Category: World

The Ukrainian government has ordered its athletes not to take part in any competitions held in Russia, which Kyiv accuses of occupying its territory. …

There is every possibility that the March 15 gathering will be the most successful Central Asian summit ever held, though admittedly that is not saying much. …

An unexpected resurgence of gun control proposals following last month’s shooting at a Florida high school is showing signs of ebbing in the U.S. Congress, where a bill to strengthen a national background check for gun ownership is treading water despite public pressure in favor of it. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, so …

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A Texas immigration crackdown on “sanctuary cities” took effect Tuesday after a federal appeals court upheld a divisive law backed by the Trump administration that threatens elected officials with jail time and allows police officers to ask people during routine stops whether they’re in the U.S. illegally.   The ruling was a blow to Texas’ …

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A protest over infrastructure and insecurity turned into violent clashes with police Tuesday in Panama’s second biggest city, which is home to a strategic port at the northern end of the Panama Canal. Preliminary reports from national police said four officers were injured and 18 people were arrested for looting, vandalism and attacks on police. …

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Iran on March 13 jailed Hamid Baghai, a vice president under former hard-liner Mahmud Ahmadinejad, following his conviction for corruption, Iranian media reports said. …

In an interview on March 13 with Current Time TV correspondent Yekaterina Buchneva, Olivier Lepick, a chemical-weapons researcher, argues that there is a direct link to Russia in the Skripal attack. …

Rights activists in Armenia are accusing state television of mocking female inmates during a TV program. …

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called himself “a proud feminist” Monday and said all men should support women’s rights and gender equality. His statement was loudly applauded by hundreds of women and a sprinkling of men at the opening of the annual two-week meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women, a U.N. body that Guterres …

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Greece has indefinitely suspended its soccer league after the Russian owner of PAOK Thessaloniki marched onto the field carrying a gun to protest a disputed goal. …

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Kabul on March 13 for an unannounced visit to take stock of the war and the prospects for drawing at least some Taliban fighters into peace talks with the Afghan government. …

The daily commute from Mexico to California farms is the same as it was before Donald Trump became president. Hundreds of Mexicans cross the border and line the sidewalks of Calexico’s tiny downtown by 4 a.m., napping on cardboard sheets and blankets or sipping coffee from a 24-hour doughnut shop until buses leave for the …

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Colombia urgently needs international help as it struggles with a humanitarian “catastrophe” along its border caused by a flood of Venezuelan migrants driven from their homes by hunger, a senior U.N. official said Monday.   David Beasley, director of the World Food Program, said the harrowing reports he heard from Venezuelan migrants makes raising awareness …

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Republicans on the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee say the panel has finished investigating Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election, and concluded there was no collusion between the Kremlin and President Donald Trump’s campaign. …

One of the main Syrian rebel groups in the besieged eastern Ghouta area says it has reached an agreement with Russia to evacuate wounded people from the region on the outskirts of Damascus. Jaish al-Islam announced the move Monday, saying it had communicated with Russia through the United Nations to reach the deal. It was …

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A prominent British newspaper reports that British Prime Minister Theresa May “is on the verge of publicly blaming Russia for the attempted murder” of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia” and “ordering expulsions and sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime.” The Times of London account that appeared on the paper’s website …

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The European Union’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has called on Ukraine to do more to fight corruption and establish an anticorruption court that is in accordance with recommendations of independent experts. …

Officials in Nepal say a passenger plane from Bangladesh has crashed and burst into flames as it was landing at the Kathmandu airport, killing at least 40 people. Witnesses say the plane swerved repeatedly Monday before attempting to land for a second time, when it burst into flames. A spokesman for the Dhaka-based U.S.-Bangla Airlines …

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Heavy rains and melting snow have converged to cause massive flooding in eastern Kazakhstan. …

Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit Crimea on March 14, the last day of his presidential election campaign, in order to attend events linked to the fourth anniversary of the widely rejected referendum Russia staged when it annexed the region from Ukraine. …

U.S. President Donald Trump unleashed new attacks Sunday on two of his favorite targets, opposition Democrats and the national news media. In one of a string of Twitter comments, the U.S. leader contended that Democratic lawmakers were continuing “to obstruct the confirmation of hundreds of good and talented people who are needed to run our …

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A notorious religious seminary in Pakistan known for schooling militants is getting millions in funding from its regional government. …

A private Turkish plane carrying 11 people has crashed in southern Iran, Iranian state television reported Sunday. Iran Civil Aviation Organization spokesman Reza Jafarzadeh told state television, “We can confirm that a Turkish private jet … while passing through our airspace disappeared from the radar and crashed near Shahr-e Kord.” The plane had reportedly taken …

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