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UN Chief: ‘Unimaginable’ Stories of Killings, Rape from Rohingya Refugees

During a visit to Cox's Bazar, where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees have fled from Myanmar, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the stories of rape and killing he heard...

Iran Diplomat Arrested in ‘Plot’ to Bomb Opponents in France

A German newspaper says local police have arrested an Iranian diplomat on a highway in southeastern Germany on suspicion of involvement in a plot to bomb an Iranian opposition event in...

Pompeo to Head to N. Korea as White House Claims ‘Progress’

WHITE HOUSE — Amid concerns North Korea appears to be bolstering — rather than dismantling its nuclear and missile facilities, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo this week will make a third...

US: North Korea Could Dismantle Nuclear Program within a Year

WASHINGTON — U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said Sunday he believes that most of North Korea's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs can be dismantled within a year. Bolton told CBS News that if...

Turkey’s Re-Elected Leader Eyes Less Tension With NATO

ISTANBUL, TURKEY — There is momentum for improving Turkey's frayed relations with the West even as it warms up to Russia, a senior Turkish government adviser told VOA on condition of anonymity,...

Afghan President Ends Cease-fire with Taliban

ISLAMABAD — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani allowed national security forces Saturday to resume counterinsurgency operations, marking the end of an 18-day cease-fire with the Taliban. The government had unilaterally halted anti-Taliban operations in...

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