago with 239 people on board, and the search for the plane has now been suspended.

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Search For Missing Flight MH370 Suspended After Almost 3 Years

11:42am January 17, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

In March 2014, the flight vanished from radar with 239 people on board. Search crews have examined more than 45,000 square miles of the Indian Ocean, to no avail.

China's President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday in Davos, Switzerland. The global elite have begun a week of earnest debate and Alpine partying in the Swiss ski resort, in a week bookended by two presidential speeches

China's Xi Jinping Defends Globalization In First-Ever Speech At World Economic Forum

10:53am January 17, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

"No one will emerge as a winner in a trade war," the Chinese president said in Davos, Switzerland. He responded to statements by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, without mentioning his name.

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British Prime Minister To Announce How The U.K. Will Depart The EU

7:25am January 17, 2017

by Frank Langfitt

Since Britain voted to leave the EU, the government's vision of how to manage that process has been unclear. In a speech on Tuesday, Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to lay out her strategy.

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