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Saudis issue charges but exonerate crown prince in Khashoggi murder

  by Anuj Chopra with Paul Handley in Washington Agence France Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- The Saudi government…

11 killed as Cyclone Gaja ravages Indian coast

CHENNAI, India (AFP) -- At least 11 people were reported dead Friday as a powerful cyclone battered India's eastern coast,…

US says ‘confident’ N. Korea’s Kim will fulfill commitments

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States remains confident that denuclearization "promises" made during a historic summit between Donald…

Xi woos Pacific islands to curb Taiwan’s influence

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AFP) -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping will sit down with seven Pacific island allies Friday,…

North Korea ‘tests high-tech new weapon’: report

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised the testing of a "high-tech" new weapon,…

S.Korea says too early to restart industrial zone with North

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea said Thursday it would not restart an industrial zone with North Korea until…

Israeli air strikes hit Gaza after rocket fire, Hamas TV destroyed

by Sakher Abou El Oun with Mike Smith in Jerusalem Agence France Presse GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- Israeli…

Casualties feared as huge explosion rocks Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Casualties are feared after a huge explosion rocked Kabul on Monday close to where scores of…

Mushrooms and tangerines: North and South Korea swap food gifts

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea has sent 200 tonnes of tangerines to the North in return for mushrooms…

Deadly clash erupts during Israel operation in Gaza

by Sakher Abou El Oun Agence France Presse GAZA CITY, Palestinian (AFP) -- An exchange of fire erupted during an…

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