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Pakistan summons US ambassador over Trump tweet

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) - Pakistan has summoned the US ambassador, an embassy spokesman said Tuesday, a rare public rebuke after Donald Trump…

Tillerson defends foreign policy record at year’s end

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The United States' top diplomat defended his country's foreign policy record on Wednesday, saying progress had been…

Guatemala: Jerusalem embassy move a ‘sovereign’ decision

by Edgar Calderon Agence France-Presse GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) - Guatemala on Tuesday said its decision to follow the US in moving…

Golf: Els still trying to qualify after honorary Masters invite

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Four-time major winner Ernie Els clarified his status for the 2018 Masters on Tuesday, saying he…

UN rights chief refuses to ‘bend knee’ after US clash, won’t seek second term

by Carole Landry Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - The United Nations' top human rights official, a sharp critic of…

Trump triumphs as Congress passes sweeping tax cuts

by Michael Mathes Agence France-PresseUnited States - President Donald Trump hailed a historic victory Wednesday as the US Congress passed a…

Tax cut passes US House, heads to Senate for crunch vote

by Michael Mathes Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States - The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives passed a landmark tax overhaul Tuesday, bringing…

Half of people aged 40-54 have hardened arteries: study

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Half of middle-aged people who have normal weight and don't smoke or have diabetes may…

Winds whip California fires as they spread south

by Veronique DUPONT / Robyn Beck Agence France-Presse BONSALL, United States (AFP) -- Thousands of firefighters battled raging wildfires in…

Wildfires rage across southern California; first death reported

by Veronique Dupont Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Firefighters on Thursday battled raging wildfires across southern…

US asks China for help stopping mail-order opioids

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- The United States has asked China to crack down on postal shipments of synthetic opioids,…

UN envoy bound for N. Korea as tensions soar

by Philippe Rater Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The United Nations has dispatched an envoy to…

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