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France’s Macron at White House, Mount Vernon as state visit begins

by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday kicked off a…

George H.W. Bush hospitalized days after wife’s death: office

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Former president George H.W. Bush was being treated for a blood infection on Monday, hours after…

N. Korean leader’s ‘bitter sorrow’ after fatal China tourist crash

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un visited China's embassy in Pyongyang to express his "bitter…

Van plows into Toronto crowd, killing nine

by Francesco FONTEMAGGI Agence France Presse TORONTO, Canda (AFP) -- A man plowed a white rental van into a crowd…

New son for Britain’s Prince William and Kate

by Robin Millard and Martine Pauwels Agence France Presse Kate, the wife of Prince William, gave birth to a baby…

Professor defends role in Cambridge Analytica data scandal

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The psychologist behind an app that harvested data from 50 million Facebook users defended his…

S. Korea’s Moon lauds North’s test halt as ‘significant’

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday praised the declaration of a moratorium on nuclear and…

‘World’s oldest person’ dies in Japan at 117

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A 117-year-old Japanese woman, thought to be the world's oldest person, has died, a local official…

S. Korea halts border broadcasts ahead of Kim summit

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's military on Monday switched off giant loudspeakers blasting messages towards the North's soldiers…

Suicide attack on Kabul voter registration centre kills 57

  by Mushtaq Mojaddidi Agence France Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- An Islamic State suicide bomber killed at least 57…

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