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The leader of ANO party Andrej Babis signs books for a supporter during an election campaign rally in Prague, Czech Republic September 28, 2017.

The Czech Republic's Trump is in the lead for prime minister

He may be facing charges over alleged EU subsidy fraud, but billionaire businessman Andrej Babis still appears poised to win this weekend's Czech general election pushing his trademark anti-corruption and anti-euro ticket.

The Czech Republic's Trump is in the lead for prime minister
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un supervised a ballistic rocket launching drill of Hwasong artillery units of the Strategic Force of the KPA on the spot in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, March 7,

Trump seeks options for eliminating North Korean nuclear threat

Trump seeks options for eliminating North Korean nuclear threat
Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses a joint news conference with US President Barack Obama in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, Sept. 25, 2015.

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will talk North Korea and trade in first face-to-face meeting

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will talk North Korea and trade in first face-to-face meeting
A woman in Trafalgar Square weeps at a vigil for victims of the London terrorist attack

London comes together to remember its victims

London comes together to remember its victims
People light candles at a vigil in Trafalgar Square the day after an attack, in London, March 23, 2017.

Candlelight vigil honors victims of Wednesday's terror attack in London

Candlelight vigil honors victims of Wednesday's terror attack in London
The cabin of a Qatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Passengers flying Qatar Airways will no longer be able to carry on electronic devices larger than a cell phone when flying to the US.

Laptop, tablet bans on flights: Here's what we know

Britain and the US have banned laptops and tablet computers from the passenger compartment of flights from several Middle East and North African nations. A French civil aviation agency spokesman said France was considering whether to impose similar measures.

Laptop, tablet bans on flights: Here's what we know
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) speaks at the upper house parliamentary session after reports on North Korea's missile launches, in Tokyo, Japan, March 6, 2017.

North Korea launches more missiles, Japan and US seek UN meeting

The call for the meeting came after Pyongyang had earlier launched at least four missiles, with three splashing down in the sea close to key US ally Japan.

North Korea launches more missiles, Japan and US seek UN meeting
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Downing Street in London, Britain March 1, 2017.

Britain will 'fight back' if no EU deal ahead of Brexit

Finance minister Philip Hammond said Sunday that Britain would "do whatever we need to do" to be competitive if the country left the European Union without concluding a trade agreement.

Britain will 'fight back' if no EU deal ahead of Brexit
A demonstrator holds a placard that reads: "No to Presidency" during a Women's Day rally in Istanbul, Turkey, March 5, 2017.

Turkish women for and against more power for Erdogan rally in Istanbul

An April referendum would give Erdogan an executive presidency, which supporters say would unite the country. Opponents say it'd become authoritarianism.

Turkish women for and against more power for Erdogan rally in Istanbul
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) listens to Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky as they watch the project of a monument to Mikhail Kalashnikov.

Russian MP calls Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' gay propaganda

An ultra-conservative Russian lawmaker on Saturday urged the culture ministry to check Disney's upcoming film "Beauty and the Beast" for possible breaches of a law banning "gay propaganda."

Russian MP calls Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' gay propaganda
A ripe cacao pod containing cocoa beans hangs from a tree on a farm in Tulua, Colombia, December 8, 2008.

Colombia's 'drug triangle' puts hope in chocolate

The Colombian peace deal with the FARC has led farmers to move from farming coca to legal crops.

Colombia's 'drug triangle' puts hope in chocolate
Khatla Ali Abdullah, 90, is embraced as she flees her home as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants in western Mosul, Iraq February 27, 2017.

Hungry and afraid, Mosul civilians flee

More than 28,000 people have streamed out of west Mosul since February 19, when security forces began a push to wrest control from the Islamic State group, according to International Organization for Migration figures.

Hungry and afraid, Mosul civilians flee
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, shakes hands with Mexico's Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray after delivering statements at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mexico City, Mexico, Feb. 23, 2017.

Mexico rejects US migration reforms as Trump calls deportation effort a 'military operation'

Mexico vowed not to let the United States impose migration reforms on it Thursday as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security chief John Kelly visited the country.

Mexico rejects US migration reforms as Trump calls deportation effort a 'military operation'
US National Security Adviser Michael Flynn (R) walks along the colonnade ahead of a joint press conference by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, US, Feb. 10, 2017.

Flynn discussed sanctions with Russians before Trump took office, contrary to assertions: reports

US National Security Advisor Michael Flynn discussed the issue of US sanctions with Russia's ambassador weeks before Donald Trump was sworn in as president. The talks took place just as then-President Barack Obama was ordering new actions against Russia over its alleged interference in the US election.

Flynn discussed sanctions with Russians before Trump took office, contrary to assertions: reports
Russian anti-corruption campaigner and opposition figure Alexei Navalny addresses a protest against new anti-terrorism legislation approved by President Vladimir Putin, in Moscow's Sokolniki park, Russia, Aug. 9, 2016.

Putin critic Alexei Navalny given five-year suspended jail term

Top Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was found guilty on Wednesday of embezzlement and given a five-year suspended sentence that threatens to end his bid to challenge President Vladimir Putin in a presidential poll next year.

Putin critic Alexei Navalny given five-year suspended jail term