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Jihad, history link Taliban to al-Qaida in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept 17 (AP) — The Taliban promised Washington during months of negotiations that the United States would never again be attacked from Afghan soil. Such a pledge would have included al-Qaida, which planned the 9/11 attacks from inside Afghanistan. Yet jihad, or holy war, and a shared history continue

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

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

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Johnson the Brexit ‘Hulk’ finally meets EU’s Juncker

LUXEMBOURG, Sept 16, 2019 (AFP) – Six weeks after he took office and six weeks before he is due to

Saudi Arabia: Drone attacks knocked out half its oil supply

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Sep 15, 2019 (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched drone attacks

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

Yemen drones hit Saudi oil sites, including key chokepoint

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Sept 14 (AP) — Drones launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked the world’s largest oil processing

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