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US wants to make ‘meaningful progress’ in China trade talks

by Heather SCOTT WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US trade negotiators want to make "meaningful progress" in upcoming talks with…

1,300 still missing in hurricane-hit Bahamas: officials

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Some 1,300 people are still unaccounted for in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian, officials said…

2,500 unaccounted for in hurricane-hit Bahamas: official

NASSAU, Bahamas (AFP) -- About 2,500 people are unaccounted for in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian, the archipelago's National Emergency…

Top US court allows Trump asylum restrictions to take effect

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed asylum restrictions by President Donald Trump's administration to…

Trump vows to hit Taliban ‘harder’ than ever as US marks 9/11

by Peter Hutchison with Sebastian Smith in Washington NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump pledged to hit…

New York remembers 9/11 attacks, 18 years on

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York honored Wednesday the almost 3,000 people killed on September 11, 2001 in…

Eyes on Biden as Democrats ready for third 2020 debate

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Ten Democrats seeking the White House will gather Thursday for their party's third debate…

Pentagon to keep 5,500 troops at Mexico border

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Defense Department said Tuesday that it would keep up to 5,500 troops…

Trump fires national security chief Bolton

  WASHINGTON, DC (AFP) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the firing of his hawkish national security advisor John…

One week after Dorian, Bahamians struggle amid the ruins

by Cyril JULIEN NASSAU, Bahamas (AFP) -- One week after Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, residents struggled amid the ruins…

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