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N.Korea accepts South’s offer of talks next week: Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) --  Nuclear-armed North Korea on Friday accepted the South's offer of talks next week, said Seoul's Unification…

Palestinian shot dead in West Bank clashes with Israeli army: ministry

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- A Palestinian teenager was shot dead in clashes with the Israeli army on Wednesday near…

Palestinians say Jerusalem ‘not for sale’ after Trump aid threat

  RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's office said Wednesday Jerusalem is "not for sale" after US…

Palestinians will not be ‘blackmailed’ by Trump funding threat: senior official

JERUSALEM, Israel (AFP) -- The Palestinians will not be "blackmailed" by US President Donald Trump, a senior official said Wednesday,…

No US pressure behind Guatemala embassy move to Jerusalem: FM

by Edgar Calderon Agence France-Presse GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala -- The United States did not pressure Guatemala into announcing it will move its…

Defying Trump threat, UN rejects US decision on Jerusalem

by Carole Landry Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Defying President Donald Trump's threat to cut off funding, the United Nations…

220,000 children threatened by mines in Ukraine’s east: UN

KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Hundreds of thousands of children are at imminent risk of being hit by mines and other explosive weapons…

US vetoes UN resolution rejecting Trump’s Jerusalem decision

by Carole Landry Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Monday vetoed a draft UN resolution rejecting…

Islamic State: What happened to all the foreign fighters?

by Michel Moutot © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- An estimated 40,000 people traveled from around the world to take…

US-led air strikes kill 23 civilians in Syria: monitor

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Air strikes by a US-led coalition killed 23 civilians Wednesday in a village held by the…

IS long gone, but former Iraqi oil hub still dead

by Mahmoud Saleh © Agence France-Presse   BAIJI, Iraq (AFP) -- A white rocking horse and a child's toy car lie abandoned…

Palestinian president will not meet Pence: adviser

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas will not hold a planned meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence following…

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