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Local television news displays Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaking to reporters at his official residence in Tokyo on Monday, as he announced he will become the first Japanese prime minister to visit Pearl Harbor.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Will Become First Japanese Leader To Visit Pearl Harbor

7:36am December 05, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

President Obama and Abe will visit the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor together later this month. The historic trip will happen weeks after the 75th anniversary of the Japanese surprise attack.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation on Nov. 19.

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New Zealand's Prime Minister Announces His Resignation

11:04pm December 04, 2016

by Colin Dwyer

In a surprising move, John Key said it was the "right time" to leave politics. Key, who spent eight years as leader of his country and his party, says he will formally step down on Dec. 12.

Crowds line the street leading to Santa Ifigenia cemetery as they wait at sunrise for the funeral procession carrying the ashes of Fidel Castro in Santiago, Cuba, Sunday.

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Cuban Military Fires 21-Gun Salute As Fidel Castro's Ashes Are Interred

10:26pm December 04, 2016

by Brakkton Booker

Fidel Castro was laid to rest in a private ceremony in Santiago de Cuba, known as the launching site for the Cuban Revolution. Castro's younger brother Raul delivered the final homage.

Copies of local Chinese magazines at a news stand in Shanghai on Nov. 14, almost a week after Donald Trump was elected president.

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In Trump's Taiwan Kerfuffle, Beijing Has Been Uncharacteristically Measured

9:20pm December 04, 2016

by Rob Schmitz

Some are in an uproar over President-elect Donald Trump's phone call to Taiwan's president. Yet the Chinese leadership has shown no interest in escalating the matter.

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announces his resignation during a press conference in Rome, after the results of Sunday's referendum on constitutional reforms.

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Italian Voters Reject Proposed Changes, Prompting Prime Minister's Resignation

8:46pm December 04, 2016

by Colin Dwyer

Matteo Renzi had pinned his political future on the proposed constitutional changes, which would have taken some power away from Italy's Parliament. Renzi announced he will resign on Monday.

Austrian far-right candidate Norbert Hofer (L) and his rival Alexander Van der Bellen attend a post-selection TV talk with in Vienna on Dec. 4, 2016. Austrian far-right candidate Norbert Hofer on Sunday congratulated his opponent in presidential elections

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Austria's Far-Right Presidential Candidate Loses In An Election Do-Over

5:39pm December 04, 2016

by Brakkton Booker

Alexander Van der Bellen defeated Norbert Hofer of the conservative Freedom Party. Had Hofer won he would have become the first far-right president in Western Europe since World War II.

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Fidel Castro Laid To Rest In Private Ceremony

5:18pm December 04, 2016

Special correspondent for PBS NewsHour Nick Schifrin was on hand as Cuba's longtime ruler Fidel Castro was buried today in Santiago, where he launched his revolution more than half a century ago.

Trump Transition Latest: Departure From Decades-Long U.S Foreign Policy; 'Thank-You Tour'

10:43am December 04, 2016

Even as Donald Trump asserts himself on the world stage, departing from decades of US China policy, he remains in campaign mode, charging up his base with a rally and Tweets.

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Police guard the area where three women were killed in a shooting incident outside of a restaurant in Imatra, Finland after midnight, Sunday.

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Gunman in Finland Kills Local Politician, 2 Others With Rifle Outside Restaurant

9:53am December 04, 2016

by Brakkton Booker

A 23-year old gunman killed a local councilor and two journalists, all women, around midnight local time. The shooting took place about three hours east of Helsinki.

Too Close To Call, Austrian Presidential Election Could Mean Far-Right Presidency

8:53am December 04, 2016

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

The Freedom Party's populist candidate, who's drawn comparisons to Hitler, could win the presidency in today's election re-run, becoming Europe's first far-right head of state since World War II.