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ISTANBUL – Turkey’s state-run news agency says authorities were questioning six people, including some foreigners, in connection with a suicide bombing at an Istanbul police station. Last week’s attack killed an officer and wounded another. The female bomber was also killed. The Anadolu Agency said the suspects were being questioned …

MOSCOW – Russian markets are trading sluggishly as the country braces for the possibility that its credit rating may be downgraded to “junk” level later Friday for the first time in a decade. Both the ruble and the MICEX benchmark were down less than 0.5 percent in early trading. Russia’s …

CANBERRA, Australia – Australia’s main domestic security agency has raised the terrorist threat level against police from “medium” to “high” in response to recent international attacks targeting officers. Australian Federal Police said in a statement on Tuesday the threat against police as assessed by the Australian Security Intelligence Organization is …