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CAIRO – The foreign minister of Libya’s internationally recognized government says the North African nation is at “crossroads” as it faces mounting political and security crises, including the expansion of extremist Islamic State affiliates along its coast. Mohammed al-Dairi told journalists in Cairo on Monday that parties opposing peace talks …

MOSCOW – Russia’s space agency has reported a glitch at the International Space Station that caused its position in orbit to change. Roscosmos said the engines of a Soyuz spacecraft that is docked at the station unexpectedly started on Tuesday during testing of the radio system that controls the docking …

BEIJING – Police are investigating the apparent suicides of four young siblings aged five to 13 who’d been abandoned by their parents in one of China’s poorest regions. State media report the four were found Wednesday night at home on the outskirts of the city of Bijie after ingesting liquid …