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Filipino Catholics protest drug killings, death penaltyAP, ManilaThousands of Catholics joined a march with church leaders in Manila on Saturday in one of the largest...
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Caribbean leaders fret over Trump immigration policies
AFP, Georgetown :Leaders of the 15-nation Caribbean Community expressed concern Friday that US President Donald Trump’s immigration policies could lead to a slowdown in travel...
Mexicans form ‘Human Wall’ along US border to protest Trump
AFP, Mexico :Thousands of Mexicans linked arms Friday to form a “human wall” on their country’s border with the United States, protesting President Donald Trump’s...
41 jihadists `executed in Syria infighting`
AFP, Beirut :A jihadist group has executed 41 fighters from Al-Qaeda’s former Syria affiliate and allied factions in infighting between the extremists in Syria’s Idlib...
Tillerson, Wang in highest-level US-China meet under Trump
AFP, Bonn :US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Friday held the highest level Sino-US meeting since the election...
As crisis swirls, Trump faces mounting pressure in party
AFP, Washington :Donald Trump and his White House have come in for intense criticism in the president’s dizzying first weeks in office, and the rising...
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France, Germany welcome useful meeting with US on SyriaAP, BonnThe foreign ministers of France and Germany are sounding a positive note after new U.S. Secretary...
NATO to boost naval presence in Black Sea
AFP, Brussels :NATO will step up naval war games and surveillance in the Black Sea to complement its increased presence of land and air forces...
Robot probes show Japan reactor cleanup worse than expected
AP, Tokyo :Robot probes sent to one of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear reactors have suggested worse-than-anticipated challenges for the plant’s ongoing cleanup.The plant’s operator Tokyo...
In `liberated` Mosul, residents say danger remains
AFP, Mosul :The Iraqi forces that retook east Mosul from jihadists last month have moved on to their next battle, leaving a security vacuum that...
US Congress blocks rule barring mentally impaired from guns
AP, Washington :Congress on Wednesday sent President Donald Trump legislation blocking an Obama-era rule designed to keep guns out of the hands of certain mentally...
Saudi FM optimistic about relations with US under Trump
AP, Bad Neuenahr :Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister says his country expects to have a productive relationship with the Trump administration and is optimistic that U.S.-Saudi...