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UK ministers to meet to hammer out agreement on Brexit backstop
British ministers will meet Thursday to try to hammer out an agreement over a "backstop" plan for the Irish b…
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Afghan president announces ceasefire with Taliban insurgents
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced a ceasefire with Taliban insurgents on Thursday until June 20…
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UK ministers to meet to hammer out agreement on Brexit backstop
LONDON (Reuters) - British ministers will meet on Thursday to try to hammer out an agreement over a "backstop"…
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Experts from Iran nuclear deal countries meet in Tehran
Experts from the countries still in the Iran nuclear deal were holding a scheduled meeting in Tehran Thursday, with the…
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Yemen peace plan sees ceasefire, Houthis abandoning missiles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.N. peace plan for Yemen calls on the Houthi movement to give up its ballistic missiles in re…
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Iraq launches air strike against Islamic State in Syria
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq launched an air strike against an Islamic State target inside neighboring Syria on Thursday, t…
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Wreckage of missing Kenyan plane on domestic flight located
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The wreckage of a small passenger plane which disappeared late on Tuesday while flying to Kenya'…
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Afghan president announces ceasefire with Taliban insurgents
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced a ceasefire with Taliban insurgents Thursday until June 20, coinciding with the…
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Iraq launches air strike against Daesh in Syria
Iraq launched an air strike against a Daesh (ISIS) target inside neighboring Syria Thursday, the military said. from …
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NATO meets to show resolve over Russia, paper over divisions
NATO defense ministers are gathering in a fresh show of resolve against Russia while hoping to prevent a series of fest…
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Britain's FTSE fails to open, LSE says opening auction delayed
British stocks failed to open Thursday, with a spokesperson from exchange operator LSE saying that the opening auction …
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Iraq's judiciary takes over election commission
Iraq's top judicial authority says it is taking over the Independent Elections Commission as stipulated by a law pa…
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Russia's Lavrov could meet U.S. counterpart in August in Singapore: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov could meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in August in S…
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UK's House of Fraser to close 31 stores affecting 6,000 jobs
House of Fraser said Thursday it has proposed closing 31 department stores in Britain in a move that affects up to 6,00…
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Bolton takes back seat, but remains looming North Korea summit presence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Just weeks after John Bolton’s hardline rhetoric infuriated North Korea and nearly derailed a pl…
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Number of U.S. diplomats in China hit by mystery illness: State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has brought a group of diplomats home from Guangzhou, China, over conc…
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For Putin, World Cup shows Russia cannot be caged by hostile West
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin is struggling to get a summit with Donald Trump, has little hope of ending Western sa…
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Exclusive: Yemen peace plan sees ceasefire, Houthis abandoning missiles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.N. peace plan for Yemen calls on the Houthi movement to give up its ballistic missiles in re…
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Rescuers search for missing near Guatemala volcano as death toll climbs
SAN MIGUEL LOS LOTES, Guatemala (Reuters) - Rescuers scoured a lava- and ash-ravaged landscape in Guatemala for a third…
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Taiwan holds large-scale military drills amid China tensions
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) - Taiwan simulated repelling an invading force on Thursday and used civilian-operated drones…