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US Requests UN Sanctions Vote on North Korea

The United States formally requested a vote of the U.N. Security Council on Monday of a draft resolution to establish new sanctions against North Korea, according to a statement by the...

Pope Francis Calls for Reconciliation in Colombia

Pope Francis called Friday for reconciliation in Colombia and said any efforts to permanently end the country's more than 50-year civil conflict would "fail" without concessions. During a large open air Mass...

UN: 270,000 Rohingya Have Fled Myanmar for Safety in Bangladesh

GENEVA — U.N. agencies report about 270,000 Muslim Rohingya have fled violence and persecution in mainly Buddhist Myanmar over the past two weeks in search of refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. Unconfirmed media...

Mexican Quake Death Toll Rises to 58

Fifty-eight people have been confirmed dead after a massive earthquake struck southern Mexico Thursday night, the governor of Oaxaca said Friday. Governor Alejandro Murat told reporters that 17 of those confirmed dead...

At Camp David, Trump with Cabinet to Monitor Hurricane Irma

U.S. President Donald Trump and his Cabinet are to meet Saturday concerning Hurricane Irma, which is poised to slam into the state of Florida after killing at least 21 people in...

French President Tells IMF: Europe Doesn’t Need You

ATHENS, GREECE — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that the International Monetary Fund should step back from its role in European bailouts - breaking with a widely accepted policy adopted when...

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