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JUBA, South Sudan – Government troops in South Sudan killed up to 130 rebels in the latest fighting following the collapse of peace talks between President Salva Kiir and his former deputy, a military official said on Tuesday. Government troops and rebel forces engaged in serious fighting in the oil-producing …

PARIS – Paris officials are seeking drastic measures to combat an alarming spike in air pollution that has turned the city’s skies a murky gray. Mayor Anne Hidalgo called on the government to implement an emergency ban Friday on around half of the car and truck traffic. Thursday was the …

BERLIN – Germany’s highest court is asking authorities to provide more evidence that they no longer have paid informants inside the country’s main far-right party, signaling a potential hitch in a move to ban the group. Parliament’s upper house, which represents Germany’s 16 states, in 2013 applied for a ban …