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20 Oct 2017
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Thursday the U.S. military did not have all the accurate information on an ambush in Niger earlier this month that killed four U.S. soldiers.
19 Oct 2017
In a bid to sweeten ties, Indian and Pakistani border troops give each other treats for the Hindu festival of lights.
19 Oct 2017
Russia's 'Paris Hilton' makes official her candidacy for next year's election, but how close is she to Vladimir Putin?
19 Oct 2017
House conservatives have mounted a campaign to urge President Trump not to reappoint Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.
19 Oct 2017
The wildlife photographer awards highlight poaching and climate change.
19 Oct 2017
Pope Francis addressed thousands at the Vatican on Wednesday, condemning the attack in Somalia's capital that killed more than 300 people.
19 Oct 2017
A Pakistani journalist who prefers to remain anonymous out of fear for his life tells the story of how he had to flee his home to escape death threats from the Taliban.
19 Oct 2017
Billionaire founder of the Virgin group Richard Branson telling Reuters he was targeted by a con artist posing as British Defense Minister Michael Fallon who tried to get $5 million in a supposed secret ransom payment. Police are still searching for the fraudster.
18 Oct 2017
Famed billionaire investor George Soros' Open Society Foundation, which fights for liberal causes, became America's second-biggest philanthropy following a big donation from its founder.
18 Oct 2017
Taliban militants strike government targets in many provinces of Afghanistan, killing at least 69 people, including a senior police commander, and wounding many.
18 Oct 2017
Former U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton calls 'cavalier' threats to start a war on the Korean peninsula "dangerous and short-sighted."
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was optimistic about the prospect of reaching an agreement with Saudi Arabia, even as the peace pact still faces major hurdles.
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During a speech in France, the Catholic leader urged a humane pan-European response to migration. French President Emmanuel Macron attended the address as his government deliberates a harsher response to asylum-seekers.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that the US takes "very, very seriously" incidents of "transnational repression," adding that he wants to ensure "accountability."
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An explosion erupted at a warehouse for smuggled fuel in southern Benin. Benin's informal economy is heavily reliant on selling smuggled Nigerian fuel on the black market.
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Pakistan's parliamentary elections will be held next January, the country's election authority announced on Thursday, delaying the vote that was initially tabled for November. The Election Commission of Pakistan said the elections are scheduled for the last week of January.
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Its grapes are twice fermented, which is the same as the process used to make prosecco. However, prosecco is fermented in stainless steel vats and champagne is twice fermented in glass bottles. The result is two very different sparkling wines. Champagne retains a dryness and develops a very complex flavour profile.