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Russia claims progress in fight for Ukraine flashpoint city

by Blaise Gauquelin, with Quentin Tyberghien in Donbas Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Russia claimed Tuesday that its forces…

Excluded from Americas Summit, Maduro visits Turkey

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- US, diplomacy, Latin America, summit, Maduro, Venezuela, Turkey, Russia Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived in Turkey on…

Fears mount for British journalist missing in Amazon

by Marcelo Silva de Sousa Agence France-Presse BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Rights groups and families of a British journalist and…

Merkel defends Russia legacy, says ‘nothing to apologize for’

by Michelle Fitzpatrick  Agence France-Presse FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday defended her years-long policy…

US says NKorea ignores multiple overtures for talks

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) --North Korea, believed poised to test a new nuclear weapon, has ignored multiple US overtures for…

Russia jails four Jehovah’s Witnesses for six years

A Russian court sentenced four members of the Jehovah's Witnesses, the US-based evangelical movement, to six years in prison for…

Hong Kong not becoming ‘police state’, says city’s top cop

Hong Kong is not becoming a "police state", the city's top law enforcement officer said Tuesday, days after his officers stamped…

China accuses Australia, Canada of ‘disinformation’ over jet encounters

Beijing on Tuesday accused Australia and Canada of "spreading disinformation" over allegedly dangerous manoeuvres by Chinese military pilots in international…

Iran sentences man to death over deadly Shiite shrine attack

An Iranian court sentenced a man to death over an April shrine attack in the Shiite city of Mashhad that…

US, South Korea fly warplanes after North’s missile tests

  South Korea and the United States flew warplanes including stealth fighter jets over waters around the Korean peninsula Tuesday…

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