WORLD
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Gorbachev and Reagan: a friendship that ended the Cold War
Mikhail Gorbachev stepped onto a Washington street and began shaking hands to cheers and applause in 1990 — a bit…
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Iraq political deadlock persists after bloody unrest
A months-long political crisis in Iraq showed little sign of abating Wednesday despite a fresh push for negotiations after nearly…
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Secret files ‘likely concealed’ at Trump home to block FBI probe
Top secret documents found at Donald Trump’s Florida home were “likely concealed” to obstruct an FBI probe into the former…
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EU suspends visa facilitation agreement with Russia
Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs, announced that the European Union will suspend a visa…
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UN to release Xinjiang rights report within hours
The UN rights chief will release a long-awaited report on alleged violations in China’s Xinjiang region before leaving office later…
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Lithuanians slam ‘one-sided’ reax to Gorbachev death
For many in the West, Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union who has died at the age…
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Half the world’s healthcare lacks basic hygiene services, says UN
Half of the world’s healthcare facilities lack basic hygiene services, putting nearly four billion people at greater risk of infection,…
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Gorbachev: the man who let the Soviet empire go
Mikhail Gorbachev changed the course of modern history by triggering the demise of the USSR and allowing Eastern Europe to…
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Outgoing UN rights chief Bachelet to be temporarily succeeded by deputy
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, whose term ends Wednesday, will be temporarily replaced by her deputy until…
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Mikhail Gorbachev, last Soviet leader, dies at 91
Mikhail Gorbachev, who changed the course of history by triggering the demise of the Soviet Union and was one of…
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