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Francois Fillon: reformist champion for the French right

by Guy JACKSON PARIS, France (AFP) -- Francois Fillon, the candidate who will represent the French right in next year's…

Trump says ‘millions’ voted illegally, decries recount

by Brian KNOWLTON WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President-elect Donald Trump asserted Sunday that he would have won the US…

Trump calls state election recount a ‘scam’ as Clinton campaign joins vote recount

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Donald Trump called a recount of votes being prepared in Wisconsin a scam, insisting…

Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro dies at 90

  HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, a towering figure of 20th century history, died Friday aged…

Homes and woods burnt as Israeli wildfires spread

HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) -- Wildfires tore across central and northern Israel on Friday (November 25) forcing tens of thousands of residents…

Japan PM says Russian missile deployment on disputed isles “regrettable”

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday (November 25) that Russia's deployment of missile systems…

Swiss to vote on faster nuclear phaseout

by Nina LARSON GENEVA , Switzerland (AFP) -- Swiss voters will head to the polls on Sunday to decide whether…

Schulz to quit EU parliament chief post for German politics: media

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- German politician Martin Schulz plans to quit his post as European Parliament chief to join next…

Putin jokes that Russian borders ‘don’t end’

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin on Thursday joked with a schoolboy that Russia's borders "don't end anywhere". Putin…

IS truck bomb in Iraq sows carnage among Shiite pilgrims

by Abbas al-Ani with Max Delany in Mosul HILLA, Iraq (AFP) -- A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State…

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