Greek MPs to vote on Macedonia name change

5 years ago

ATHENS– Greek lawmakers on Friday prepared for one of the most decisive votes in the country's recent history, with a decision to ratify a landmark name change deal with neighbouring...

Indonesia flood, landslide death toll rises to 26

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MAKASSAR, Indonesia– The death toll from flash floods and landslides in Indonesia jumped to 26, a disaster agency official said Thursday, as rescuers race to find still-missing victims.  ...

Trump sends personal letter to top DPRK leader

5 years ago

WASHINGTON– U.S. President Donald Trump has sent a personal letter to Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said the White House and DPRK...

French president calls for cooperation with China on multilateralism

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PARIS –French President Emmanuel Macron said here on Wednesday that France is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with China in international affairs and to work together to safeguard multilateralism.  ...

Over 21,000 Afghan refugees return home in January: UN migration agency

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KABUL–Over 21,000 Afghan refugees have returned or been deported from neighboring Pakistan and Iran since January this year, the UN's migration agency International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported Thursday.  ...

Families keep trying to cross border, wall or no wall

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MCALLEN, Texas– Maria Orbelina Cortez says she fled El Salvador for the U.S. after her husband attacked her and knocked a pan of scalding oil onto her youngest son's head.  ...

Death toll from Mexico pipeline blast rises to 93

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MEXICO CITY– The number of people killed in a gas pipeline explosion in the Mexican state of Hidalgo last Friday increased to 93, the Minister of Health Jorge Alcocer said...

UK leader unveils Brexit Plan B, looks a lot like Plan A

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LONDON– British Prime Minister Theresa May unveiled her Brexit Plan B on Monday - and it looks a lot like Plan A.  May launched a mission to resuscitate her rejected...

Putin and Erdogan to hold Syria talks

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MOSCOW–Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold Syria talks in Moscow on Wednesday, with Turkey saying they will focus on Ankara's so-called "security zone"...

Macron hits out at 'lies' about new Franco-German treaty

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AACHEN, Germany– France's President Emmanuel Macron hit out Tuesday at those "spreading lies" about a new French-German treaty to deepen cooperation between the two European powers.  "Those who...

Franco-German treaty a step toward 'European army': Merkel

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AACHEN, Germany– German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that a new Franco-German friendship treaty was a step toward the creation of a future joint European army.  Merkel said...

German investor confidence regains ground in January

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FRANKFURT AM MAIN–Confidence among investors in Germany regained ground in January but remained negative overall, a regular survey published Tuesday showed as fears grow of a slowdown within the 19-nation...

59 militants, 7 security men killed in Egypt's Sinai

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CAIRO– At least 59 militants were killed in the exchange of fire in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in the past few days, the Egyptian armed forces said in a statement on...

British PM turns to Brexit 'Plan B'

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LONDON– British Prime Minister Theresa May unveils her Brexit "Plan B" to parliament on Monday after MPs shredded her EU divorce deal, deepening the political gridlock 10 weeks from departure...

Colombian rebels claim police academy attack: statement

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HAVANA– Colombia's leftist ELN rebels have claimed responsibility for the bombing of a police academy in Bogota that killed 20 people as well as the attacker, and derailed peace talks...