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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte talks with reporters in Manila on Friday. President Donald Trump invited Duterte to the White House in a phone call this weekend, despite concerns about the leader's violent war on drugs. Bullit Marquez/AP hide caption

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Bangladeshi activists mark the fourth anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse at the site where the building once stood in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, on April 24. STR/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Saturday

Ambassador Says, So Far, Trump Administration Is A 'Reassertion Of America Power'

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Nicolas Dupont-Aignan (left) and Marine Le Pen at a joint press conference in Paris on April 29, where Le Pen declared she would appoint Dupont-Aignan prime minister if elected. Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Aid Groups Criticize Italy-Libya Agreement To Help Push Back Migrants

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Examining Trump's Record On Trade

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This Man Keeps Track Of Loch Ness Monster Sightings

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Hezbollah Plays Up Efforts To Oppose Israel

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Friday

A protester harangues a line of military police in riot gear in front of a Rio de Janeiro bus terminal during the nationwide strike Friday. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Tillerson Urges U.N. Security Council To Take Action On North Korea

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