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In the aftermath of the Somali security force’s recent seizure of a UAE-registered civil aircraft at the Mogadishu airport that contained $9.6 million, the United Arab Emirates announced in a statement its decision to disband its military training program in Somalia which started in 2014. The UAE said the $9.6 million was for the salaries …
Opinion in Serbia is sharply divided over whether ultranationalist Vojislav Seselj’s conviction on war crimes charges should prevent him from taking up a seat in parliament. …
In a new report, Pakistan’s leading watchdog has said the country has failed to make progress on several issues over the past year, citing forced disappearances, women’s rights violations, and protection of religious minorities. …
The calendar says spring, but Mother Nature has her own ideas. Heavy snow, ice storms and record low temperatures have turned large parts of the upper Midwest and New England into an unwanted winter wonderland. More than 61 centimeters, or two feet, of snow was on the ground Sunday in Tigerton and Big Falls, Wisconsin. …
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Pakistani officials say two Christians were killed in a drive-by shooting outside a church in the country’s southwest. …
French President Emmanuel Macron says he convinced President Donald Trump not to pull U.S. troops out of Syria and limit the airstrikes. Macron spoke to France’s BFM television Sunday, marking one year in office, and two days after France joined the U.S. and Britain in airstrikes targeting Syria’s chemical weapons sites. “Ten days ago, President …
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Focusing on Pakistani hardline religious scholars, Afghanistan is in the process of convening an international religious conference in a bid to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in the county, the Afghan High Peace Council (HPC) said. The HPC told VOA it is very important that Pakistani scholars, who believe the Taliban insurgency in …
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The United States plans to announce new targeted sanctions against Russia over Moscow’s support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. …
The European Commission will recommend that the European Union opens accession negotiations with Albania and Macedonia, according to a draft document seen by RFE/RL. …
A storm system stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes has buffeted the central U.S. with heavy snow, tornadoes, rain and hail, forcing flight cancellations, creating treacherous road conditions and killing at least three people, including a sleeping 2-year-old Louisiana girl. In the Upper Midwest, all flights were grounded most of Saturday at …
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Syria’s army command on Saturday announced that the eastern Ghouta region was free of militants, following the departure of the last rebel fighters from the city of Douma towards the north of the country, state media reported, citing a statement by the Syrian army general command. “All the terrorists have left Douma city, their last …
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The United States has warned Syria’s government that it is “locked and loaded” to strike again if Damascus carries out chemical attacks. …
Afghanistan launched its voter registration drive for long-delayed parliamentary and provincial council elections that are scheduled for October. …
Russians staged a number of protests in several cities and towns in the Moscow region over pollution from landfills. …
The search for new worlds outside our solar system will enter a new phase (April 16), when NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, takes off from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are working with NASA on the mission. Faith Lapidus reports. …
Reaction has been mixed in France to President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to join the United States and Britain in launching strikes against the Syrian regime. On Saturday, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian described the joint military action as justified, limited and proportionate and said it’s objectives had been realized. “A large part of his …
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The United States, along with allies France and Britain, launched air strikes on Syria early on April 14 in response to an alleged Syrian chemical attack that killed dozens of people last week. …
Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned U.S. coalition airstrikes in Syria as a violation of international law. In a statement posted to the Kremlin website, Putin called the coalition airstrikes an “act of aggression against a sovereign government” and accused the United States of compounding the humanitarian catastrophe in war-torn Syria. Putin called for emergency meeting …
The Syrian government condemned the targeted overnight airstrikes by the United States, France and Britain. Arab governments which oppose President Bashar al Assad, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, expressed approval, while popular reaction in some Arab capitals appeared to be mixed. Syrian state TV showed supporters of President Bashar al …
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Eight Egyptian soldiers and 14 militants are reported to have been killed in fighting in central Sinai on April 14. …
Thousands of people have jammed into a central square in the Armenian capital, protesting new government changes that could keep former President Serzh Sarkisian in power. …
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Trade and North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs will be the key topics for Japan during U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next week. Earlier this month, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga spoke on Japan’s priorities for the upcoming meeting. He said addressing how to handle the North Korean missile …
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Lawyers for President Donald Trump and his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, told a federal judge in New York on Friday that they believe some of the documents and devices seized from Cohen during an FBI raid are protected by attorney-client privilege, and they want a chance to review the items before prosecutors get to examine …
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