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Pompeo in reassurance mission to Iraq over US Syria pullout plans

by Francesco Fontemaggi Agence France Presse CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday Turkey had…

‘Don’t panic,’ Mexico president says as fuel shortages spiral

by Jennifer GONZALEZ COVARRUBIAS Agence France Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador urged Mexicans Wednesday…

Wife of Norwegian millionaire missing, ransom demanded: reports

  OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- The wife of a Norwegian multi-millionaire missing for 10 weeks is believed to have been…

Hong Kong unveils law banning insults to Chinese national anthem

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong unveiled a proposed law Wednesday to punish anyone who disrespects the Chinese…

Japan court rejects Ghosn release bid

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese court on Wednesday rejected a bid by former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn to end…

Suspect packages sent to diplomatic missions in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Suspicious packages were sent to more than a dozen foreign embassies and consulates in major Australian…

Vietnam accuses Facebook of breaching new cyber law

HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam has accused Facebook of violating a new cybersecurity law by refusing to scrub anti-government content…

N. Korea’s Kim ends Beijing visit as Trump summit looms

by Laurent THOMET Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Kim Jong Un's train left Beijing on Wednesday after the North…

Factory tour for N. Korea’s Kim on secretive Beijing visit

by Laurent THOMET Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly visited a pharmaceutical…

Macedonia starts crunch debate on controversial name change

by Saska CVETKOVSKA Agence France Presse SKOPJE, Macedonia (AFP) -- Macedonian lawmakers gather from Wednesday to vote on changing their…

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