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Immigration tensions roil US Congress as shutdown looms

by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- With barely two days before the US government runs…

Trump says Russia undermining N.Korea sanctions

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Russia of undermining international sanctions against North Korea and weakening…

Republican senator accuses Trump of Stalin-like attacks on media

by Emma Charlton Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - A maverick senator from Donald Trump's own Republican party launched a stinging…

Global air traffic at new record: UN agency

MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) - Budget carriers continued to push global air traffic to new record levels last year, the International Civil Aviation…

US nuclear review calls for development of low-yield weapons

by Thomas Watkins Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US military wants to overhaul its atomic arsenal and develop a new…

Greece, Macedonia in new UN bid to solve name dispute

by Carole Landry Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - Greece and Macedonia return to the United Nations on Wednesday seeking…

E. Guinea leader denies opposition death in custody claims

LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AFP) - Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has rejected opposition claims that one of its activists died in custody…

Catalan parliament meets as sacked leader seeks comeback

by Daniel Bosque with Michaela Cancela-Kieffer in Madrid Agence France Presse BARCELONA, Spain - Catalonia's parliament met Wednesday for the first time…

S. Korea ex-president Lee denounces graft probe as ‘revenge’

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - Former South Korean president Lee Myung-Bak on Wednesday denounced as "political revenge" a corruption probe into allegations…

Police raid France’s Lactalis after baby milk scandal

LAVAL, France (AFP) - French police raided the headquarters of dairy giant Lactalis on Wednesday over a baby milk salmonella scare…

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