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Turkish central bank governor fired by a decree from Erdogan - 07/06/2019

Istanbul - Turkey on Saturday replaced the governor of its central bank with his deputy in a decree from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.   Murat Cetinkaya, who has been serving as governor since...

Southern California hit by magnitude-7.1 earthquake - 07/06/2019

Los Angeles٠- By Eliyahu Kamisher, - Southern California was rattled on Friday by a magnitude-7.1 earthquake, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, the strongest quake to hit the region in two...

NATO diplomats to urge Russian compliance with nuclear arms deal - 07/05/2019

Brussels - NATO ambassadors are due Friday to meet their Russian counterpart for last-ditch efforts to bring the country back into compliance with a 1987 nuclear disarmament treaty, days after Moscow...

Putin heads to Rome for Vatican audience with Pope Francis - 07/04/2019

Vatican City (dpa) - Russian President Vladimir Putin was due Thursday for a Vatican audience with Pope Francis, in a meeting expected to cover global affairs and Catholic-Orthodox relations.  ...

EU Parliament elects Italian socialist Sassoli as president - 07/03/2019

Strasbourg, France (dpa) - The European Parliament elected Italian socialist EU lawmaker David-Maria Sassoli as its new president on Wednesday. Sassoli won in the second round of voting, with 345...

Violent protests erupt in Israel after police shoot Ethiopian Jew - 07/03/2019

Tel Aviv - Angry protesters clashed with Israeli police on Tuesday night over the killing of an Israeli teen of Ethiopian origin by an off-duty officer at the weekend. Thousands from the...

Suspected Tunis bomber dies as security forces attempt to arrest him - 07/03/2019

Tunis – A 23-year-old suspect wanted over two blasts in the Tunisian capital last week blew himself up with a suicide vest Tuesday to evade capture, the Interior Ministry said in Tunis.   The...

Australia's Morrison praying for student missing in North Korea - 07/02/2019

Canberra - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday said there were no news on the fate of the student who went missing more than a week ago in North Korea and that he was praying for him....

US: Over 100 wounded in Kabul attack, including up to 50 children - 07/02/2019

Kabul - A Taliban attack in eastern Kabul on Monday which killed at least six people injured more than 100 others, including as many as 50 children, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. The...

EU leaders reconvene amid struggle to agree on top appointments - 07/01/2019

Brussels - EU leaders have resumed summit talks aimed at filling the bloc's top jobs - notably that of European Commission president - according to an EU source, however Italian Prime Minister...
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