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This Oct. 19, 2017, image from drone video, shows damaged buildings in Raqqa, Syria, two days after Syrian Democratic Forces said military operations to oust the Islamic State group ended. A U.S. military official says that the American-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in January 2018 captured two notorious British members of an Islamic State insurgent cell commonly dubbed “The Beatles” and known for beheading hostages.

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Ex-hostage wants British IS kidnappers put on trial in UK

by Danica Kirka Associated PressFebruary 10, 2018

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 file photo, an Uber App is displayed on a phone in London. Britain's Employment Appeal Tribunal Friday Nov. 10, 2017 ruled that drivers of the ride-hailing service Uber are entitled to basic protections such as a guaranteed minimum wage and paid time off. Judge Jennifer Eady dismissed an appeal Friday from the company in a closely watched decision that is expected to have broad implications for the so-called gig economy. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)

UK panel rules Uber drivers have rights on wages, time off

by Danica Kirka Associated PressNovember 10, 2017

FILE - This Wednesday, June 21, 2017, file photo shows the building that houses the headquarters of Uber, in San Francisco. Transport for London says it won't renew a license for Uber to operate in the British capital. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

In new setback, Uber to lose license to work in London

by Danica Kirka Associated PressSeptember 22, 2017

FILE - In this Friday, July 21, 2017 file photo Britain's Prince William, second left, and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, second right, and their children, Prince George, left, and Princess Charlotte, right are on their way to board a plane in Hamburg, Germany. Kensington Palace says Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, are expecting their third child. The announcement released in a statement Monday Sept. 4, 2017 says the queen is delighted by the news. ( Christian Charisius/Pool Photo via AP, File)

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Royal baby No. 3 on way for William, Kate

by Danica Kirka Associated PressSeptember 4, 2017

Floral tributes to the late Diana, Princess of Wales, are placed near an ornamental gate outside Kensington Palace in London, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017.

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Remembering Diana

by Danica Kirka Associated PressAugust 31, 2017

FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, July 24, 2017, Chris Gard, the father of critically ill baby Charlie Gard reads a statement next to mother Connie Yates, right, at the end of their case at the High Court in London. British media are reporting a family announcement that 11-month old Charlie Gard, has died Friday July 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, FILE)

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British baby Charlie Gard dies, was center of legal battle

by Danica Kirka Associated Press, Jill Lawless Associated Press, and Leonore Schick Associated PressJuly 28, 2017

Chris Gard, the father of critically ill baby Charlie Gard, finishes reading out a statement next to mother Connie Yates, right, at the end of their case at the High Court in London, Monday, July 24, 2017.

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Charlie Gard parents drop legal fight, agree to let him die

by Caroline Spiezio Associated Press, Jill Lawless Associated Press, and Danica Kirka Associated PressJuly 24, 2017

This is a February 2017 image of the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica made available by the Antarctic Survey on Wednesday July 12, 2017. A vast iceberg with twice the volume of Lake Erie has broken off from the shelf, scientists said Wednesday.

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Scientists say massive iceberg has broken off in Antarctica

by Danica Kirka Associated PressJuly 12, 2017

This is an undated hand out photo of Chris Gard and Connie Yates with their son Charlie Gard provided by the family, at Great Ormond Street Hospital, in London.

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British baby at end of life support draws in pope, Trump

by Danica Kirka Associated Press, and Nicole Winfield Associated PressJuly 4, 2017

A T-shirt left by firefighters with messages near the Grenfell Tower in London, Friday, June 23, 2017. British officials have ordered an immediate examination Friday, into a fridge-freezer that is deemed to have started the fire in the 24-storey high-rise apartment building early morning of June 14th, and the outside cladding of the building which is thought to have helped spread the fire, according to police, leaving dozens dead.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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London council evacuates residents amid fire safety concerns

by Danica Kirka Associated PressJune 24, 2017