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Around 200 US troops to remain in Syria after pullout: W.House

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US military will keep around 200 troops in Syria after President Donald Trump's pullout…

Trump:US firms ‘must step up’ on 5G, mum on Huawei

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump said Thursday American firms should "step up their efforts" on 5G --…

Catholic Church’s Pope Francis issues guidelines for concrete change over sex abuse

by Ella Ide Agence France Presse VATICAN CITY (AFP) -- Pope Francis on Thursday handed the world's top Catholic bishops…

Sex abuse survivors of Catholic priests describe horrors to world’s bishops

  By Agence France Presse VATICAN CITY (AFP) -- Survivors of clerical paedophilia related their traumatic experiences to the world's…

North Korea asks UN to help address food shortage

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- North Korea has asked UN aid agencies for help to address a looming food…

5.5-magnitude quake hits Japan’s Hokkaido, no tsunami risk

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Japan's northern island of Hokkaido Thursday but there was no tsunami warning and…

Maduro shuts border with Brazil as Guaido goes in search of aid

by Maria Isabel Sanchez Agence France Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- President Nicolas Maduro ordered the closure of Venezuela's border…

US aid for Venezuela lands in Curacao

WILLEMSTAD, CuracaoA plane carrying food and medical aid from the United States landed on the Caribbean island of Curacao Thursday en…

Inferno kills at least 70 in Dhaka apartment blocks

by Shafiqul ALAM Agence France-Presse DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- At least 70 people were killed when fire tore through crumbling…

11 wounded in central China knife attack

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A man with a history of mental illness wounded 11 people with a knife after attacking…

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