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Former CIA officer sentenced to 19 years for conspiring to spy for ChinaAP, VirginiaA former CIA case officer was sentenced by a federal judge in...
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US Security Adviser says world silent on China camps
AP, Halifax :President Donald Trump’s new national security adviser is criticizing what he says is silence from the rest of the world over China’s confinement...
Mexicans hit streets to demand end to violence against women
AP, Mexico :Four women walked barefoot Saturday on hot asphalt, clothed in shreds of organza in pastel shades of pink and yellow, the favorite colors...
Johnson unveils manifesto for Brexit Britain
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveils his Conservative Party’s manifesto on Sunday, pledging to move on from Brexit and austerity in a bid to secure...
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Putin to address Russia’s crisis-hit ruling partyAFP, Moscow Russian leader Vladimir Putin is set Saturday to address a United Russia convention as the ruling party...
Trump heads passionate debate on vaping, leaves issue unsettled
President Donald Trump said Friday he was “here to listen” at a lively White House debate on the “very complex subject” of vaping and the...
China sends two BeiDou satellites into space
XINHUA, Xichang :China sent two satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at...
Mystery grows over Trump administration hold on Lebanon aid
AP, Washington :The Trump administration is withholding more than $100 million in U.S. military assistance to Lebanon that has been approved by Congress and is...
Cypriots from both sides rally for reunification
AFP, Nicosia :Several hundred Cypriots from both sides of the divided island marched on Friday to demand reunification as the Mediterranean country’s two leaders prepared...
France takes aim at US inaction in Mideast
AFP, Manama :French Defence Minister Florence Parly took aim Saturday at “gradual US disengagement” in the Middle East and said its failure to respond to...
Britain urges Israel to halt settlement expansion, in contrast to US
AP, London :Britain urged Israel to halt its “counterproductive” settlement expansion on Thursday, saying it was illegal under international law.The Foreign Office reiterated its position...
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UK Labour makes radical election pitchAFP, Birmingham Britain’s main opposition Labour party on Thursday unveiled its general election manifesto, promising a radical agenda for social...