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Trump has ‘no problem’ with latest North Korean missile tests

by Sebastien BERGER / with Chris Stein in Washington SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea carried out its third…

Rwanda shuts DR Congo border after Ebola cases in frontier city

  By Bienvenu-Marie Bakumanya and Albert Kambale Agence France-Presse GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) -- Rwanda has shuttered its frontier with…

US Fed cuts key interest rate to ‘insure’ against global uncertainties

By Heather Scott Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, D.C. (AFP) -- The US Federal Reserve, under intense pressure from President Donald Trump…

North Korean soldier crosses DMZ into South

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A North Korean soldier crossed the Demilitarised Zone that divides the peninsula, Seoul's military…

North Korea leader Kim supervised test firing of new rocket launcher: state media

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test firing of a new multiple…

Powerful quake strikes off Vanuatu, no tsunami warning

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck near the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu Thursday, the US…

‘Go easy on me kid’: Biden, rivals temper tone at Democratic debate

DETRIOT, United States (AFP) -- Moderate frontrunner Joe Biden and his 2020 Democratic rivals took the stage Wednesday ready for…

12 killed as flooding paralyses Pakistan’s Karachi

KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) -- At least 12 people were killed as monsoon rains lashed Pakistan's port city of Karachi, officials…

US-S. Korea military exercises still on despite North’s warnings

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea will go ahead, a Pentagon…

Putin calls in army to fight Siberia forest fires

by Theo MERZ MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called in the army to fight forest…

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