North Korea vows sanctions will ‘never work’
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- North Korea told a United Nations disarmament forum on Tuesday that sanctions over its nuclear program…
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North Korean general leads 8-member high-level delegation in S. Korea for Olympics closing
by Jung Hawon Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A blacklisted North Korean general arrived in the South…
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Alvarez says “useless” UN should be abolished; bats for a “United Nations of Asia” instead
(Eagle News) -- Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez has proposed the creation of a "United Nations of Asia" that he said would…
8 years ago
Alvarez urges DFA to protest US intel report on Duterte
(Eagle News) -- Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Wednesday urged the Department of Foreign Affairs to protest a United States intelligence…
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Trump visits Florida hospital to pay respects after shooting
POMPANO BEACH, United States (AFP) - US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited a Florida hospital Friday to offer…
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US wants UN action over report on Iranian missiles to Yemen
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- US Ambassador Nikki Haley said Thursday that it was "time for the Security Council…
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Publisher detained in China ‘confesses’, blames Sweden
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) - Detained book publisher Gui Minhai has surfaced nearly three weeks after disappearing into police custody in China, confessing wrongdoing…
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Shannon Watts and Dana Loesch, faces of gun control debate
by Sébastien BLANC Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Each time there's another mass shooting in the United States, Shannon Watts…
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US Justice Dept’s No. 3 official resigns: report
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The third-ranking official at the US Justice Department is resigning just nine months after taking…
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Duterte orders military to stop buying arms from Canada, US
Also tells military to "discontinue" $233-million contract with Canadian company for 16 combat helicopters (Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte…
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Kalanick denies plot to steal secrets in tense courtroom exchange
by Julie Charpentrat Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) - Former Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick on Wednesday denied conspiring to…
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US Senate leaders reach budget deal on eve of shutdown deadline
by Michael Mathes Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - US Senate leaders said Wednesday they had reached a bipartisan budget deal…
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