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SOS Mediterranee / Reuters fileWorld'Dark day' as final rescue ship stops patrols on world's deadliest migrant route
Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP/Getty Images fileWorldReindeer in Sweden usually migrate in November. But there's still no snow.
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Brendan Smialowski / AFP - Getty Images fileRussia InvestigationMueller gives new details on Flynn's secretive work for Turkey
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Jeff Overs/BBC / ReutersWorldBrexit deal is worse than staying in E.U., lawmaker who helped draft it says
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Andrew Harnik / Reuters fileWorldHigh-level talks between U.S., North Korea are postponed at the last minute
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters fileWorldTrump may have lost his risky bet on Saudi prince Mohammed bin Salman
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Mahmud Hams / AFP - Getty Images fileGlobal PowerWhy protesters put their lives on the line by approaching Gaza fence
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