Macron faces rights test as Egypt’s Sisi visits Paris
by Cécile Feuillatre Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Paris on…
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International
US targets Myanmar military over Rohingya violence
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The United States announced Monday it was withdrawing military assistance from Myanmar units and officers involved in…
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Venezuelan governors bow to assembly they call illegitimate
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Four newly-elected opposition governors reluctantly pledged allegiance Monday to Venezuela's Constituent Assembly, which until now they had dismissed as…
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Widow of US soldier killed in Niger says Trump ‘made me cry’
by Thomas Watkins Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The pregnant widow of an American soldier killed in an ambush…
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McCain takes swipe at Trump military service record
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Senator John McCain has taken a barely-veiled jab at President Donald Trump's avoidance of military service,…
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Typhoon leaves five dead after lashing Japan on election day
by Kyoko Hasegawa Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A powerful typhoon left five dead, one missing and…
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Argentina’s Macri wins crucial mid-term poll
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Argentina's President Mauricio Macri's center-right coalition swept crucial midterm elections Sunday and emerged with a strengthened hand to…
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Five things to know about Japan’s pacifist constitution
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's long-held dream to change the pacifist constitution got a big boost this weekend…
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Catalan parties discuss next move after Spain raises stakes
by Alfons Luna and Marie Giffard © Agence France-Presse BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) -- Catalan parties were due to meet Monday to discuss…
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Death toll from Iraqi-Kurdish clashes reaches 31
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraqi federal and paramilitary forces on Sunday said they lost five men in last week's clashes…
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