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Global worry over Amazon fires escalates; Bolsonaro defiant

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Amid global concern about raging fires in the Amazon, Brazil's government complained Thursday that it is being targeted in smear campaign by critics who contend President Jair Bolsonaro is not doing enough to curb widespread deforestation. The threat to what some call "the lungs of

India’s ‘patriotism pop’ songs urge Hindus to claim Kashmir

NEW DELHI (AP) — The music videos began appearing on social media within hours of the announcement by India’s Hindu-led

Trump, Maduro confirm talks as opposition stays mum

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — As President Donald Trump and Venezuela’s socialist leader Nicolás Maduro confirmed secret talks between their governments,

Australian court upholds sex abuse verdict of Cardinal Pell

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian appeals court Wednesday upheld convictions against Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic to

Chinese foreign minister meets Japanese, Korean counterparts

BEIJING (AP) — The foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea met in Beijing on Wednesday as they seek

Trump stresses need to reduce India-Pakistan tension in phone calls…

Washington (AFP), Aug 20: United States President Donald Trump on Monday spoke with Prime Minister Imran Khan and Indian premier

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Iran tanker departs after Gibraltar rejects US demand

IBRALTAR (AFP) – The Iranian oil tanker at the centre of a diplomatic dispute has departed from Gibraltar after the

Trump wields sanctions hammer; experts wonder to what end

WASHINGTON (AP) — Call it the diplomacy of coercion. The Trump administration is aggressively pursuing economic sanctions as a primary

10,000 homeless after fire razes Bangladesh slum

DHAKA (AFP) – At least 10,000 people are homeless after a massive fire swept through a crowded slum in the

Afghanistan: Bomb Kills 63 at Wedding in Kabul

Kabul (BBC News): A bomb has exploded in a wedding hall in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing 63 people and