ROME (Reuters) – The G7 group of rich nations committed on Friday to pursuing the creation of a U.N. peacekeeping force to protect world heritage sites from destruction in conflict and combating the trafficking of plundered treasures.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United Nations does not advocate a military operation in and around Yemen’s Hodeidah port where more than 70 percent of Yemen’s food imports and humanitarian aid is delivered, the U.N. special envoy to Yemen said on Friday.
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VIENNA (Reuters) – Turkish embassies on four continents submitted reports on alleged foreign-based opponents of President Tayyip Erdogan within a week of receiving a request from Ankara last September, according to documents released by an Austrian lawmaker.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will seek to rebuild the U.S. relationship with Egypt at a Monday meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi focused on security issues and military aid, a senior White House official said on Friday.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday sanctioned 11 North Koreans and one North Korean company for their links to the country’s weapons programs, banks and commodities trade, the U.S. Treasury said.
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Glamorous, popular and passionate about fighting AIDS, Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan is Beijing’s diplomatic not-so-secret weapon spreading Chinese soft power around the world.
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Three North Koreans wanted for questioning over the murder of the estranged half-brother of their country’s leader were believed on their way home along with the body of Kim Jong Nam on Friday after Malaysia agreed a swap deal with the reclusive state.
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A key figure in the ruling African National Congress (ANC) joined business and political leaders in condemning President Jacob Zuma’s late night decision to fire his finance minister in a cabinet reshuffle that has rocked South Africa’s markets and currency.
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PARACHINAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – An explosion apparently targeting a mosque in the Pakistani city of Parachinar, in the remote northwestern tribal region bordering Afghanistan, killed at least five people and wounded dozens, a member of parliament and the local political agent said.
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PARIS/MALESHERBES, France (Reuters) – A 90-minute train ride from the Gare de Lyon station in Paris traces a political gulf between big-city voters and the rest, a divide that has shaken up Britain and the United States and has an outside chance of doing the same in France’s upcoming vote.
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