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BRUSSELS – The International Monetary Fund has agreed to provide Ukraine with 15.5 billion euros ($17.6 billion) to help support economic reforms. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said Thursday that “this new program offers an important opportunity for Ukraine to move its economy forward at a critical moment in the …

PARATY, Brazil – Mud madness has taken over at a Brazilian Carnival street party where a mineral-rich black slime is a substitute for more traditional costumes. Thousands of revelers from throughout Brazil and beyond converged Saturday at a beach near the colonial city of Paraty for the “Bloco da Lama,” …

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina – Bosnian police have arrested six men suspected of supporting the Islamic State group, including two who allegedly were preparing to go to Syria to fight and were arrested at Sarajevo airport. Police say others were suspected of financing terrorist groups and recruiting fighters. A police statement on …