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Trump congratulates Putin, two plan to meet in ‘not-too-distant future’

WHITE HOUSE — President Donald Trump congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his re-election during a phone call on Tuesday and the two leaders agreed to hold talks soon. “We will probably...

South Korea: North Korean and former US diplomats to meet in Finland

South Korean media said Sunday a senior North Korean diplomat is headed to Finland to meet with former U.S. diplomats, this after a North Korean delegation wrapped up three days of...

Slovenian Prime Minister resigns

Slovenia Prime Minister Miro Cerar resigned late Wednesday over a Supreme Court decision nullifying a referendum in favor of a major railroad project. "This was the straw that broke the camel's back,"...

Trump fires Tillerson, picks CIA Chief Pompeo to succeed him

WHITE HOUSE — President Donald Trump has fired his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and picked CIA director Mike Pompeo to replace him. Trump has also nominated Gina Haspel, the current deputy...

Haley: Syria ceasefire a failure; US proposes new resolution

UNITED NATIONS — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is denouncing the Syrian government and Russia for the failure of a cease-fire in Syria that the U.N. Security Council...

China places big bet on Xi Jinping, scraps presidential term limits

BEIJING — In the short space of two weeks, China has announced and now voted with near unanimous approval to amend the country’s constitution and give the party state’s powerful leader...

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