Macron to back Iraq ‘sovereignty’ on first Baghdad visit
by Jerome Rivet and Maya Gebeily BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Baghdad Wednesday on his…
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Asia
Two Koreas on high alert as typhoon approaches peninsula
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Flights were grounded in South Korea and storm warnings issued on both sides of the…
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Japan ruling party sets Sept 14 vote on PM Abe’s successor
by Kyoko Hasegawa with Katie Forster in Hong Kong TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's ruling party will vote on September…
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US warns NKorea still pressing ballistic missile development
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US government warned Tuesday that North Korea continues to acquire materials and equipment for…
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Angry residents begin clean up in Karachi as rains lash South Asia
KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) -- Karachi residents began cleaning ruined homes and businesses Monday after catastrophic flooding sent rivers of filthy…
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Wuhan, Ground Zero for coronavirus epidemic, re-opens all schools
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Students in face masks returned to class Tuesday in Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the…
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Japan’s Suga cements frontrunner status in PM race
by Hiroshi HIYAMA / Natsuko FUKUE TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday cemented his…
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Japan party vote to replace PM Abe set for Sept 14: reports
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's ruling party will vote September 14 on a replacement for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the…
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India accuses China of new ‘provocative’ border action
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) --The Indian military on Monday accused China of carrying out "provocative" movements on their contested Himalayan…
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At least 17 dead in China restaurant collapse
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- At least 17 people died on Saturday when a restaurant in northern China collapsed, state…
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