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The White House Friday attempted to put to rest speculation that U.S. President Donald Trump might hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific economic summit in Vietnam. Both presidents are attending the summit, and may have a brief chat, but will have no substantive talks, according to White …
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Pakistan’s government has decided to refer 29 cases of terrorism to military courts for investigation and trial. The courts were established two years ago after the deadly Taliban attack on a military-run school in Peshawar that claimed the lives of more than 130 children. Last week Pakistan’s Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal confirmed the federal cabinet’s …
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French President Emmanuel Macron is blaming Iran for a ballistic missile launch by Yemeni rebels targeting Riyadh last weekend, and said it illustrates the need for negotiations with Tehran over its missile development. …
Canada is making a significant diplomatic push to gather international support behind Ukraine’s UN peacekeeping plan, its foreign minister has announced. …
Four more Russian cross-country skiers on November 9 were found guilty of doping at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, including silver medalist Maksim Vylegzhanin. …
The Syrian Army and its allies have taken Islamic State’s last major stronghold in Syria, Albu Kamal, and are now fighting the last remaining IS pockets in the country’s eastern desert, the army’s general command said on November 9. …
A suicide blast in southwestern Pakistan has killed a senior police officer and his two subordinates. The anti-state Pakistani Taliban claimed credit for plotting Thursday’s deadly attack in Quetta, capital of Baluchistan province. Police said slain deputy inspector general Hamid Shakeel was traveling to work from home when a suicide bomber struck his vehicle on a busy …
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A court in Moscow has ordered the seizure of property belonging to theater and film director Kirill Serebrennikov, who has been charged with embezzlement in a case Kremlin critics say is politically motivated. …
A Russian 10-year-old has won the hearts of compatriots with a poignant video about a party she threw that no one attended. …
A Syrian war monitor says Islamic State militants have withdrawn from their last stronghold following a government offensive. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says government forces and allied troops, including Iraqi fighters, are combing Boukamal, a strategic town on the border with Iraq, on Thursday after IS militants withdrew. Syrian pro-government media say …
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A large long-term study on the use of the big-selling weedkiller glyphosate by agricultural workers in the United States has found no firm link between exposure to the pesticide and cancer, scientists said Thursday. Published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI), the study found there was “no association between glyphosate,” the main …
Argentine President Mauricio Macri says it’s still not clear how a crusading prosecutor died in 2015. Macri says that it’s vital for his country to clear up the politically charged case and determine how Alberto Nisman died and “who did it.” Macri’s English-language comments Tuesday in New York follow a recent forensic report …
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Country star Keith Urban will debut a new song on the Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday inspired by the allegations of sexual assault and harassment hurled against Harvey Weinstein. BMI country songwriter of the year Ross Copperman said that the widening sexual harassment crisis that has developed after multiple women accused the top producer …
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For every era of film in the last half-century, there’s a memorable Donald Sutherland role. Whether it’s his breakthrough performance in “The Dirty Dozen,” his portrayal of a demented arsonist in “Backdraft” or playing a ruthless president in “The Hunger Games” films, Sutherland’s career spans roughly 140 films in every genre, his performances tinged …
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A Macedonian court has convicted a former intelligence chief in absentia of tampering with evidence of the illegal wiretapping of thousands of people under the Balkan country’s previous government. …
A lawmaker from Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s party has told RFE/RL he plans to propose legislation that would sever diplomatic relations with Russia. …
Bodyguards violently attacked journalists covering the arrival in Kyiv of a Ukrainian politician with close personal ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …
Two young boys kneel over small white tables, intently studying the Quran at a madrassa in Pakistan. The Al-Nadwa Madrassa in the hill station of Murree, 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Islamabad, is part of an established alternative system of education in the South Asian nation. Private schools, charitable institutions and religious seminaries are stepping …
A Venezuelan journalist said Tuesday that he had been released following two days of captivity and torture after photographing criminal gang activities inside a prison. Freelance photojournalist Jesus Medina posted photos on Twitter showing bruises on his face and body. “They tortured and threatened to murder me,” he said, adding that he will …
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Democratic Republic of Congo’s main opposition parties have rejected a new date for elections announced at the weekend to replace President Joseph Kabila, saying it violates the law and a political deal agreed with the government. Originally scheduled for late 2016, the polls have been repeatedly delayed. Following several rounds of deadly protests, Kabila’s camp …
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Russian and Israeli libraries have signed an agreement to digitize and publish online a major collection of ancient Hebrew manuscripts and books seized by the Soviet authorities 100 years ago. …
The European Union’s foreign policy chief says U.S. lawmakers have signaled they plan to ensure the United States complies with the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement. …
A French court has rejected a lawsuit by Azerbaijan’s government against two French journalists it accuses of defamation in a case described by the defendants and media freedom activists as an attempt by the Caucasus nation’s authorities to export censorship beyond the country’s borders. …
Gunmen have stormed the private Kabul television station Shamshad TV and gunfire could be heard from within, police told RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan. …