‘Merchant of death’ Bout arrives in Russia after swap
Moscow, Russia (AFP) Viktor Bout, a notorious arms dealer who was released as a result of a US prisoner swap,…
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Russia says ties with US still in ‘crisis’ despite prisoner swap
Moscow, Russia (AFP) Russia said Friday that its ties with the United States were still in "crisis" despite a prisoner…
3 years ago
Qatar probing migrant worker death at World Cup site: official
Doha, Qatar (AFP) World Cup host Qatar is investigating the death of a migrant worker, an official said Thursday, after…
3 years ago
Tanks, guns and ‘dragon’s teeth’ guard S Korea frontier island
by SHIM Kyu-Seok Agence France-Presse BAEKRYEONG, South Korea (AFP) -- It is South Korea's westernmost territory, soldiers outnumber residents, and…
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Peru’s ousted president put in provisional detention
by Carlos MANDUJANO / Luis Jaime CISNEROS Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's former president Pedro Castillo was placed…
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New York Times workers stage first strike in 40 years
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- More than 1,000 New York Times employees went on strike Thursday in the first…
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Recession in US ‘not inevitable’: Yellen
FORT WORTH, United States (AFP) -- A recession in the US is "not inevitable," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday,…
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Russia confirms Griner prisoner swap for arms dealer Bout
Moscow, Russia (AFP) Moscow confirmed Thursday it had exchanged US basketball star Brittney Griner, who had been jailed in Russia,…
3 years ago
US basketball star Griner freed in Russian prisoner swap
Washington, United States (AFP) President Joe Biden said Thursday that US women's basketball star Brittney Griner is "on her way…
3 years ago
Zelensky’s Time award ‘Russophobic,’ says Kremlin
Moscow, Russia (AFP) The Kremlin on Thursday said Time magazine's decision to name Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky as "Person of…
3 years ago
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