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Will Trump-Putin Summit Be Chemistry Vs Substance?

Summit meetings can change the world. Back in the 1970s, West German Chancellor Willy Brandt used to say that it was of the highest importance for leaders to "get a smell...

As Mexican Election Looms, Voters Ready for Change

Mexico will have its presidential election Sunday, and voters appear to be heading to the ballot box with sweeping change in mind. Polls consistently show the left-leaning Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador —...

China says its trade practices benefit world

China defended its trade practices Thursday as being beneficial to the world as it tries to ease pressure from the United States and Europe to abandon what they consider to be...

Growing populations, aging societies portend global care crisis

GENEVA — The International Labor Organization (ILO) says urgent action is needed to avert a global crisis as the number of people, including children and elderly, needing care rises, The warning is...

UN calls for immediate end to fighting in SW Syria

GENEVA — A senior U.N. official is calling for an immediate end to the fighting in Daraa and Quneitra in southwest Syria as tens of thousands of civilians flee for their lives. Senior...

Italy blocks EU Summit agreements over migration

Italy has blocked the adoption of any agreements at the European Union summit in Brussels, demanding that the bloc do more to help Rome’s migration crisis. Italy’s month-old populist government refused to...

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