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Canadian law professor Richard McLaren speaks at a news conference Monday in Toronto. McLaren is the author of a new report that accuses Russia of a widespread doping campaign.

Russia Should Be Barred From Rio Olympics, World Anti-Doping Agency Says

3:23pm July 18, 2016

by Bill Chappell

"The findings of the report show a shocking and unprecedented attack on the integrity of sport and on the Olympic Games," IOC President Thomas Bach says of a WADA investigation.

Turkish police in the city of Mugla on Sunday detain members of the military suspected of involvement in Friday's attempted coup. Following the failed revolt, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government has moved swiftly, detaining some 7,000 suspects, ma

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Turkey's President Cracks Down After Failed Coup

1:44pm July 18, 2016

by Leila Fadel

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could use the coup attempt against him to purge government institutions, including the military and the judiciary. Critics say he has already accumulated too much power.

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World Anti-Doping Agency Confirms Allegations Of Russian Cheating

1:15pm July 18, 2016

An independent report found evidence of a state-sponsored effort to encourage Russian athletes to take performance-enhancing drugs and avoid detection. This could affect the Rio Olympics.

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Secretary of State John Kerry talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Vienna on Jan. 16, after the International Atomic Energy Agency verified that Iran met all conditions under the nuclear deal. The accord is now one-year-old. Iran is

A Year After Iran Nuclear Deal, What Has Changed?

1:14pm July 18, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

All parties are complying, but critics in both the U.S. and Iran are still unhappy with the deal.

Lebanese chefs celebrate in Beirut after setting a new Guinness record for what was then the biggest tub of hummus in the world — weighing over 2 tons — in October 2009. The world record effort was part of Lebanon's bid to claim hummus as its own.

Give Chickpeas A Chance: Why Hummus Unites, And Divides, The Mideast

11:06am July 18, 2016

by The Kitchen Sisters

Nothing is simple in Mideast relations. Not even hummus. Lebanon, Israel and Palestinians are entangled over who owns the dish. Not even the title of world's largest hummus platter settled the matter.

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Jihadi Recruiters Find Success In French City Of Nice

7:58am July 18, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

In France, most people in Nice know that their city is a hotbed of jihadism. More than 100 people have left Nice — the most of any city in France — to fight with ISIS in Syria and Iraq.

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International AIDS Conference Returns To Durban, South Africa.

7:58am July 18, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

When the conference was held there in 2000, HIV was terrifying. It was spreading rapidly and an infection was viewed as a death sentence. Now, conference attendees celebrate a sea change around HIV.

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Islamic Scholar In Pennsylvania Denies He's Behind Failed Coup In Turkey

6:28am July 18, 2016

Turkey's president insists an aging Islamic scholar exiled in Pennsylvania was behind the coup attempt in Turkey. Fethullah Gulen has a large following in Turkey and among Turks around the world.

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In Wake Of Attempted Coup, Turkish President Vows To Eradicate 'Virus'

6:28pm July 17, 2016

by Leila Fadel

A wide crackdown is underway in Turkey following a failed coup against elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. NPR's Leila Fadel gives the latest.

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David Davis arrives to be named as Brexit Chief after a meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday.

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Brexit Secretary Says U.K. Could Impose Deadline For EU Nationals To Immigrate

2:50pm July 17, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Brexit Secretary David Davis said this could be part of negotiations for the U.K.'s exit from the bloc. Also on the table: the fate of British citizens living in EU countries.