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Russia slams ‘criminal’ US-led strikes in Syria

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Russia's UN ambassador on Thursday slammed as "criminal" the US-led coalition strikes against pro-regime…

US-led strikes on Syria’s Deir Ezzor ‘self-defense’: Pentagon

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Deadly air strikes by a US-led coalition on pro-regime forces in eastern Syria were purely…

Canadian sub makes first trip to Asia-Pacific in 50 years

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- A Canadian submarine is patrolling the western Pacific for the first time in nearly 50 years,…

Hours from deadline, US Congress to vote to avert shutdown

by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Top US lawmakers scrambled Thursday to rally support for…

North Korea at the Olympics: What we know

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AFP) -- More than 500 North Koreans are converging on Pyeongchang in South Korea for the 2018…

North Korea holds military parade on eve of Games

by Jung Ha-won Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea staged a military parade in Pyongyang Thursday to…

Fear and anger as aftershocks rattle Taiwan quake survivors’ nerves

  by Michelle Yun Agence France Presse HUALIEN, Taiwan (AFP) -- At an elementary school turned shelter in Taiwan's Hualien…

Nine confirmed dead in Taiwan quake as rescuers brave aftershocks to pull more bodies from rubble

  by Michelle Yun Agence France Presse HUALIEN, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwanese rescuers Thursday braved aftershocks coursing through a dangerously…

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…

France hikes defense spending to hit NATO target

by Daphné Benoit Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - France on Wednesday announced plans to boost defense spending by more than 40…

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