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Putin thanks Trump for help in foiling attack plot

by Thibault MARCHAND Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked his US counterpart Donald Trump…

British embassy worker found murdered in Lebanon: official

BEIRUT Lebanon (AFP) -- A British woman employed at the UK embassy in Lebanon has been found murdered, a senior…

Peru Congress to debate impeachment of president

by Carlos Mandujano / Moises Avila © Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's Congress voted overwhelmingly on Friday to consider impeaching…

Rahul Gandhi extends family grip on India’s Congress party

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's Rahul Gandhi took over Saturday as president of the main opposition Congress, becoming the sixth member…

Venezuela government, opposition hold new round of talks

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic  (AFP) -- Venezuela's government and opposition concluded a new round of talks Friday in an effort to bridge…

Toll rises to two dead after Indonesia quake

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least two people have been killed following a strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia's main island of Java,…

Chile votes in what could be a close presidential run-off

SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Chilean voters will decide their next president on Sunday in a run-off election whose outcome is far from…

Islamic State: What happened to all the foreign fighters?

by Michel Moutot © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- An estimated 40,000 people traveled from around the world to take…

Japan eyes $46bn defense budget to counter N. Korea: report

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan plans a record $46 billion defence budget for the next fiscal year to strengthen its missile defence…

Peru president rejects demands he resign over corruption allegations

LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski late Thursday rejected demands he resign, brushing aside an opposition ultimatum…

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