All posts tagged "General news"
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8InternationalVenezuelan opposition leader rallies support in Panama ahead of Maduro inauguration
PANAMA CITY — Days before Venezuela’s presidential inauguration, self-exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González was in Panama Wednesday rallying regional support for...
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Mexico’s President Sheinbaum offers sarcastic response to Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ comment
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum responded sarcastically on Wednesday to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to change the name of...
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U.S. citizen denied entry into Poland after security staff object to handwritten notes in passport
WARSAW, Poland — A U.S. citizen has been blocked from entering Poland because her passport was defaced with handwritten notes, border officials...
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Canadian leaders say Trump’s talk about Canada becoming the 51st state isn’t funny anymore
TORONTO — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s comments that Canada should become the 51st state are no longer a joke and are meant...
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Blinken says Trump’s push for US to take control of Greenland is ‘not going to happen’
PARIS — Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is advising the world “not to waste a lot of time” on what...
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Venezuela’s ultimate political survivor faces his toughest challenge yet
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is facing more international rebuke than at any time in his 12 years in power....
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At least 6 die in a stampede at a temple in southern India, a report says
NEW DELHI — At least six people died and dozens were injured in a stampede Wednesday among hundreds at the entry of...
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Turkey insists on two states for ethnically divided Cyprus as the UN looks to restart peace talks
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Turkey on Wednesday again insisted on a two-state peace accord in ethnically divided Cyprus as the United Nations prepares...
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Brazil marks 2nd anniversary of right-wing coup attempt as Bolsonaro’s legal troubles deepen
SAO PAULO — SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian authorities gathered in capital Brasilia on Wednesday to mark the second anniversary of an...
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Germany leader: All countries must respect existing borders, in rebuttal of Trump
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that the principle of inviolability of borders applies to every country, however powerful, and...
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Italian journalist Cecilia Sala arrives in Rome after she was released from three weeks' detention in Iran
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala arrives in Rome after she was released from three weeks’ detention in Iran Article by:Source
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How a Venezuelan man new to politics became an opposition leader who says it’s his turn to rule
CARACAS, Venezuela — Edmundo González has become a beacon of hope for millions of Venezuelans. They want to call him president. He...
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Poland to hold presidential election on May 18, says parliament speaker who will run in it
WARSAW, Poland — The head of Poland’s parliament said Wednesday that the country’s presidential election will be held on May 18, with...
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6 soldiers and 34 extremist rebels die in a clash in northeastern Nigeria, military says
ABUJA, Nigeria — At least six soldiers and 34 Islamic extremists died in a clash in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, the military...
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Aid convoy reaches remote district in NW Pakistan after prolonged blockade amid sectarian violence
PARACHINAR, Pakistan — Aid trucks carrying medicines, food and other relief supplies for hundreds of thousands of besieged residents reached a remote...
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Egypt unveils ancient rock-cut tombs and burial shafts in Luxor
CAIRO — Egypt unveiled several discoveries near the famed city of Luxor on Wednesday, including ancient rock-cut tombs and burial shafts dating...
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124 migrants detained on an eastern Greek island after using unmarked speedboats
ATHENS, Greece — Authorities in Greece detained 124 migrants on the eastern island of Karpathos on Wednesday after spotting speedboats without identification...
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UK police face probe into handling of sex crimes allegations against Harrods owner Al Fayed
LONDON — British police watchdogs will investigate whether the London force bungled its handling of sex crimes allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed,...
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Ukraine claims it struck a key military fuel depot deep inside Russia
KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian military said Wednesday that it struck a fuel storage depot deep inside Russia, causing a huge blaze...
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen pays tribute to her politically polarizing father
PARIS — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen paid tribute Wednesday to her father Jean-Marie, the founder of the National Front party...
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Italian journalist Cecilia Sala released from Iran and returning home
ROME — An Italian journalist detained in Iran since Dec. 19 and whose fate became intertwined with that of an Iranian engineer...
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Thai police issue arrest warrant for man suspected of gunning down Cambodian ex-lawmaker in Bangkok
BANGKOK — Thai police on Wednesday said an arrest warrant has been issued for a man suspected of gunning down a former...
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