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Mattis says US goal is ‘not war’ over N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Washington's goal "is not war" as it seeks to ease high military tension with Pyongyang,…

North Korean leader sends congratulations to China’s Xi after congress

PYONGYANG, North Korea (Reuters) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a rare congratulatory message to Chinese President Xi…

US government releases Kennedy assassination files online

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US government on Thursday released several thousand secret files on the assassination of president…

US adds sanctions on North Korea for rights abuses

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States layered a new round of sanctions on North Korea Thursday, blacklisting individuals…

Syrian forces responsible for sarin attack: UN panel

by Carole Landry Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces were responsible for…

Russian helicopter crashes at sea in Arctic, 8 aboard: Norway

OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- A Russian helicopter with eight people on board crashed at sea in Norway's Svalbard archipelago in…

Tillerson: No future for Assad in Syria

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared Thursday that Bashar al-Assad has no future as leader…

Trump declares opioid crisis a ‘public health emergency’

by Chris Lefkow Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis in the…

Four killed in Kenya as protests prompt partial vote delay

  by Tristan McConnell with Nicolas Delaunay in Kisumu Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- At least four people were killed Thursday in…

China releases activist who supported HK democracy

BEIJING, China (AFP) - A Chinese activist who was imprisoned after speaking out about women's rights and Hong Kong's democracy…

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