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Thai junta holds onto lead as nation awaits election results

by Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI and Joe FREEMAN Results of Thailand's first election since the 2014 coup were expected to trickle out…

Trump drops new N.Korea sanctions because he ‘likes’ Kim: W.House

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump on Friday abruptly announced the cancellation of sanctions imposed by his own…

North Korea returns to inter-Korean liaison office

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea has returned its staff to an inter-Korean liaison office, Seoul said Monday,…

Thai junta poised to retain power as nation awaits vote results

by Joe Freeman Thailand's election results were due Monday, with the junta appearing poised to hold on to power in…

New Zealand orders top-level inquiry into mosque massacres

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday ordered an independent judicial inquiry into the…

Probe opened after elderly ‘yellow vest’ protester injured

NICE, France (AFP) -- French officials faced fresh questions Sunday about the handling of the "yellow vest" protests after an…

Stricken Norwegian liner reaches port after airlift drama

by Pierre-Henry DESHAYES OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- A cruise liner that ran into trouble in stormy seas off Norway reached…

Disease fears mount for Africa cyclone survivors

by Adrien BARBIER and Joaquim NHAMIRRE BEIRA, Mozambique (AFP) -- Disease is threatening to aggravate the already dire conditions facing…

Netanyahu in Washington with Golan Heights recognition on tap

by Jim Mannion with Mike Smith in Jerusalem WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in…

Xi meets Macron as French president seeks united EU front on China

by Vincent-Xavier MORVAN / Julie Pacorel BEAULIEU-SUR-MER, France (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron…

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