International

The Bolivian opposition is carrying out a strike and Morales calls it a coup

The Bolivian opposition is carrying out a strike and Morales calls it a coup

  • 2019-10-23

Bolivia´s opposition staged a general strike Wednesday amid protests and riots to protest Sunday´s presidential election, in which President Evo Morales is likely to win a second term in t...

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US presidential candidate: We support a two-state solution and aid to Israel is conditional

US presidential candidate: We support a two-state solution and aid to Israel is conditional

  • 2019-10-21

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren said she was open to the idea of ​​making her country´s aid to Israel conditional on halting its settlement activities in the West Bank. I...

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16 million children in the Middle East and North Africa are malnourished

16 million children in the Middle East and North Africa are malnourished

  • 2019-10-20

More than 16 million children under the age of 5 are malnourished in the Middle East and North Africa because of conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Libya and Sudan, the United Nations Children´s Fund (U...

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The European Union calls for a ceasefire in Afghanistan

The European Union calls for a ceasefire in Afghanistan

  • 2019-10-20

 European Union officials on Sunday called for a ceasefire in Afghanistan, saying the collapse of US-Taliban talks was an opportunity to launch a new push for a truce. Last month, US President D...

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Rescue 89 illegal immigrants off the Libyan city of Al-Khums

Rescue 89 illegal immigrants off the Libyan city of Al-Khums

  • 2019-10-20

The Libyan navy announced on Sunday the rescue of 89 illegal immigrants of different African nationalities off the eastern city of Al-Khums. The Information Office of the Navy said in a press briefin...

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More than 2,300 people are fleeing to Iraq to escape fighting in northeastern Syria

More than 2,300 people are fleeing to Iraq to escape fighting in northeastern Syria

  • 2019-10-18

More than 2,300 people, mostly women and children, have fled fighting in northeastern Syria and crossed into Iraq in recent days, the United Nations said on Friday. UNHCR spokesman Andrej Mahecic sai...

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Trump hosts the G7 summit in his Florida resort

Trump hosts the G7 summit in his Florida resort

  • 2019-10-18

U.S. President Donald Trump decided on Thursday to host the G7 meeting in June at his National Resort, near Miami, Florida, according to Mick Mulvani. The acting White House chief of staff raised imme...

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Dead and clashes in northern Syria despite a ceasefire in the Turkish attack

Dead and clashes in northern Syria despite a ceasefire in the Turkish attack

  • 2019-10-18

Hours after Washington announced a ceasefire agreement, 14 civilians were killed in the Turkish attack in northeastern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, in conjunction with...

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UN condemns repression of political activists in Egypt

UN condemns repression of political activists in Egypt

  • 2019-10-18

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday condemned the recent arrests of well-known activists in Egypt and called on the authorities to investigate allegations of torture of det...

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62 killed in an explosion inside a mosque in eastern Afghanistan

62 killed in an explosion inside a mosque in eastern Afghanistan

  • 2019-10-18

 At least 62 people were killed by a bomb in a mosque in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, a spokesman for the provincial governor said. Ataullah Khojani, spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar pr...

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