Hurricane Fiona heads toward Bermuda, US advises citizens to defer travel
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP) -- Hurricane Fiona churned toward Bermuda as a powerful Category 4 storm on Wednesday as…
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Putin ally Medvedchuk, 55 servicemen freed in swap with Ukraine
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin's ally Viktor Medvedchuk and 55 servicemen were handed over to Russia in a…
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China’s former justice minister faces life in prison for bribery
BEIJING, China (AFP) - China's former justice minister faces life in prison after a court handed him a suspended death…
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Erdogan emerges a key mediator in Ukraine war
ISTANBUL, Turkey AFP) - A mysterious reference on US television to an imminent Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap highlights Turkish President Recep…
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Ukraine announces exchange of 215 prisoners of war
by Ania Tsoukanova Agence France Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukraine on Wednesday announced the exchange of a record-high…
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10 POWs from US, other countries transferred from Russia to Saudi: statement
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Ten prisoners of war from countries including the United States and Britain have been transferred…
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Cambodia Khmer Rouge court upholds conviction in final ruling
Phnom Penh, Cambodia -(AFP) by Suy SE Cambodia's UN-backed Khmer Rouge war crimes court gave its final verdict Thursday, upholding…
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Strong 6.9M quake shakes Mexico days after deadly tremor
Mexico City, Mexico (AFP) -- A strong earthquake jolted Mexico on Thursday, sending people rushing out into the streets of…
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‘Drink it anyway’: Syria water woes peak in cholera outbreak
AL-KASRAH, Syria (AFP) - In a Syria hospital crowded with women and wailing children, Ahmad al-Mohammad writhed in pain beside…
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Putin’s troop call-up will prolong but not win war: experts
by Sylvie LANTEAUME Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Western experts predicted Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin's new…
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