After Mattis, Shanahan takes Pentagon helm at critical time
by Thomas WATKINS Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Patrick Shanahan, who on Tuesday becomes the acting US…
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International
N. Korea’s Kim vows more summits with South next year: Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to meet the South's President Moon Jae-in "frequently"…
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15 suspects brought before Morocco judge over hiker murders
RABAT, Morocco (AFP) -- A Morocco prosecutor on Sunday presented to an anti-terror judge 15 people suspected of links to…
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White House chief: Trump not building a ‘wall’
by Ian Timberlake Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Outgoing White House chief John Kelly said in an…
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Merkel says Germany must fight for ‘our convictions’
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday said Germany must "stand fast, argue, and fight for our own…
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6.9-magnitude quake strikes off southern Philippines: USGS
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday, monitors said, adding that a tsunami threat…
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Nations count cost of 2018 climate disasters
by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Climate change-induced disasters cost nations at least $100 billion in 2018,…
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Australia swelters in record-breaking heatwave
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's vast continent is sizzling through extreme heatwave conditions this week, with temperatures reaching record highs…
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Russia says will host Putin-Erdogan-Rouhani summit early 2019
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Moscow will early next year host the leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey to discuss the…
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Blue sky at night lights up social media in New York
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- An alien invasion? The Rapture? The sky flashed an eerie blue over New York…
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