UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations says it has reached agreement with Yemen’s government and a Saudi-led military coalition on increasing the flow of badly needed goods like food and fuel to Yemen. The impoverished Arab country relies on imports for about 90 percent of its supplies, but it has …
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EL-ARISH, Egypt – An official from the Multinational Force and Observers’ peacekeeping mission in Egypt’s northern Sinai Peninsula says their vehicles that were hit with explosive devices are similar to ones used by the Egyptian army, but were painted white. The official, who requested anonymity because he’s not authorized to …
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CANBERRA, Australia – Australia’s prime minister says his country will resettle a “significant” number of refugees from Syria this year, while the opposition called for an additional 10,000 refugee places to help the world cope with the latest humanitarian crisis. Prime Minister Tony Abbott told Parliament on Monday that he …
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SANTIAGO, Chile – President Michelle Bachelet says Chile will welcome “an important number” of Syrian refugees. When Bachelet spoke during a religious ceremony late Monday, she didn’t specify the country of origin of the refugees Chile would accept. But her foreign ministry confirmed Tuesday that Chile would receive Syrians fleeing …
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ANKARA, Turkey – A Dutch journalist has confirmed she has been expelled from Turkey, becoming the third foreign journalist to be deported after reporting from the country’s mainly Kurdish southeast. Frederike Geerdink was detained last week in the town of Yuksekova with a group of “human shield” protesters attempting to …
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GENEVA – The U.N.’s top human rights official is urging France and Bulgaria to stop forcible evictions of Roma from their camps. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein warned that authorities in France appear to be making such evictions “systematic national policy” since 2012, noting the eviction last …
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Dr. Sohan Dasgupta, appointed earlier this year as the political head of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), told Fox News Digital he is stepping down after a four-month sprint, declaring his mission to preserve and reposition the U.S. agency as a strategic foreign policy tool as “accomplished.” Created by Congress …
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Denmark on Saturday reported more mysterious drone sightings — this time over military installations, including its largest military base — after incursions at airports grounded flights this week. The NATO country is still mulling how to respond. Denmark’s Armed Forces reported that more drones were observed overnight, according to Reuters. …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE — Dozens of Angel parents and families of fentanyl victims are calling for President Donald Trump to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, pointing to his unprecedented efforts to combat drug cartels, human trafficking and illegal immigration. In a letter sent Thursday to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, members of …
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The recently elected mayor of a town in western Germany was in critical condition on Tuesday after she was found in her home with multiple stab wounds to her neck and abdomen. Iris Stalzer, 57, a center-left Social Democrat who secured her mayor-elect standing late last month, dragged herself into …
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