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• Kolkata Testifies to the Grace of Mother Teresa, Its New Saint

  Photo Nuns from the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, India, watched a live broadcast of the canonization ceremony of Mother Teresa on Sunday. Credit Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters KOLKATA, India — When Mother Teresa’s canonization took place on Sunday, a battered-looking audience gathered in front of a screen some 4,500 miles east of St. Peter’s Square: men with caved-in chests, weeping sores wrapped in gauze, extremities missing entirely, legs so thin you could encircle..

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• Merkel Takes Blame for German Vote Defeat, but Holds Course

  

  BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel took a share of the responsibility for her conservatives' election defeat in the German state where she has her political base, but strongly defended her migrant policy on Monday even as she vowed to win back voters' trust.A year before an expected national election, the strong performance Sunday of a nationalist, anti-immigration party was a jolt that will likely increase tensions in Germany's governing coalition. However, the result didn't pose any immediate..

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• PHOTOS: London Set Afloat, Then Set Aflame, To Remember Great Fire

  

  Enlarge this image A flaming replica of 17th-century London floats on the river Thames on Sunday, part of an event to mark the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London. Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images A flaming replica of 17th-century London floats on the river Thames on Sunday, part of an ..

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• G-20 Reaches 'Broad Consensus' on Supporting Global Economy, China's Xi Jinping Says

  

  HANGZHOU, China—Leaders from the Group of 20 major economies doubled-down on prescriptions to revive world economic performance before slowing trade, investment and other knocks to globalization further weigh on activity. Chinese President Xi Jinping, speaking to reporters at the close of the G-20 summit Monday, said that world leaders reached “broad consensus” that structural reforms must be undertaken to prop up growth at a time of...

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• Kerry Fails to Secure Syria Deal Despite Earlier Optimism

  

  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry failed in his latest bid to get Russian agreement on a cease-fire deal for Syria, signaling the two sides remain far apart and postponing any chance of relief for a mushrooming humanitarian disaster in the country.Kerry met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for about an hour Monday in Hangzhou, China, where the Group of 20 summit is being held. He was seeking a deal after Russian negotiators at a meeting the day before walked back from agreements the..

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• Philippines president to Obama: 'I'm no American puppet'

  

  The US president and his Philippines counterpart, Rodrigo Duterte, were set to meet in Laos this week, where Obama is attending a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders. White House officials previously said Obama would confront the Philippines President about his country's handling of drug dealers, including extra-judicial killings, or government executions without the benefit of judicial proceedings or due process.But the Filipino leader did not take kindly to that notion. "Who does he think he is..

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• PM May rejects points-based immigration controls sought by Brexit campaign...

  

  By William James | HANGZHOU, China HANGZHOU, China British Prime Minister Theresa May rejected a "points-based" system to screen immigrants, setting up a potential conflict with Brexit campaigners in her government who promised to bring in Australian-style controls over EU migrants.May, who favored staying in the European Union but has pledged to deliver on the June 23 referendum vote by steering Britain out of the bloc, said such systems were difficult to manage and there was no "silver bul..

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• The Latest: IS Claims Bombings Across Syria

  

  DAMASCUS, Syria — The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local):5:30 p.m.The Islamic State group has claimed several attacks across Syria that killed at least 48 people, targeting government-held areas and Kurdish forces.The IS-run Aamaq news agency says the group was behind the "simultaneous" attacks on Monday.Bombings targeted the government stronghold of Tartus, home to a Russian naval base, as well as a heavily guarded Damascus suburb and a military post in the central city of Ho..

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• North Korea fires three ballistic missiles; China opposes THAAD

  

  The missiles were fired from areas around Hwangju county, in North Hwanghae province, towards the Sea of Japan, South Korea's military said in a statement. Officials said the launch was believed to be of mid-range Rodong missiles, and flew about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) "without giving any prior navigational warning." That missile entered Japan's air defense identification zone, the first time that has happened. Monday's launch also fired missiles into the Japanese defense zone, again witho..

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