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By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) — French police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators in Paris Saturday, as thousands gathered in the capital and staged road blockades across the nation to vent anger against rising fuel taxes and Emmanuel Macron's presidency. Thousands of police were deployed nationwide to contain the demonstrations, including…

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Latest on the situation in Afghanistan (all times local): 4:45 p.m. An Afghan military spokesman says the death toll from a bombing at a mosque inside an Afghan military base in the volatile eastern Khost province has risen to 27 soldiers. The spokesman, Abdullah, who like many Afghans uses…

By JILL LAWLESS ,  Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May told skeptical lawmakers on Wednesday that rejecting her divorce deal with the European Union would mean uncertainty and division, before a meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to help finalize the Brexit agreement. The U.K. and the European Union agreed last…

COLTS NECK, N.J. (AP) — Authorities in New Jersey continue to investigate the scene of a mansion fire believed to have been set intentionally where two adults and two children have been found dead. The Monmouth County prosecutor's office said Tuesday the fire at a mansion in the upscale town of Colts Neck may be…

By DEB RIECHMANN ,  Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has declared he will not further punish Saudi Arabia for the murder of U.S.-based columnist Jamal Khashoggi — making clear in an exclamation-filled statement that the benefits of good relations with the kingdom outweigh the possibility its crown prince ordered the killing. The president…