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Britain to expel 23 Russian diplomats over ex-spy poisoning

Britain announced a raft of reprisals against Moscow, including the expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats, after it shrugged off demands to explain how a deadly Soviet-era nerve agent came to be...

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,"...

China outpaces US in arms supply to Pakistan

WASHINGTON / ISLAMABAD — From rifles to combat aircraft and warships, China has become the dominant supplier of weapons to Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, according to the latest report by the...

US Intelligence Official: Gains against IS in Iraq, Syria fragile

WASHINGTON — The U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State has been able to decimate the terror group's self-proclaimed caliphate in Iraq and Syria but these gains could be easily undercut by...

Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking dies at 76

LONDON — World-renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking, who sought to understand a range of cosmic topics from the beginning of the universe to the intricacies of black holes, died Wednesday at...

Cholera outbreak sparks blame game in Malawi

BLANTYRE, MALAWI — Malawi continues to register new cases of cholera in an outbreak that has now reached half of the country’s 28 districts. However, the government and communities trade blame...

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