BUCHAREST, Romania – Britain’s Prince Charles is visiting Transylvania, the wooded region in northwest Romania where he owns several properties. Charles met President Klaus Iohannis in Bucharest in Bucharest on Sunday before traveling to the remote village of Valea Zalanului where he owns a country retreat. Iohannis and Charles discussed …
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UNITED NATIONS – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon used the 65th anniversary of the United Nations agency that helps Palestinian refugees to appeal for an immediate resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations and an end to unilateral actions “that erode trust.” Ban told a U.N. conference Tuesday marking the anniversary of the U.N. …
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Israeli forces and Hamas held another round of prisoner exchanges Tuesday as both sides entered the fifth day of a cease-fire. Ten Israeli hostages – including nine women and a 17-year-old girl – as well as two Thai nationals were handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza and transported …
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North Korea is closing more embassies in Africa and South Asia — the latest in a string of diplomatic missions to be recently shuttered. The dictatorship’s embassies in Bangladesh and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are expected to cease operations, according to reports. These follow last week’s close of …
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A Chinese coast guard ship blasted a Philippines navy-operated supply boat with a water cannon and harassed the vessel in the contested South China Sea for the second day in a row on Sunday, the head of the Philippine military said. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said he was aboard the …
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A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle at the main gate of a Pakistani police station early Tuesday, killing at least 23 officers and wounding 32 others. The explosion caused a part of the building to collapse in the deadly attack in northwestern Pakistan, according to local officials via The …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin approved an order that will grant citizenship to foreigners who fight against Ukraine. According to the decree, foreign nationals who serve with the Russian military for at least one year will be eligible to receive citizenship for both themselves and their families. The Kremlin extended the …
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BEIRUT – Islamic State militants fighting in Syria on Friday reached the southern gates of the predominantly Kurdish northeastern city of Hassakeh amid intense air raids and shelling, Syrian activists and the extremist group’s radio station said. The Islamic State group has been attacking Hassakeh city since May 30, facing …
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BERLIN – German federal prosecutors have closed their investigation into the alleged tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cellphone by the U.S. National Security Agency, saying they have been unable to find evidence that would stand up in court. Prosecutors last June opened an investigation into the alleged monitoring of a …
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TORONTO – A lawyer for a former Guantanamo Bay detainee says a U.S. court decision in an unrelated case helps his client’s appeal of his convictions by a military commission. A U.S appeals court on Friday set aside the conviction of Ali Hamza al-Bahlul, who allegedly produced an al-Qaida recruiting …
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