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Russian court prolongs detention of suspected US spy Whelan - 02/22/2019

Moscow - A Russian court on Friday prolonged the detention of suspected US spy Paul Whelan, who has been held in Moscow since late last year.   Whelan, 48, was detained in Moscow in December on...

Denmark says it won't stop Islamic State fighters from returning home - 02/21/2019

Copenhagen - The Danish government said it cannot prevent its citizens who travelled abroad to fight for the Islamic State terrorist group from returning home. The question of what countries should...

Reports: Dozens of tourists briefly taken hostage in Peru - 02/20/2019

Bogota (dpa) – Criminals attacked a tourist lodge in Peru's Amazon region and briefly took about 40 US and Chinese tourists hostage, local media reported on Wednesday.   The attackers, who were...

British Islamic State bride set to lose citizenship, lawyer says - 02/19/2019

London - The family of Shamima Begum, the British teenager who ran away to join Islamic State in Syria but now wants to return, have received a letter from the Home Office saying it intends to...

Yemen warring parties agree on first phase of withdrawal - 02/18/2019

New York (dpa) - Yemen's warring parties have agreed on the first phase of redeployment from key areas around Hodeida, the UN said on Monday.   The UN described the deal between the Yemeni...

Israeli PM appoints acting FM, relinquishing 1 of his 4 portfolios - 02/17/2019

Tel Aviv - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given up the post of foreign minister for the first time since he took office almost four years ago, appointing Transportation Minister Israel...

Trump demands Europe take in 800 Islamic State fighters - 02/17/2019

Washington (dpa) - US President Donald Trump late Saturday demanded that Europe take in hundreds of Islamic State fighters captured in Syria, threatening that the United States would otherwise be...

First lawsuit brought over Trump's national emergency declaration - 02/16/2019

Washington - US President Donald Trump's plans hit a snag on Friday with the filing of the first lawsuit against the national emergency he has declared to secure funding for a southern border wall....

Italian president accepts invitation to France as diplomatic row ends - 02/15/2019

Rome - By Alvise Armellini, - Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Friday accepted a state visit invitation to France, after the French government turned the page on an unprecedented spat with its...

Saudi representative cancels appearance at Munich Security Conference - 02/15/2019

Munich - Saudi Arabia will not have a top representative at the Munich Security Conference after minister of state Adel al-Jubair cancelled his planned appearance, a conference spokesman informed dpa...
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