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THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The Dutch justice ministry says about 190 people have traveled from the Netherlands to fight in overseas “jihadi conflicts,” some 35 have returned home and 30 have been killed. The ministry published the latest figures Tuesday without a specific breakdown of what countries the 190 had …

LONDON – Moira Gemmill, a leading British design expert charged with modernizing two of Queen Elizabeth II’s residences, has been killed in a cycling accident in London. Gemmill helped refurbish the Victoria and Albert Museum in London before starting work early this year as director of capital programs at the …

DONETSK, Ukraine – Fighting is still raging on the outskirts of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine despite peace talks this week. Russia and Ukraine agreed in Berlin on Monday to call for the pullback of smaller-caliber weapons from the front lines of the conflict that has claimed …