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Erdogan asks Riyadh to ‘prove’ journalist left consulate

by Raziye Akkoc with Fulya Ozerkan in Istanbul Agence France Presse ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday asked Saudi officials to prove their claim that missing journalist and Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi left the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Erdogan’s comments’ came after media reports said his government sought permission from Saudi authorities to search the consulate premises in Istanbul. Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor, vanished last Tuesday after entering the […]

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Explosion and fire at Canada’s largest oil refinery

MONTREAL, United States (AFP) — An explosion and fire ripped through Canada’s largest refinery Monday, injuring several workers in what its owner called a “major incident.” The blast was believed to be the result of a malfunction in the diesel refining section of the Irving Oil refinery in St John’s, New Brunswick, said company executive Kevin Scott. Officials said all the plant’s workers were accounted for after the fire, and four people received hospital treatment […]

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DFA monitoring situation in Indonesia following eruption of Mt. Gamalama

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs is monitoring the situation in North Sulawesi in Indonesia following the eruption of Mt. Gamalama there. Consul General Oscar Orcine said the three Filipinos in Ternate near the area are so far safe. The three, the DFA said, are inmates serving prison terms. Two were convicted a year and a half ago for illegal fishing and are scheduled to be released in May. The other, on the other hand, has […]

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Pompeo says Kim ‘ready’ to invite inspectors to nuclear site

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — International inspectors will be allowed into North Korea’s dismantled nuclear testing site, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday, after a meeting with Kim Jong Un in which he said “significant progress” was made towards denuclearisation. Pompeo met with the North Korean leader in Pyongyang on Sunday to rekindle stalled denuclearisation talks following a landmark summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump in Singapore. “Chairman Kim said he’s […]

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In quake-hit Haiti, hospital labors to treat the wounded

by Amelie BARON Agence France Presse PORT DE PAIX, Haiti (AFP) — In Port-de-Paix, the Haitian city hardest hit by a strong earthquake, medical personnel at the Immaculate Conception Hospital of Port-de-Paix are struggling to treat the wounded — and helplessly looked on as some didn’t make it. Not only are doctors and nurses lacking the supplies they need, the damage caused by the 5.9-magnitude tremor late Saturday made conditions even more challenging. “There was […]

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More bodies found as death toll from Indonesia quake nears 2000

PALU, Indonesia (AFP) — Nearly 2000 bodies have been recovered from Palu since an earthquake and tsunami struck the Indonesian city, an official said Monday, warning the number would rise with thousands still missing. The death toll from the twin disaster on Sulawesi island that erased whole suburbs in Palu has reached 1,944, said local military spokesman M. Thohir. “That number is expected to rise, because we have not received orders to halt the search […]

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Interpol’s missing Chinese chief resigns amid Beijing probe

by Ben Dooley, with Daniel Abelous and Pierre Pratabuy in Lyon Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — Beijing announced Monday the Chinese head of Interpol, who vanished after returning to his homeland, was under investigation for possible criminal activity, and the world police organization said he had resigned. The revelations came as Meng Hongwei’s wife voiced concern for his life after receiving a final text message from his phone with a knife emoji. Beijing […]

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Bolsonaro leads Brazil election with 48%: official results

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Far-right Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro led the count from a first round election Sunday with 48.4 percent of votes, electoral authorities said after counting ballots from two thirds of polling stations. If the 63-year-old former paratrooper scores under 50 percent, he will go on to an October 28 run-off against his nearest rival from a field of 13, leftwing Workers Party candidate Fernando Haddad. Surveys suggest that round […]

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Kim, Pompeo agree to 2nd US-North Korea summit ‘at earliest date’

by Sunghee Hwang Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Kim Jong Un has agreed to hold a second summit with US President Donald Trump as soon as possible, Seoul said Sunday, after Washington’s top diplomat held “productive” talks on denuclearization with the North Korean leader in Pyongyang. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Kim on Sunday morning for around two hours of talks followed by a lunch in the North’s capital, […]

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20 killed in upstate New York limo horror

by Catherine TRIOMPHE Agence France Presse Twenty people have been killed after a limousine careened out of control in what investigators described Sunday as the most deadly transportation accident in the United States for nearly a decade. All 18 occupants of the SUV-style stretch limo died along with two pedestrians on Saturday afternoon in upstate New York, police deputy superintendent Christopher Fiore told a news conference. He said the 2001 Ford Excursion had failed to […]

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Aftershock sows panic after Haitian quake kills at least 12

by Amelie BARON Agence France Presse GROS-MORNE., Haiti (AFP) — A strong aftershock sent panicked residents fleeing into the streets on Sunday — hours after a 5.9-magnitude earthquake killed at least 12 people along Haiti’s northwest coast. AFP journalists in the Caribbean nation of 11 million reported strong shaking, felt around the coastal city of Port-de-Paix. It was not immediately clear if it had done any notable damage. Saturday’s quake, centered 12 miles (19 kilometers) […]

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‘Tremendous victory’: Trump celebrates Kavanaugh win

  By Jill Colvin Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — US President Donald Trump at a Kansas rally celebrated the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, condemning Democrats for what he called a “shameless campaign of political and personal destruction” against his nominee. To cheers of supporters at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, Trump declared it an “historic night,” not long after signing the paperwork to make Kavanaugh’s status official. “I stand before […]

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