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Pompeo in Saudi for crisis talks on missing journalist

  by Shaun Tandon Agence France Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- US top diplomat Mike Pompeo was in Saudi…

Koreas and UN Command begin talks on demilitarizing border

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The two Koreas and the US-led United Nations Command began talks Tuesday on demilitarising a…

‘Calm before storm’ as Asian stocks drift higher

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Asian shares drifted marginally higher on Tuesday following another volatile session on Wall Street but a…

Turkey searches Saudi consulate as Trump speaks of ‘rogue killers’

by Fulya Ozerkan and Stuart Williams Agence France Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish police on Monday searched the Saudi…

China bemoans ‘confusing’ US signals but holds hope for a Trump-Xi meet

by Brian KNOWLTON</strong Agence France Presse WASHIGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping…

Saudi Arabia vows retaliation if punished over missing critic

by Omar Hasan Agence France Presse DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia warned Sunday it would retaliate against…

Saudi rejects ‘baseless’ murder claims over missing journalist

  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia dismissed on Saturday accusations that Jamal Khashoggi was ordered murdered by a…

Updated: At least 22 dead in Indonesia floods and landslides

  Indonesia (AFP) -- At least 22 people have died and many are missing after heavy rain unleashed flash floods…

UN chief tours tsunami-hit Indonesian city

PALU, Indonesia (AFP) -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday visited the disaster-ravaged Indonesian city of Palu, where an…

Japan PM Abe to make rare China visit on October 25-27

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Shinzo Abe will pay the first visit by a Japanese prime minister to China since 2011…

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