Cambodian PM to visit Vietnam

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HANOI –Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen will pay an official visit to Vietnam from Thursday to Saturday, at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, local...

Trump letter to Imran Khan seeks Pakistan's help in Afghanistan

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ISLAMABAD – Pakistan's foreign ministry said Monday that US President Donald Trump has written a letter to prime minister Imran Khan seeking Islamabad's support in securing a "negotiated settlement" to...

Army clashes with rebels kill 15 in eastern DR Congo

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BUKAVU, DR Congo – Clashes between the army and rebels loyal to a renegade former general in eastern DR Congo have killed at least 18 people, military sources said Monday.  ...

Chinese president arrives in Panama for state visit

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PANAMA CITY – Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here on Sunday for a state visit to Panama, the first of its kind since China and the Central American country established...

Qatar to quit OPEC in 2019: energy minister

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DOHA –Qatar is to leave OPEC next month in order for the Gulf state to focus on gas production, Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi announced on Monday.  "Qatar has...

French premier holds talks after violent protests in Paris

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PARIS –French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe is holding crisis talks Monday with representatives of major political parties in the wake of violent anti-government protests that have rocked Paris.  ...

Israeli PM to meet U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo in Brussels

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JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he will meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Brussels on Monday evening to discuss regional issues.  ...

Top US, Mexico diplomats meet in Washington amid migrant crisis

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WASHINGTON –Mexico's new Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday for what he called a "friendly" meeting amid tensions over the migrant crisis...

30 militants killed in Afghan eastern Ghazni province

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GHAZNI, Afghanistan –Up to 30 militants have been killed and several injured as cleanup operations are underway in Rasana area of Jaghori district in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province, said a...

India to host 2022 G20 Summit on 75th year of Independence

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Buenos Aires ,Argentina –Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday confirmed that India will host the G20 summit in the year 2022 when the country will complete 75 years of independence.  ...

For Poland's mining region, coal remains a way of life

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KNURÓW, Poland – "It's a family thing. My father, my grandfather were miners, so I am," says Arkadiusz Wojcik at a coal mine in the southern Polish town of Knurow.  ...

Trump says hopes to meet N.Korea's Kim in January or February

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WASHINGTON –US President Donald Trump said Saturday he hoped to organize a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in early 2019, perhaps as soon as January or...

South African President to be chief guest on India's Republic Day

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NEW DELHI – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will be the chief guest on the occasion of India's 70th Republic Day on Jan. 26, announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi through...

Ex-diplomat Zurabishvili elected Georgia's first woman president

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TBILISI – Georgia has elected ruling party candidate Salome Zurabishvili as its first woman president, results showed Thursday, but the opposition claimed fraud and called for supporters to take to...

Kabul: 10 killed in attack on security compound

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Kabul ,Afghanistan –At least 10 people were killed and 19 others got injured in an attack on a security compound in Kabul on Thursday, Al Jazeera reported.  Najib...