WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP) – This was supposed to be the new — new! — Donald Trump, the more temperate Republican candidate who had emerged in the past two weeks seeking to broaden his appeal to a more diverse electorate. But with the presidential election just two-and-a-half months away, Americans seem decidedly unimpressed by this latest in […]
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Clock ticking, Trump finds himself in an ever-deeper hole
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Italy mourns quake dead as hope for survivors wanes
AMATRICE, Italy, (APP/AFP) – Hopes were fading Saturday of finding more survivors under the rubble of the devastating earthquake in central Italy, which has already claimed at least 281 lives. The first funerals for victims of the devastating quake that hit the mountainous region this week were held Friday as the country prepared for an […]
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US, Russia achieve ‘clarity’ on path to new Syria ceasefire: Kerry
GENEVA, (APP/AFP) – Washington and Moscow have “achieved clarity” on the way towards a new ceasefire in Syria, but technical details must still be resolved, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday. “Today I can say that we achieved clarity on the path forward” for a revamped cessation to the fighting, Kerry told reporters […]
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France’s top court to rule on burkini ban
PARIS, (APP/AFP): France’s highest administrative court will decide Friday whether to overturn bans on wearing the full-body burkini swimsuit which have sparked controversy at home and abroad. The State Council has heard arguments from the Human Rights League and an anti-Islamophobia group which are seeking to reverse a decision by the southern town of Villeneuve-Loubet […]
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Kerry, Lavrov meet on Syria conflict
GENEVA, (APP/AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met in Geneva on Friday for an expected push towards resuming peace talks for war-ravaged Syria. The pair sat down in a luxury hotel on the shores of Lake Geneva, launching into talks expected to centre heavily on Syria’s devastating […]
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Philippine troops kill six militants: military
MANILA, (APP/AFP) – Philippine security officials killed six members of militant group Abu Sayyaf on Friday including one involved in the kidnapping of two Canadians who were beheaded in the troubled south, the military said. A military spokesman said soldiers clashed with 100 members of notorious kidnap-for-ransom gang Abu Sayyaf as troops carried out President […]