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Taiwan loses biggest Pacific ally as Solomons embraces China

New Zealand, Sept 17 (AP) — Taiwan has lost its largest ally in the Pacific after the Solomon Islands confirmed Tuesday that it is switching diplomatic allegiance to China, and observers say other Pacific nations may soon follow. The switch has geopolitical significance that will be felt as far away

Israelis vote in repeat election centered on PM Netanyahu

By ARON HELLER Associated Press JERUSALEM, Sep 17 (AP) — Israelis began voting Tuesday in an unprecedented repeat election that

Snowden calls on France’s Macron to grant him asylum

PARIS, Sept 16 (AP) — Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who leaked classified documents detailing government surveillance

Iran says ‘no plans’ for Rouhani-Trump meet on UN sidelines

TEHRAN, Sept 16, 2019 (AFP) – Iran has not made any plans for President Hassan Rouhani to meet his US

Over 2,000 fetal remains found at ex-abortion doctor’s home

JOLIET, Ill., Sept 15 (AP) — More than 2,000 medically preserved fetal remains have been found at the Illinois home

Pope to visit Japan and Thailand in November: Vatican

VATICAN CITY, Sept 13, 2019 (AFP) – Pope Francis is to visit Thailand and Japan, including Hiroshima and Nagasaki, from

Brexit in chaos after court rules PM’s suspension of parliament…

LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension of the British parliament was unlawful, a Scottish court ruled

Trump fires hawkish national security chief Bolton

WASHINGTON, Sept 11, 2019 (AFP) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the firing of hawkish national security advisor John

Trump says peace talks with Taliban are now ‘dead’

WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (AP) — U.S. peace talks with the Taliban are now “dead,” President Donald Trump declared Monday, two

Johnson suspends UK Parliament after latest Brexit defeat

LONDON, Sept 10 (AP) — The simmering showdown between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Britain’s Parliament over Brexit came to