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Passenger train derails in Spain; 21 hurt

SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) — A passenger train derailed in the Spanish province of Seville on Wednesday (November 29), leaving 21 people injured, one seriously, according to the Andalusia emergency services. The medium-distance train was traveling between Malaga and Seville and slid off the tracks in the municipality of Arahal due to adverse conditions caused by heavy rain, a spokesperson for the national transporter Renfe said. Andalusia emergency services said earlier on Wednesday that they had […]

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N. Korea could deal ‘fatal blow’ to Olympics: S.Korea minister

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea could deliver a “fatal blow” to the 2018 Winter Olympics if it launches a missile or stages another provocation before the event, a South Korean minister warned Thursday. Unification Minister Cho Myoung-Gyon made the remarks as reports said annual South Korea-US military exercises might be postponed to avoid coinciding with the winter games and paralympics in South Korea’s Pyeongchang. “If the North provokes again at a time when […]

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Britain’s May in Riyadh after surprise Baghdad visit

by Anuj Chopra Agence France Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May landed in Riyadh Wednesday for talks with the Saudi king and crown prince, with Yemen’s brewing humanitarian crisis and the kingdom’s sweeping reforms topping her agenda. May flew in to the Saudi capital on the second leg of her Middle East tour, following a surprise visit to Baghdad where she met her Iraqi counterpart Haider al-Abadi and hailed recent […]

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US threatens to ‘utterly destroy’ N. Korea regime

by Carole Landry and Park Chan-Kyong in Seoul Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The United States on Wednesday warned that North Korea’s leadership will be “utterly destroyed” if war breaks out as it called on countries to cut all diplomatic and trade ties with North Korea — including Chinese oil shipments to Pyongyang. Washington urged tough action at an emergency meeting of the Security Council called to respond to North Korea’s […]

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Trump attacks British PM for criticism over anti-Muslim videos

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump lunged headlong into a row with British Prime Minister Theresa May late Wednesday, publicly rebutting her criticism of anti-Muslim propaganda. “Theresa @theresamay, don’t focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom. We are doing just fine!” Trump tweeted, hours after using the social media platform to retweet Islamophobic videos from a British far right leader. © […]

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Peruvian farmer presses climate claim on German polluter

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) – A German court will decide Thursday whether to hear a Peruvian farmer’s case against energy giant RWE over climate change damage in the Andes. Saul Luciano Lliuya argues that RWE, as one of the world’s top emitters of climate-altering carbon dioxide, must share in the cost of protecting his hometown Huaraz from a swollen glacier lake at risk of overflowing from melting snow and ice. After an initial hearing in mid-November, the court […]

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Opposition calls for Canada finance minister to resign

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer on Wednesday called for the resignation of Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau over perceived ethics breaches and allegations he profited from his own tax policies. “In my capacity as leader of the opposition, I am officially calling on Bill Morneau to resign as finance minister,” Scheer said. “It is clear that under a cloud of investigation and serious questions about his dealings going unanswered, he should not continue in […]

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Chaos at UN court as Bosnian Croat defendant “takes poison”

by Jo Biddle with Rusmir Smajilhodzic in Mostar Agence France Presse The United Nations war crimes court for former Yugoslavia descended into chaos during its last judgement on Wednesday when a Bosnian Croat defendant appeared to take poison to protest the upholding of his 20-year jail term. UN judges were handing down judgement in the appeals case of six former Bosnian Croat political and military leaders in the court’s final verdict for war crimes committed […]

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China voices ‘grave concern’ over N. Korea missile test, urges talks

BEIJING, China (AFP) — China on Wednesday voiced “grave concern” over North Korea’s test of a missile capable of striking anywhere in the United States and called for talks to peacefully resolve the nuclear crisis. Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said Beijing’s proposal for North Korea to freeze weapons tests in return for the US to suspend military drills in the region was the best approach to ease tensions. Washington has rejected that approach. China hopes all […]

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What now for ‘nuclear’ North Korea?

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un declared his country had achieved its long-cherished goal of full-fledged nuclear statehood after successfully testing a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday. The United States and its allies have always maintained they would never accept a nuclear North Korea, but have been forced to watch from the sidelines as Pyongyang pursued an accelerated weapons drive. But what did the latest test actually achieve […]

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Indonesia re-opening Bali airport shut by volcanic ash

DENPASAR, Indonesia (AFP) — Bali’s international airport will re-open Wednesday afternoon after a nearly three-day shutdown, Indonesian airport authorities said, as ash from a rumbling volcano that looms over the island paradise shifted direction. The eagerly awaited decision opens up a window of hope for some of more than 120,000 tourists stranded after a spike in activity at Mount Agung grounded hundreds of flights since Monday. But airport officials cautioned that the only direct international […]

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S. Korea president condemns North ICBM test

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-In condemned North Korea’s “reckless” missile test on Wednesday, and warned that the situation on the Korean peninsula risked spinning out of control into catastrophic conflict. Addressing a hastily-convened national security meeting, Moon said the North’s latest launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which splashed down in waters near Japan, was a “reckless provocation” that would raise already elevated tensions to critical levels. “The situation […]

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