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Obama Praises Colombia’s Peace Efforts With Rebels and Seeks Big Aid Increase

Obama Praises Colombia’s Peace Efforts With Rebels and Seeks Big Aid Increase

WASHINGTON — President Obama welcomed President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia to the White House on Thursday for a buoyant celebration of the $10 billion, 15-year American effort to help Colombia vanquish its violent drug cartels and end its festering guerrilla war. It was also a chance for tw...

Source: nytimes

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Christchurch shootings: 49 dead in New Zealand mosque attacks

Christchurch shootings: 49 dead in New Zealand mosque attacks

Forty-nine people have been killed and at least 20 wounded in shootings at two mosques in ...

Posted: About 6 years ago
Source: BBC News
Kim Jong-un arrives in Vladivostok by train for Putin summit

Kim Jong-un arrives in Vladivostok by train for Putin summit

As Kim Jong-un arrived at the Vladivostok railway station on Wednesday, white-gloved atte...

Posted: About 6 years ago
Source: The Guardian
5 Czechs Who Were Missing in Lebanon Arrive Home

5 Czechs Who Were Missing in Lebanon Arrive Home

PRAGUE — Five Czechs who had been missing in Lebanon since July and presumed kidnapped arr...

Posted: About 9 years ago
Source: nytimes

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Christchurch shootings: Ardern vows never to say gunman’s name
Posted: About 6 years ago

Christchurch shootings: Ardern vows never to say gunman’s name

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has vowed never to say the name of the Christchurch mosque gunman. "He sought many t...

Source: BBC News
China accuses detained Canadians of spying
Posted: About 6 years ago

China accuses detained Canadians of spying

China has accused two Canadians of spying, as tensions between the nations grow over the possible extradition of a Huawei executiv...

Source: BBC News
Polar vortex claims eight lives as US cold snap continues
Posted: About 6 years ago

Polar vortex claims eight lives as US cold snap continues

At least eight people have died in the US Midwest as the region shivers in the grip of its worst cold snap in decades. An Iowa st...

Source: BBC News
Utrecht shootings: Hunt for gunman after attack on tram
Posted: About 6 years ago

Utrecht shootings: Hunt for gunman after attack on tram

A gunman has opened fire inside a tram and at several other locations in the Dutch city of Utrecht, authorities say. Several peop...

Source: BBC News
Mount Etna: New 4.8-magnitude earthquake hits Sicily
Posted: About 6 years ago

Mount Etna: New 4.8-magnitude earthquake hits Sicily

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake has hit Sicily near Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna, injuring at least 28 people, Italian offi...

Source: BBC News
Venezuela crisis: President Maduro’s ‘days numbered’ – Mike Pompeo
Posted: About 6 years ago

Venezuela crisis: President Maduro’s ‘days numbered’ – Mike Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's "days are numbered" after deadly clashes over hu...

Source: BBC News