A Russian lawmaker and ally of PresidentVladimir Putin was found dead under mysterious circumstances Wednesday after falling from the third floor of his home, Russian state media has reported. Vladimir Egorov, 46, who was a member of Putin’s ruling United Russia party, plunged 30 feet to his death at his …
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WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz has dismissed opposition calls for her to resign with her Cabinet amid a revived 2014 eavesdropping scandal. Kopacz is to name four new ministers next week to replace Cabinet members who resigned Wednesday. They were secretly taped in 2013 and 2014 during …
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held warm meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, sending Washington a clear message after President Donald Trump’s heavy tariffs against India went into effect last week. Xi hosted Modi, Putin and other members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization …
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The average Palestinian in Gaza is living on just two pieces of Arabic bread, the Gaza director for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said Friday, highlighting the humanitarian crisis and the dire rarity of resources residents are experiencing as the war between Israel and Hamas continues. Thomas White, …
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ATHENS, Greece – Greece says Turkey has withdrawn a recent notice seeking to reserve a large swathe of airspace over the Aegean Sea for military maneuvers until the end of the year. Foreign Ministry spokesman Constantinos Koutras said Monday that Turkey has withdrawn the Notice to Airmen, or NOTAM, which …
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BRUSSELS – Turkey is appealing to the European Union to help it combat the phenomenon of ghost ships used by smugglers to send hundreds of migrants at a time toward European shores. Turkey’s ambassador in Brussels, Selim Yenel, told EU lawmakers Wednesday that his country needs “proper information, coordination on …
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Iraqi security forces on Tuesday retook a town next to the militant-held city of Tikrit as they pressed their offensive against Islamic State militants, two military officials said, while the town’s mayor hopes it can become a launchpad for a larger attack. A Reuters photographer reported seeing dozens of families, …
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BEIRUT – A spokesman for Syria’s main Kurdish force has called on the U.S.-led coalition to attack Islamic State group positions in northeastern Syria where the jihadis are on the offensive. The call by Redor Khalil came as activists said dozens of Kurdish and IS fighters were killed this week …
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CAIRO – A Libyan militia official says four nurses from the Philippines have been kidnapped in broad daylight from a hospital in the city of Sirte, while several others were evacuated. The official who belongs to the 166 Battalion, a militia which is battling the local Islamic State group branch …
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MEXICO CITY – One of the founders of the vigilante self-defense movement in western Mexico says he is running for congress on the ticket of a small party. Hipolito Mora was the first leader to come out publicly in favor of an uprising against the Knights Templar drug cartel in …
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